Study of the Electrochemical Behavior and Sensitive Detection of Pesticides Using Microelectrodes Allied to Square‐Wave Voltammetry

This work describes the application of gold and carbon fiber microelectrodes allied to square‐wave voltammetry for the study of the electrochemical behavior of the organophosphorous insecticides (methyl parathion and dichlorvos) and bipyridilium herbicides (paraquat and diquat), and the development of the sensitive methodology for their analytical determinations in natural water samples. The microelectrodes were lab‐made constructed and their electrochemical behavior was characterized by measuring the electrochemical response with a solution of potassium ferricyanide. The experimental and voltammetric conditions to obtain the best analytical signal, in terms of intensities and profile of the peak voltammetric, for four pesticides were optimized and the results were used to evaluate the type of the electrochemical redox process and to appraise the number of electrons covered in each reduction process that occurred for pesticides and also, to propose a possible redox mechanism for a reduction process of pesticides at microelectrodes. Analytical curves were constructed and presented the linear relationships between the peak currents and the concentration of pesticides, for this, the detection limits for pure water (laboratory samples) for four pesticides were calculated and presented values under 15 μg L^?1, lower than maximum limit for drinking water (100 μg L^?1) permitted by Brazilian Council for groundwater, indicating that the methodology could be employed to analyze those pesticides in natural water samples.     

羰基铁粉掺杂整体柱萃取-在线热解吸进样气相色谱-串联质谱法分析茶叶样品中拟除虫菊酯类农药残留

制备了羰基铁粉掺杂硅胶整体柱，用于拟除虫菊酯类农药残留萃取，并与气相色谱-串联质谱（GC-MS/MS）法联用，建立了在线富集、热解吸GC-MS/MS测定茶叶样品中拟除虫菊酯类农药残留方法。研究将端羟基聚二甲基硅氧烷共价键合到SiO₂网络表面，并同时键合羰基铁粉。将目标分析物吸附并浓缩在聚二甲基硅氧烷位点上后，利用羰基铁粉的高频感应加热特性成功实现了GC-MS/MS直接气体进样并可达到快速、均匀解吸的目的。实验结果表明，在最佳条件下，本方法的富集倍数可达到约1000倍。拟除虫菊酯类农药残留的检出限为3.8~7.5 μg/kg，相对标准偏差为3.2%~6.8%（n=6）。该方法的提取回收率为97.7%~110.5%，相关系数≥0.9960。该法的吸附容量大，在电磁感应的条件下进行热脱附继而直接与GC-MS结合实现在线分析以及无溶剂洗脱。与常规固相微萃取（SPME）方法相比，该方法具有富集因子高、整体柱吸附容量大、可重复使用、自动化程度高、普适性好等优点。在样品前处理及复杂基质中农药残留的提取方面具有重要的研究意义。     

The Study on Synthesis of Some New 1,2,3‐Triazolylurea and Carbonyl Amide Derivatives

The study on syntheses of some N‐substituted‐N′‐[5‐methyl‐1‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl]‐urea 6a‐e and N‐substituted‐[5‐methyl‐1‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl]carbonyl amide 6f‐l derivatives were reported in this paper. The yielded products 6a‐l were confirmed by elemental analyses, NMR, MS and IR spectra.     

Determination of Organophosphorus Pesticides in Soybean Oil, Peanut Oil and Sesame Oil by Low-Temperature Extraction and GC-FPD

A low-temperature clean-up method for residue determination was developed and validated for 14 organophosphorus pesticides in soybean oil, peanut oil and sesame oil by gas chromatography with flame photometric detector (GC-FPD). A different matrix influenced the response and retention time of pesticides. Hence matrix-matched calibration standards were used to counteract the matrix effect. The pesticide responses in blank samples of soybean oil, peanut oil and sesame oil were within the linear range of 0.02–1 mg kg⁻¹ and the correlation coefficients were higher than 0.9989. Average recoveries obtained from different oil samples at three fortified levels were higher than 50% with relative standard deviations (RSDs) of less than 15%. The limit of detections (LODs) of studied pesticides ranged from 2 to 5 μg kg⁻¹. Thirty-nine commercial samples were analyzed, and the results were confirmed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) in selective ion monitoring (SIM) mode.     

Reaction of methyl (2E)-3-dimethylamino-2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-propenoate with ureas: facile entry into the polycyclic meridianin analogues with uracil structural unit

Methyl (2E)-3-dimethylamino-2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-propenoate was prepared simply and efficiently in two steps from 3-indoleacetic acid employing N,N-dimethylformamide dimethylacetal (DMFDMA). Upon treatment of (2E)-3-dimethylamino-2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-propenoate with various (thio)ureas in the presence of an acid 2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-3-(3-substituted(thio)ureido)propenoates were obtained in high yields. A base promoted cyclization of these (thio)ureidopropenoate derivatives afforded 5-(indol-3-yl)-3-substituted-pyrimidine-2,4-diones which represent a new family of meridianine analogues.     

GC-NPD investigation of the recovery of organonitrogen and organophosphorus pesticides from apple samples: The effect of the extraction solvent

Summary A gas chromatographic method employing a capillary column and a selective nitrogen/phosphorus detector (NPD) has been developed for the determination of organophosphorus (OP) and organonitrogen (NP) pesticides in horticultural samples (apples). The separation of sixteen pesticides and the internal standard was performed in thirteen minutes. The analytical characteristics of the method, including linear response ranges, detection limits, and reproducibility, have been studied using a 11 mixture of ethyl acetate and xylene as extraction solvent. The possibility of mutual interference between pesticides has also been studied. A procedure for the quantitative extraction of the sixteen pesticides from apple samples has also been developed; for fifteen of the pesticides recoveries >85% were obtained after 90 minutes extraction. The effect of different solvents both on recovery and on the sensitivity of the subsequent chromatography were also investigated. It was found that the sensitivity required must be considered when the solvent for sample treatment is selected.     

A new and convenient one-pot solid supported synthesis of 2,4,6-triarylpyridines

A new, convenient, efficient and cost-effective one-pot solid supported synthesis of 2,4,6-triarylpyridines from benzylideneacetophenones and urea, thiourea or their derivatives, using Bi(III) nitrate-Al₂O₃ is described. The reaction seems to proceed via β-oxygenation of Bi(III)-enolized benzylideneacetophenone followed by Michael addition, heteroannulation with simultaneous retro aldol disproportionation and subsequent catalytic oxidation and dehydration.     

Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against urea derivatives

A panel of monoclonal antibodies was generated against the ureabased haptenN-(2-N-chloroacetylaminobenzyl)-N′-4-chlorophenylurea as a tool for building up sensitive immune assays to detect urea derivatives and to screen them for catalytic antibodies (Abs). Eleven hybridomas were obtained that produced Abs reactive to the hapten. All Abs were of IgG class. Crossreactivities of the Abs to different haptens were examined, especially to a possible transition-state analog. Only four of the hybridomas (R2-DA10/F7, R2-GE7/H2, R2-HC2/A5, R2-HD6/F7) produced Abs crossreactive with the transition-state analog. From the 11 hybridomas, hybridoma B76-BF5 was chosen for further characterization. Compared to the other Abs, B76-BF5 showed the strongest binding and had a rather restricted specificity. These Abs could be used to build up a sensitive enzyme immunoassay for the detection of the hapten. All Abs were screened for crossreactivity with the pesticides monuron and diuron. No reactivity could be detected. In addition, the nucleotide sequences of the variable light and heavy chain genes of the similarly reactive Abs B76-BF5, B76-BB3, R2-DA10/F7, and R2-GA6/G3 were determined to clarify whether structure and binding specificity of these Abs showed any correlation.     

On-line coupling of solid-phase extraction and gas chromatography with atomic emission detection for analysis of trace pollutants in aqueous samples

Summary An on-line, solid-phase extraction gas chromatography atomic-emission detection (SPE-GC-AED) system has been set up using an on-column interface to transfer 100 l of desorbing solvent to the GC part of the system. Analytical characteristics such as recovery, precision and linearity of calibration plots were comparable with those of the off-line combination of SPE-GC-AED using organophosphorus pesticides as test compounds. The fully on-line set-up causes a marked improvement in detection because of the quantitative transfer of the analytes from the SPE module to the GC: detection limits are as low as 5–20 ng l^–1 for the analysis of 10 ml raw and spiked surface water samples using the phosphorus channel. Detection levels can be further enhanced by processing up to 100 ml samples. The integrated analytical system is robust. The potential of the on-line set up has been demonstrated for the analysis of surface water and waste water.     

Studies on electron spin resonance spectroscopy of biradical molecules containing N-O and N-O moieties

The biradicals with ¹⁴N-Oxide and ¹⁵N-Oxide at the both ends of a molecule are synthesized for the molecular ruler of protein structure, and a potential device for quantum computing. We also establish a general synthetic method for reliable biradical formation. ESR spectra are recorded for the biradicals containing ¹⁵N-Oxide and ¹⁴N-Oxide with various interdistance separations. We find that two types of biradicals yielded different ESR spectra depending upon the distance between the ¹⁵N-O and ¹⁴N-O moieties in a molecule. This is due to electron spin dipole–dipole interaction occurring between the radicals. We also find that there is an indication of isotopic nuclear effects in the dipole–dipole interactions. The present study implies feasibility of the distance measurement between two different N-Oxides containing ¹⁴N and ¹⁵N isotopes. We conclude that quantum entanglement effects are observed through the dipolar interactions, which enable application of quantum computing devices operating in the liquid state.