Isotachophoretic separation of alkylsulfonates and determination of methanesulfonic acid as main component and as trace component in pharmaceutical drug substances

Alkylsulfonates from methanesulfonic acid to decanesulfonic acid were separated by isotachophoresis with conductivity detection in a common electrolyte system at pH 4.8. The electrolyte system consisted of 10 mM HCl buffered with epsilon-aminocaproic acid (pH 4.8) and 0.1% methylhydroxyethylcellulose (MHEC) acting as the leading electrolyte. The terminating electrolyte was 20 mM caproic acid also containing 0.05% MHEC. Current settings of 250 microA for the first and 50 microA for the second capillary were applied. On one hand, the method was applied to the determination of the content of methanesulfonate as the salt forming agent (mesilate) in a recently registered drug substance. The results obtained by ITP were compared with an orthogonal titration method. On the other hand, due to the column-coupling configuration of the electrophoretic instrument, the method could be extended to the trace determination in the ppm range in order to monitor methanesulfonic acid as an impurity in a drug substance. The validation confirmed the linearity of the method between 1 and 10 mg/l, limits of detection and quantification below 1 mg/l, recovery rates from 92.4 to 95.4%, and repeatability with a R.S.D. of 3.8% (six runs with a 4 mg/l spiked sample). Finally, three batches of a newly produced drug substance could be checked for methanesulfonic acid giving results of below 0.0014% (concentration related to the drug substance).     

On the Reaction of 3-Acetyl Coumarin with Alkyl Phosphites. Structural Confirmations Based on X-Ray Crystallography

3-Acetyl coumarin ( 1 ) reacts with dialkyl phosphites at 100°;C for 8 h to give the phosphonates 2 . Under the same experimental conditions, 1 reacts with trialkyl phosphites to form a mixture of the phosphonates 2 and 3 . The molecular structures of these products were elucidated by x-ray crystallography.     

The side chain effects on TPD-based copolymers: the linear chain leads to a higher jsc

Abstract

Alkyl substituents appended to polymers play the determining role on self-assembly and film-forming properties, and on device performance. In this work, we highlight the effects of the linear and branched flexible chains appended to the acceptor moiety (A) in D-A type copolymers. Two thieno[3,4-c]-pyrrole-4,6-dione (TPD) based copolymers PT1 and PT2 with different alkyl chains, were designed and synthesized. By comparison their UV-vis absorptions, HOMO/LUMO energy levels, as well as the characters in polymer solar cells, the influences of alkyl chains were investigated. Both copolymers showed molecular weights of 21?kDa and similar optical properties with a medium band gap of 1.93?eV, while PT2 with the branched chain exhibited a lower HOMO than that of PT1 (?5.43 vs???5.37?eV). In bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells, PT1 with a linear chain presented a short circuit current (J_sc) of 6.76?mA cm^?2, open circuit voltage (V_oc) of 0.89?V and power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 2.92%. To the contrary, PT2 showed a J_sc of 3.53?mA cm^?2, V_oc of 0.99?V, delivering a relatively lower PCE of 2.05%. The result indicates that appending a linear alkyl chain to the TPD unit could sufficient enhance the J_sc value of the related polymer.     

Solvent effects on radical copolymerization of acrylonitrile and methyl acrylate: solvent polarity and solvent-monomer interaction

Abstract

New insights for the effects of organic solvent polarities and solvent-monomer interactions on the radical copolymerization for an important copolymer, poly(acrylonitrile-co-methyl acrylate) (PAN-co-MA), were provided in this research. Solvents, dimethylformamide (DMF), dimethylacetamide (DMAc) and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), were used as reaction media. The polarity of these solvents was in the sequence of DMAc?<?DMF?<?DMSO. By studying the reactivity ratios of AN and MA, the triad fractions of the resultant copolymers, the interactions between monomers and solvents, and the compositions of copolymers at various conversions, we concluded that the solvent polarity had minimal influence on the copolymerization of AN and MA, while the solvent-monomer interactions played important roles. The interactions between monomer-monomer, monomer-solvent, and solvent-solvent, were calculated based on quantum chemistry methods. Both theoretical calculations and experimental results suggested that AN and MA in DMSO tended to aggregate locally, while they could be homogeneously dissolved in DMAc and DMF. The interactions between solvent and monomers could cause local monomer concentration variations, or ‘bootstrap’ effect, which is one of the critical factors affecting the copolymerization process of AN and MA and the chemical structures of the resultant polymers.     

KINETICS AND MECHANISM OF PHASE TRANSFER CATALYZED FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION OF METHYL ACRYLATE

The kinetics of free radical polymerization of methylacrylate (MA) was investigated using benzyltributylammonium chloride (BTBAC) as phase transfer catalyst and potassium peroxydisulfate as initiator at aconstant temperature, 60°C, in an inert atmosphere under unstirred condition. The effect of concentrations of the monomer, initiator and the catalyst on polymerization was discussed and a mechanism of polymerization has been proposed. The order with respect to the monomer, initiator, and phase transfer catalyst was found to be 2, 0.5, and 0.5, respectively.     

A personal journey on using polymerization in aqueous dispersed media to synthesize polymers with branched structures

This short review is dedicated to celebrate Prof.Shoukuan Fu's 80 th birthday by discussing several of my accomplished projects over the past twenty years,which all applied radical polymerization in aqueous dispersed media for producing polymers with branched structures.These projects include the use of microemulsion polymerization for syntheses of fluorescent nanoparticles,hairy nanoparticles and hyperbranched polymers;the use of miniemulsion polymerization for synthesis of star polymers and light-emitting nanoparticles;the use of seeded emulsion polymerization for synthesis of hairy nanoparticles and hyperstar polymers;and the use of precipitation polymerization for synthesis of hollow polymer nanocapsules.Discussion of these projects demonstrates intriguing features of polymerization in biphasic dispersed media via either conventional radical polymerization or controlled radical polymerization to effectively regulate the branched structure of functional polymers.     

Photochemistry of dicyanopyridines

The photochemistry of a variety of dicyanopyridines (2,3-, 2,4-, 2,5-, 2,6-, 3,4- and 3,5-dicyanopyridine) in solution at room temperature was investigated. Pulsed UV (308 nm) laser irradiation in deoxygenated acetonitrile yields the triplet state with lifetimes between 4 and 10 μs and absorption bands in the 400 and 320 nm regions. In the presence of added HCl an air-insensitive transient (τ ≈ 10–12 μs, λ_max ≈ 360–380 nm) was observed, suggesting the formation of a protonated excited state.

Irradiation in the presence of amines resulted in the production of the pyridyl radical anion (τ ≈ 40–80 μs, air sensitive, λ_max ≈ 360–380 nm) formed by electron transfer from the amine to the pyridine triplet excited state. Stern-Volmer analysis gave electron transfer rate constants in the range (1–8) × 10⁻⁸ M⁻¹ s⁻¹.

In methanol solvent, irradiation yielded an air-insensitive transient assigned as the neutral pyridyl radical (τ ≈ 30–200 μs, λ_max ≈ 370–385 nm). The formation of these transients is discussed in the context of previous photochemical electron spin resonance and product studies.     

聚酰胺热氧化降解机理

通过详细分析测定反应产物 ,研究了聚酰胺 (PA6)的热氧化降解机理 .用化学方法测定了PA6热氧化过程中几种主要基团含量的变化 ,对PA6热氧化的气相挥发产物进行收集和分析鉴定 ,还对经过氧化的PA6样品进行水解并用GC MS法对水解产物进行了分析鉴定 .在这些实验结果的基础上 ,提出了较完整的聚酰胺热氧化降解机理 .该机理包含了自由基在与酰胺基的羰基相连的亚甲基上的夺氢反应及一系列自由基加成环化和诱导断链的反应 ,能很好地解释反应产物的分析结果 .     

烷基聚葡糖苷溶液的表面吸附平衡与动力学

用吊片法和气泡最大压力法分别测定了烷基聚葡糖苷(APG)C₉.₆G_1.3水溶液的平衡和动态表面张力,研究了APG水溶液表面的吸附平衡、动力学及其影响因素.测得其cmc(临界胶束浓度)为0.032g/L.吸附过程由初始的扩散控制转变到势垒控制,吸附势垒为4～7kJ/mol.温度升高,平衡和动态表面张力均减小,吸附量增加;加入无机盐,平衡和动态表面张力增大,吸附量亦增加;醇类的吸附使动态表面张力下降速率加快,表明APG与醇分子间有协同吸附作用.     

Theoretical study of the thermal interconversion mechanism between the norbornadiene and quadricyclane radical cations

Geometry optimizations at the UHF/6-31G^* and UMP2/6-31G^* levels of theory were performed to find the transition state in the interconversion between norbornadiene (N) and quadricyclane (Q) radical cations. Two transition structures, TS^+·₁ and TS^+·₂, were obtained which have C₁ and C₂ symmetry, respectively. Vibrational analysis at the UHF and UMP2 levels of theory and IRC calculation showed that TS^+·₁ is the true transition state connecting N^+· and Q^+·, while TS^+·₂ is a second order saddle point.