Alternative solvent‐based methyl benzoate vortex‐assisted dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction for the high‐performance liquid chromatographic determination of benzimidazole fungicides in environmental water samples

Vortex‐assisted dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction using methyl benzoate as an alternative extraction solvent for extracting and preconcentrating three benzimidazole fungicides (i.e., carbendazim, thiabendazole, and fluberidazole) in environmental water samples before high‐performance liquid chromatographic analysis has been developed. The selected microextraction conditions were 250 μL of methyl benzoate containing 300 μL of ethanol, 1.0% w/v sodium acetate, and vortex agitation speed of 2100 rpm for 30 s. Under optimum conditions, preconcentration factors were 14.5–39.0 for the target fungicides. Limits of detection were obtained in the range of 0.01–0.05 μg/L. The proposed method was then applied to surface water samples and the recovery evaluations at three spiked concentration levels of 5, 30, and 50 μg/L were obtained in the range of 77.4–110.9% with the relative standard deviation <7.4%. The present method was simple, rapid, low cost, sensitive, environmentally friendly, and suitable for the trace analysis of the studied fungicides in environmental water samples.     

A 3-fold Interpenetrated lvt Cd(Ⅱ) Network Constructed from 4-[(3-pyridyl)methylamino]benzoate Acid

A new three-dimensional(3D) coordination polymer, [Cd(L)2H2O]n·5nH2O 1 with 4-[(3-pyridyl)methylamino]benzoate acid(HL), has been synthesized by slow evaporation solvent at room temperature, and structurally characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectrum, thermal analysis, fluorescence spectrum and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound 1 crystallizes in the tetragonal system, space group I-4, with a = 20.7937(16), c = 13.515(2), V = 5843.5(11) 3, C26H34CdN4O10, Mr = 674.97, Dc = 1.534 g/cm3, μ(MoKα) = 0.808 mm-1, F(000) = 2768, Z = 8, the final R = 0.0276 and wR = 0.0691 for 5323 observed reflections(I 2σ(I)). The result of thermal analysis shows that 1 is stable under 290 ℃. Moreover, it exhibits blue photoluminescence at room temperature.     

Solvatochromism in Binary Solvent Mixtures by Means of a Penta‐tert‐butyl Pyridinium N‐Phenolate Betaine Dye

The solvatochromic behavior of a penta‐tert‐butyl prydinium N‐phenolate betaine dye was studied using UV‐visible spectrophotometry in several binary mixture solvents. The solvent polarity parameter, E_T (1) (kcal. mol^?1) was calculated from the position of the longest‐wavelength intramolecular charge transfer absorption band of this penta‐tert‐butyl betaine dye. For binary solvent mixtures, all plots of E_T (1) versus the mole fraction of a more polar component are nonlinear owing to preferential solvation of the probe by one component of the binary solvent mixture. In the computation of E_T (1) it was assumed that the two solvents mixed interact to form a common structure with an E_T (1) value not always intermediate between those of the two solvents mixed. The results obtained are explained by the strong synergism observed for some of the binary mixtures with strong hydrogen bond donors (HBD) solvents such as alcohols.     

A selective electromembrane extraction of uranium (VI) prior to its fluorometric determination in water

A novel method for the selective electromembrane extraction (EME) of U⁶⁺ prior to fluorometric determination has been proposed. The effect of extraction conditions including supported liquid membrane (SLM) composition, extraction time and extraction voltage were investigated. An SLM composition of 1% di-2-ethyl hexyl phosphonic acid in nitrophenyl octyl ether (NPOE) showed good selectivity, recovery and enrichment factor. The best performance was achieved at an extraction potential of 80 volts and an extraction time of 14 minutes Under the optimized conditions, a linear range from 1 to 1000 ng mL⁻¹ and LOD of 0.1 ng mL⁻¹ were obtained for the determination of U⁶⁺. The EME method showed good performance in sample cleanup and the reduction of the interfering effects of Mn²⁺, Zn²⁺, Cd²⁺, Ni²⁺, Fe³⁺, Co²⁺, Cu²⁺, Cl⁻ and PO₄³⁻ ions during fluorometric determination of uranium in real water samples. The recoveries above 54% and enrichment factors above 64.7 were obtained by the proposed method for real sample analysis.     

固相萃取-超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法同时测定饲料中的3种雌激素

建立了固相萃取-超高效液相色谱-串联质谱(SPE-UPLC-MS/MS)同时测定饲料(预混合、配合和浓缩饲料)中3种雌激素(17β-雌二醇、苯甲酸雌二醇和戊酸雌二醇)的检测方法。饲料样品经乙腈提取,Heaion C₁₈固相萃取柱净化后,用ACQUITY UPLC BEH C₁₈色谱柱(50 mm×2.1 mm,1.7 μm)分离,乙腈和0.1%氨水溶液作为流动相进行梯度洗脱,多反应监测(MRM)模式检测,内标法定量。结果表明,17β-雌二醇和戊酸雌二醇在10~200 μg/L、苯甲酸雌二醇在5~200 μg/L范围内具有良好线性,相关系数(r)≥0.996。17β-雌二醇、苯甲酸雌二醇和戊酸雌二醇的检出限分别为7、5和7 μg/kg。样品的平均加标回收率为96.5%~102.0%。该法前处理操作简便、分析速度快、检出限低、准确度高,可用于饲料中3种雌激素的同时检测。     

Selective oxidation of benzylic,allylic and propargylic alcohols using dirhodium(II) tetraamidinate as catalyst and aqueous tert‐butyl hydroperoxide as oxidant

We show that the dirhodium(II) tetraamidinate complex Rh₂(Msip)₄ efficiently catalyzes the oxidation of activated secondary alcohols at only 0.1 mol% loading. In this approach, we oxidized various benzylic, allylic and propargylic alcohols to the corresponding carbonyl compounds under mild aqueous conditions using the inexpensive oxidant T‐HYDRO® (70 wt% aqueous tert‐butyl hydroperoxide). Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Refining adsorption parameters of n-butyl alcohol at the interface of mercury electrode with aqueous NaF and Na2SO4 solutions by correcting the adsorbate concentration

As an adjunct to the regression analysis of differential capacitance curves, which allows refining the adsorption parameters, a program, which takes into account possible errors in volume concentrations of organic substances, is developed. Using this procedure, the earlier data on the differential capacitance of a mercury electrode in aqueous solutions of normal butanol (1-BuOH) containing either 0.1 M NaF or 0.05 and 0.5 M Na₂SO₄ as the supporting electrolyte are analyzed. This allows obtaining the most accurate values of adsorption parameters for the systems mentioned above within the framework of the model of two parallel capacitors and the Frumkin isotherm. It is shown that, when a linear dependence of the intermolecular interaction parameter on the electrode potential is taken into account, the standard deviation of experimental capacitance values from those calculated using the mentioned model is 6.8–8.8%, which points to very high accuracy of this phenomenological model.     

Applications of polymethacrylate-based monoliths in high-performance liquid chromatography

Monolithic columns were introduced in the early 1990s and have become increasingly popular as efficient stationary phases for most of the important chromatographic separation modes. Monoliths are functionally distinct from porous particle-based media in their reliance on convective mass transport. This makes resolution and capacity independent of flow rate. Monoliths also lack a void volume. This eliminates eddy dispersion and permits high-resolution separations with extremely short flow paths. The analytical value of these features is the subject of recent reviews. Nowadays, among other types of rigid macroporous monoliths, the polymethacrylate-based materials are the largest and most examined class of these sorbents. In this review, the applications of polymethacrylate-based monolithic columns are summarized for the separation, purification and analysis of low and high molecular mass compounds in the different HPLC formats, including micro- and large-scale HPLC modes.     

Thermo‐ and pH‐responsive gradient and block copolymers based on 2‐(2‐methoxyethoxy)ethyl methacrylate synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization and the formation of thermoresponsive surfaces

A series of gradient and block copolymers, based on 2‐(2‐methoxyethoxy)ethyl methacrylate (MEO₂MA) and tert‐butyl acrylate (^tBA), were synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) in a first step. The MEO₂MA monomer leads to the production of thermosensitive polymers, exhibiting lower critical solution temperature (LCST) at around room temperature, which could be adjusted by changing the proportion of ^tBA in the copolymer. In a second step, the tert‐butyl groups of ^tBA were hydrolyzed with trifluoroacetic acid to form the corresponding block and gradient copolymers of MEO₂MA and acrylic acid (AA), which exhibited both temperature and pH‐responsive behavior. These copolymers showed LCST values strongly dependent on the pH. At acid pH, a slightly decrease of LCST with an increase of AA in the copolymer was observed. However, at neutral or basic conditions, ionization of acid groups increases the hydrophilic balance considerably raising the LCST values, which even become not observable over the temperature range under study. In the last step, these carboxylic functionalized copolymers were covalently bound to biocompatible and biodegradable films of poly(3‐hydroxybutyrate‐co‐3‐hydroxyhexanoate) [P(HB‐co‐HHx)] obtained by casting and, previously treated with ethylenediamine (ED) to render their surfaces with amino groups. Thereby, thermosensitive surfaces of modified P(HB‐co‐HHx) could be obtained. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011