A validated HPLC method with ultraviolet detection for the determination of buformin in plasma

A sensitive and rapid high-performance liquid chromatographic assay is developed and validated for the determination of buformin in plasma. After addition of metformin as the internal standard, the analytes were deproteinated with acetonitrile, washed with dichloromethane, and the resulting supernatant injected. Chromatography was performed at ambient temperature by pumping a mobile phase of 0.03 m diammonium hydrogen phosphate buffer (pH 7, 250 mL) in methanol (750 mL) at a fl ow rate of 1 mL/min through a silica column. Buformin and metformin were detected at 236 nm, and eluted 9.8 and 15.4 min, respectively. No endogenous substances were found to interfere. Calibration curves were linear over the concentration range of 20-2000 ng/mL. The limit of quantitation was 20 ng/mL. The intra- and inter-day relative standard deviation (RSD) was 8.3%, or less, and the accuracy was within 10.1% of the relative error (RE). The method is suitable in pharmacokinetic investigation of buformin.     

A novel and efficient ionic liquid supported synthesis of oligosaccharides

A novel and efficient ionic liquid supported synthesis of oligosaccharides with a general protocol of coupling and purification is described. The method represents an attractive alternative to the classical solid- and fluorous-phase synthesis strategies and combines the advantage of performing homogeneous chemistry on a relatively large scale while avoiding large excesses of reagents.     

Detection of a thermally unstable intermediate in the Wittig reaction using low-temperature liquid secondary ion and atmospheric pressure ionization mass spectrometry

The signal of an extremely air sensitive and thermally unstable intermediate, four-membered ring oxaphosphetane in the Wittig reaction was detected for the first time at subambient temperature using liquid secondary ion mass spectrometry (LSIMS) and atmospheric pressure ionization (API) mass spectrometry. A copper probe and interface were constructed to perform LSIMS analysis at the temperature below ?70 °C. A stable signal from a oxaphosphetane ion [in dry tetrahydrofolate (THF)] was obtained by LSIMS without using a viscous matrix. The signal of the oxaphosphetane was also detected using a low-temperature API source (?40 °C) connected to a reaction vessel.     

Simultaneous determination of fluorine and chlorine in silicate rocks by a rapid spectrophotometric method

A rapid accuiate method is described for simultaneous determination of fluorine and chlorine in silicate rocks by taking, separate aliquots of the single sample dissolution. Fluorine, without separation, was determined by means of the zirconium-criochrome cyanine R complex, whereas chlorine was determined by means of the stable iron (III) thiocyanate complex. The mctliod was tested with standard rocks. Results with geochemical standards were comparable with analyses reported by others. Application to several acidic, mafic, and ultramafic rock samples, gave results with a relative standard deviation of less than 5 %.     

Aggregate manganese Schiff base moieties by terephthalate or acetate: dinuclear manganese and trinuclear mixed metal Mn2/Na complexes

A reaction system consisting of terephthalic acid, NaOH, inorganic Mn(II) or Mn(III) salt, and salicylidene alkylimine resulted in dinuclear manganese complexes (salpn)(2)Mn(2)(mu-phth)(CH(3)OH)(2) (1, salpn = N,N'-1,3-propylene-bis(salicylideneiminato); phth = terephthalate dianion), (salen)(2)Mn(2)(mu-phth)(CH(3)OH)(2) (2, salen = N,N'-ethylene-bis(salicylideneiminato)), (salen)(2)Mn(2)(mu-phth)(CH(3)OH)(H(2)O) (3), and (salen)(2)Mn(2)(mu-phth) (4), while the absence of NaOH in the reaction led to a mononuclear Mn complex (salph)Mn(CH(3)OH)(NO(3)) (5, salph = N,N'-1,2-phenylene-bis(salicylideneiminato)). In addition, a trinuclear mixed metal complex H[Mn(2)Na(salpn)(2)(mu-OAc)(2)(H(2)O)(2)](OAc)(2) (6) was obtained from the reaction system by using maleic acid instead of terephthalic acid. Five-coordinate Mn ions were found in 4 giving rise to an intermolecular interaction and constructing a one-dimensional linear structure. Antiferromagnetic exchange interactions were observed for 1-3, and a total ferromagnetic exchange of 4 was considered to stem from intermolecular magnetic coupling. (1)H NMR signals of phenolate ring and alkylene (or phenylene) backbone of the diamine are similar to those reported in the literature, and the phth protons are at -2.3 to -10.1 ppm. Studies on structure, bond valence sum analysis, and magnetic properties indicate the oxidation states of the Mn ions in 6 to be +3, which are also indicated by ESR spectra in dual mode. Ferromagnetic exchange interaction between the Mn(III) sites was observed with J = 1.74 cm(-1). A quasireversible redox pair at -0.29V/-0.12V has been assigned to the redox of Mn(2)(III)/Mn(III)Mn(II), implying the intactness of the complex backbone in solution.