HPLC separation of catecholamines after derivatization with 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate

Summary Optimum conditions for the separation of 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate derivatized catecholamines by HPLC are described; three catecholamines (noradrenaline, adrenaline and dopamine) and an internal standard (epinine) were separated in less than 20 minutes under isocratic conditions. This method is 17 to 350 times more sensitive than electrochemical detection, depending on the test compounds. It has been applied to the analysis of catecholamines in urine. The sample was extracted by a metal-loaded silica prior to separation.     

Guerbet condensation of methanol with n-propanol to isobutyl alcohol over heterogeneous copper chromite/Mg–Al mixed oxides catalysts

The synthesis of isobutyl alcohol (ⁱBuOH) from methanol (MeOH) and n-propanol (PrOH) through the Guerbet condensation has been studied at 200 °C and under inert atmosphere (3.0 MPa of N₂), using a two-component heterogeneous catalytic system based on pre-activated copper chromite and Mg–Al mixed oxides deriving from hydrotalcite-type (HT) precursors with different Mg/Al ratios. All the investigated catalysts displayed a significant activity, with an almost complete selectivity to ⁱBuOH. Unlike the copper chromite/soluble sodium methoxide system, the catalysts were tolerant of the co-produced water and did not display any appreciable deactivation during the course of the reaction. The catalyst productivity was found to increase by reducing the Mg/Al ratio in the heterogeneous base, according to the increase of the fraction of medium–strong and strong basic sites which favour the aldol condensation between the aldehydes derived from MeOH and PrOH.     

牛磺熊去氧胆酸的合成研究

以熊去氧胆酸为原料，先与氯甲酸乙酯形成混酐，再与牛磺酸反应合成牛磺熊去氧胆酸。通优化反应条件、简化后处理等工艺改进，提高了收率，得到了较高纯度的结晶产品。     

Determination of biogenic amines by RPHPLC with fluorescent detection after derivatization with 2-(9-carbazole)ethyl chloroformate (CEOC)

Summary The use of 2-(9-carbazole)ethyl chloroformate (CEOC) for pre-column derivatization of biogenic amines (BA) has been tested for the first time. The reagent reacts completely with BA within 3 min at ambient temperature in acetonitrile solution to form stable derivatives that are readily analyzed by reversed-phase HPLC. Study of the derivatization conditions revealed derivatization yields to be excellent in borate buffer over the pH range 9.0–10.0. Maximum yields were obtained by use of a three- to fourfold molar excess of reagent. The reaction is extremely tolerant of common buffer salts, no decrease in reaction yield is discernible in well-buffered samples. The emission maximum for the CEOC-derivatives is 360 nm (λ _ex = 293 nm). All the derivatives fluoresced strongly and direct injection of the reaction mixture was possible, with no significant disturbance from the major fluorescent reagent degradation by-products, 2-(9-carbazole)ethanol (CEOC-OH) and bis-(2-(9-carbazole)ethyl) carbonate (CEOC)₂. Separation of the derivatized BA by high-performance liquid chromatography with gradient elution was tested on a Hypersil BDS C18 column. Excellent response linearity was observed over the concentration range from 0.25 to 94.6 μmol L⁻¹ for the labeled BA. Detection limits were 117–840 fmol at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3∶1. Analysis of BA in a shrimp sauce extract was conducted to demonstrate the applicability of the technique to real sample matrixes; results were satisfactory.     

Analytical approach in diagnosis of inherited metabolic diseases: Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) – simultaneous analysis of metabolites in urine by enantioselective multidimensional capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (enantio-MDGC-MS)

Maple Syrup Urine disease (USUD) is an autosomal recessive inherited metabolic disorder of branched-chain amino acid (L-valin, L-leucine, and L-isoleucine metabolism named after the characteristic smell of affected patients urine. MSUD is caused by a deficiency of the branched-chain α-keto acid dehydrogenase compex resulting in an accumulation of branched-chain aamino acids and the corresponding α-keto-and α-hydroxy acids in blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid causing neurological damage and mental retardation. The enantioselective analysis of chiral MSUD metabolites and analysis of achiral compounds as corresponding N,O-methoxycarbonyl methyl esters by derivatization with methyl chloroformate (MCF) has been achieved simultaneusly by enantioselective multidimensional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry using heptakis (2,3-di-O-methyl-6-O-tert-butyl-dimethyl-silyl)-β-cyclodextrin as chiral stationary phase. Derivatization with MCF allows the analysis of the structurally different metabolitetes such as branched-chain-carboxylic-, α-oxo-, α-hydroxy- and α-amino acids in a single chromaatographic run. Mass selective detection immensely improves the unequivocaaal identification of metabolites even when they occur as trace compound. The described method allows a reliable screening of MSUD metabolites in patients' urine without time consuming sample preparation and is also suitable for label enrichment analysis without any methodical changes. During this investigation urine sample from three MSUD paatients were analyzed.     

Development of a sensitive fluorescent derivatization reagent 1,2-benzo-3,4-dihydrocarbazole-9-ethyl chloroformate (BCEOC) and its application for determination of amino acids from seeds and bryophyte plants using high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection and identification with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

A pre-column derivatization method for the sensitive determination of amino acids and peptides using the tagging reagent 1,2-benzo-3,4-dihydrocarbazole-9-ethyl chloroformate (BCEOC) followed by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection has been developed. Identification of derivatives was carried out by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS/MS). The chromophore of 2-(9-carbazole)-ethyl chloroformate (CEOC) reagent was replaced by 1,2-benzo-3,4-dihydrocarbazole functional group, which resulted in a sensitive fluorescence derivatizing reagent BCEOC. BCEOC can easily and quickly label peptides and amino acids. Derivatives are stable enough to be efficiently analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. The derivatives showed an intense protonated molecular ion corresponding m/z (M + H)⁺ under electrospray ionization (ESI) positive-ion mode with an exception being Tyr detected at negative mode. The collision-induced dissociation of protonated molecular ion formed a product at m/z 246.2 corresponding to the cleavage of CO bond of BCEOC molecule. Studies on derivatization demonstrate excellent derivative yields over the pH 9.0-10.0. Maximal yields close to 100% are observed with a 3-4-fold molar reagent excess. Derivatives exhibit strong fluorescence and extracted derivatization solution with n-hexane/ethyl acetate (10:1, v/v) allows for the direct injection with no significant interference from the major fluorescent reagent degradation by-products, such as 1,2-benzo-3,4-dihydrocarbazole-9-ethanol (BDC-OH) (a major by-product), mono-1,2-benzo-3,4-dihydrocarbazole-9-ethyl carbonate (BCEOC-OH) and bis-(1,2-benzo-3,4-dihydrocarbazole-9-ethyl) carbonate (BCEOC)₂. In addition, the detection responses for BCEOC derivatives are compared to those obtained with previously synthesized 2-(9-carbazole)-ethyl chloroformate (CEOC) in our laboratory. The ratios AC_BCEOC/AC_CEOC = 2.05-6.51 for fluorescence responses are observed (here, AC is relative fluorescence response). Separation of the derivatized peptides and amino acids had been optimized on Hypersil BDS C₁₈ column. Detection limits were calculated from 1.0 pmol injection at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3, and were 6.3 (Lys)-177.6 (His) fmol. The mean interday accuracy ranged from 92 to 106% for fluorescence detection with mean %CV < 7.5. The mean interday precision for all standards was <10% of the expected concentration. Excellent linear responses were observed with coefficients of >0.9999. Good compositional data could be obtained from the analysis of derivatized protein hydrolysates containing as little as 50.5 ng of sample. Therefore, the facile BCEOC derivatization coupled with mass spectrometry allowed the development of a highly sensitive and specific method for the quantitative analysis of trace levels of amino acids and peptides from biological and natural environmental samples.     

2-(对羟基苯氧基)乙基取代的Cyclen的合成和结构研究

在酸性条件下(pH＝2～3), 1,4,7,10-四氮杂环十二烷(Cyclen)和氯甲酸苄酯反应, 得到高选择性1,7-二保护Cyclen衍生物1,7-二(苄氧基羰基)-1,4,7,10-四氮杂环十二烷(4), 然后在二异丙基乙胺作用下和化合物1-苄氧基-4-(2-溴乙氧基)苯(2)一锅法有效合成了中间体1,7-二(2-对苄氧基苯氧基)乙基-4,10-二(苄氧基羰基)-1,4,7,10-四氮杂环十二烷(5)和4-(2-对苄氧基苯氧基)乙基-1,7-二(苄氧基羰基)-1,4,7,10-四氮杂环十二烷(6), 在乙醇溶液中经Pd/C催化氢解得到两种新型的用取代苯酚基修饰的Cyclen衍生物1,7-二(2-对羟基苯氧基)乙基-1,4,7,10-四氮杂环十二烷(7)和1-(2-对羟基苯氧基)乙基-1,4,7,10-四氮杂环十二烷(8), 其结构经¹H NMR, IR和MS确证. 用单晶X射线衍射法测定了化合物7的晶体结构, 晶体属单斜晶系, C2/c空间群, 晶胞参数a＝2.4145(6) nm, b＝1.6012(4) nm, c＝1.6632(4) nm, α＝γ＝90°, β＝120.360(3)°, V＝5.5486(6) nm³, Z＝8, D_c＝1.146 g/cm³, F(000)＝2056, μ＝0.082 mm^－1, R＝0.0853, wR＝0.2331 [I＞2σ(I)].     

反相高效液相色谱柱前衍生荧光检测法测定游离多胺

合成新型荧光试剂1,2-苯并-3,4-二氢咔唑-9-异丙基氯甲酸酯(BCIC)作为柱前衍生化试剂,在Eclipse XDB-C8色谱柱上,通过梯度洗脱对5种多胺进行了分离和在线质谱定性。在乙腈中,以硼酸钠缓冲液(pH9)为催化剂,40℃下衍生反应10min后获得稳定的荧光产物。激发和发射波长分别为λex=333nm,λem=390nm。采用大气压化学电离源(APCI)正离子模式,实现了人尿中游离多胺的定性及定量测定。多胺的线性相关系数大于0.9996,检出限为5.3～9.9fmol。     

氯甲酸芴甲酯柱前衍生高效液相色谱法测定植物中多胺

建立了一种采用氯甲酸芴甲酯进行柱前衍生，高效液相色谱分离和测定植物中的游离态和结合态多胺的新方法。腐胺、精脒和精胺的分离在１６ｍｉｎ内完成；检出限分别达到０．０３０、０．０１８和０．０２３ｐｍｏｌ线性动态范围至少是３个数量级。研究了反应温度和时间对荧光衍生物产率的影响，指出在２５℃下反应２０ｍｉｎ可获得较高产率。多胺总量与衍生试剂的摩尔比超过１：８时，荧光衍生物产率恒定。本方法用于要和番茄样品的测     

Preparation and Purification of Desethylamiodarone Hydrochloride

Reaction of the free base of amiodarone with 1‐chloroethyl chloroformate in toluene gives desethylamiodarone, which can be easily purified and converted to the hydrochloride salt.