Direct Electrochemistry of Hemoglobin on Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes Modified Carbon Ionic Liquid Electrode and Its Electrocatalysis

In this article we report on the fabrication of a carbon ionic liquid electrode (CILE) by using a room temperature ionic liquid of 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (BMIMPF₆) as binder. It was further modified by single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) to get a SWCNTs modified CILE denoted as SWCNTs/CILE. The redox protein of hemoglobin (Hb) was further immobilized on the surface of SWCNTs/CILE with the help of Nafion film. UV‐vis and FT‐IR spectra indicated that the immobilized Hb retained its native conformation in the composite film. The direct electrochemistry of Hb on the SWCNTs/CILE was carefully studied in pH 7.0 phosphate buffer solution (PBS). Cyclic voltammetric results indicated that a pair of well‐defined and quasireversible voltammetric peaks of Hb heme Fe(III)/Fe(II) was obtained with the formal potential (E°') at ?0.306 V (vs. SCE). The electrochemical parameters such as the electron transfer coefficient (α), the electron transfer number (n) and the apparent heterogeneous electron transfer rate constant (k_s) were calculated as 0.34, 0.989 and 0.538 s^?1, respectively. The fabricated Hb modified electrode showed good electrocatalytic ability to the reduction of trichloroacetic acid (TCA) in the concentration range from 20.0 to 150.0 mmol/L with the detection limit of 10.0 mmol/L (3σ).     

Fabrication and Electrochemical Behavior of Hemoglobin Modified Carbon Ionic Liquid Electrode

A new hemoglobin (Hb) and room temperature ionic liquid modified carbon paste electrode was constructed by mixing Hb with 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (BMIMPF₆) and graphite powder together. The Hb modified carbon ionic liquid electrode (Hb‐CILE) was further characterized by FT‐IR spectra, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Hb in the carbon ionic liquid electrode remained its natural structure and showed good direct electrochemical behaviors. A pair of well‐defined quasireversible redox peaks appeared with the apparent standard potential (E′) as ?0.334 (vs. SCE) in pH 7.0 phosphate buffer solution (PBS). The electrochemical parameters such as the electron transfer number (n), the electron transfer coefficient (α) and the heterogeneous electron transfer kinetic constant (k_s) of the electrode reaction were calculated with the results as 1.2, 0.465 and 0.434 s^?1, respectively. The fabricated Hb‐CILE exhibited excellent electrocatalytic activity to the reduction of H₂O₂. The calibration range for H₂O₂ quantitation was between 8.0×10^?6 mol/L and 2.8×10^?4 mol/L with the linear regression equation as I_ss (μA)=0.12 C (μmol/L)+0.73 (n=18, γ=0.997) and the detection limit as 1.0×10^?6 mol/L (3σ). The apparent Michaelis–Menten constant (K_M^app) of Hb in the modified electrode was estimated to be 1.103 mmol/L. The surface of this electrochemical sensor can be renewed by a simple polishing step and showed good reproducibility.     

Sensitive determination of verticine and verticinone in Bulbus Fritillariae by ionic liquid assisted capillary electrophoresis-electrochemiluminescence system

CE/Ru(bpy)₃²⁺ electrochemiluminescence (ECL) system with the assistance of ionic liquids (ILs) was successfully established for sensitive determination of verticine and verticinone in Bulbus Fritillariae for the first time. Migration behavior of alkaloid largely relies on the hydrogen bonding interactions between alkyl imidazolium cations in ILs and the alkaloids. Running buffer containing 40 mmol/L 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BMImBF₄) IL-8 mmol/L phosphate resulted in significant changes in separation selectivity for alkaloids with similar structures. The highest sensitivity of the detection was obtained by maintaining the detection potential at 1.2 V. Under the optimized conditions, relative standard derivations of the ECL intensity and the migration time were 3.27 and 2.84% for verticine and 4.42 and 1.69% for verticinone, respectively. The standard curves were linear between 1 × 10⁻⁸ and 1 × 10⁻⁶ mol/L for verticine and between 5 × 10⁻⁸ and 1 × 10⁻⁶ mol/L for verticinone, respectively. Detection limits of 1.25 × 10⁻¹⁰ mol/L for verticine and 1 × 10⁻¹⁰ mol/L for verticinone were obtained (S/N = 3). Developed method was successfully applied to determine the amounts of alkaloids in Bulbus Fritillariae.     

Spectroscopic studies of ionic solvation. XIX. Fluorine-19 and sodium-23 NMR studies of ionic interactions in nonaqueous solutions of hexafluorophosphate salts

Fluorine-19 and sodium-23 NMR measurements were carried out on sodium hexafluorophosphate solutions in a number of solvents. In solvents of medium polarity and donicity (e.g., propylene carbonate, acetone, acetonitrile) the ¹⁹ F chemical shift moved upfield with increasing concentration of the salt. This behavior is indicative of anion-cation interactions which may be of long-range type, i.e., formation of solvent-separated ion pairs; the possibility of contact ion pair formation, however, cannot be excluded. In solvents of low polarity and donicity (acetic acid, tetrahydrofuran), the salt is essentially completely associated in the 0.1–1.0M concentration range. On the other hand, in solvating solvents with high dielectric constants, such as dimethyl-formamide, dimethylsulfoxide, and formamide, there is very little ionic association in the same concentration range. The above conclusions are supported by ²³ Na chemical shift measurements. Potassium hexafluorophosphate solutions do not show any concentration dependence of the ¹⁹ F chemical shifts, while for tetra-n-butylammonium solutions the ¹⁹ F resonance moves downfield with increasing concentration of the salt.To whom correspondence should be addressed.     

Chemical synthesis of Ser/Thr AMPylated peptides

A method for the solid phase chemical synthesis of AMPylated Ser/Thr containing peptides is described. Peptides were phosphonylated using the H-phosphonate method, then the adenosine moiety was introduced using 2′,3′-isopropylidene adenosine and the condensing reagent PyBOP. Oxidation with iodine yielded the desired AMPylated product in good yield following acidolytic cleavage from the resin support.     

Efficient solid-phase synthesis of cyclic RGD peptides under controlled microwave heating

Cyclic RGD peptides are potent antagonists for the α_vβ₃ integrin receptor. In this Letter, microwave-assisted solid-phase synthesis of cyclic RGD peptides is described. In a coupling reaction between Fmoc-Arg(Pbf)-OH and high-loading H-Gly-Trt(2-Cl) resin, multiple coupling reactions were required for completion under the conventional HBTU activation. We found that the use of COMU, a new coupling reagent, under microwave heating to 50 °C accelerated the reaction even inside the resin. This method was applicable to the synthesis of linear pentapeptides, H-Asp(OtBu)-Xxx-Yyy-Arg(Pbf)-Gly-OH (Xxx = d-Phe(p-Br) or d-Tyr, Yyy = Lys(Boc) or MeVal). Cyclization of these peptides followed by deprotection gave the desired cyclic RGD peptides with high purity.     

A tandem ionic liquid-based dispersive microextraction method using in-syringe air-assisted vesicle system for rapid determination of lead and cadmium in artificial sweat extract of facial cosmetic products

In the present study an innovative tandem ionic liquid-based dispersive microextraction method using an in-syringe air-assisted vesicle system was developed to determine the ultra-trace levels of lead (Pb^II) and cadmium (Cd^II) ions in synthetic sweat extract of branded and nonbranded facial cosmetic products. This method is based on injecting 2-amino-3-sulfhydrylpropanoic acid (l -cysteine) (as an eco-friendly chelating agent), hexafluorophosphate ion [PF₆⁻] (as an ion pair agent) and 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate [HMIM] [PF₆] (as an acceptor phase) into the synthetic sweat extract of facial cosmetic products (branded and nonbranded). The acceleration of the dispersion process was carried out by rapid pressure in the syringe through the back-and-forth movement of plunger. The sediment phase was removed following centrifugation, and then hydrophobic complexes of analyte were back-extracted into HNO₃ and finally injected into a flame atomic absorption spectrometer. Several factors were systematically optimized. The validity of the methodology was tested by analyzing spiked known standards of both metals in a real sample. The proposed method was applied to the artificial sweat extracts of face makeup products, indicating how much toxic metals from different cosmetics are directly absorbed into skin.     

Rh(PPh3)3Cl/有机融盐催化烯烃硅氢加成反应

研究了Rh(PPh₃)₃Cl/二烷基咪唑六氟磷酸盐或烷基吡啶六氟磷酸盐催化三乙基氢硅烷与烯烃的硅氢加成反应. 实验结果表明, 二烷基咪唑六氟磷酸盐或烷基吡啶六氟磷酸盐的存在既有利于提高加成反应的转化率和β加成物的选择性, 又有利于反应结束后产物与催化剂的分离. C₁₆PyPF₆作为催化剂的载体, Rh(PPh₃)₃Cl催化苯乙烯与三乙基氢硅烷加成反应的转化率为95.7%, β加成物的选择性为87.8%, α加成物的选择性为0.001%, 脱氢加成产物的选择性为9.2%. 同时, 此催化剂重复使用7次以后仍具有较高的活性.     

A novel double polymer modified hydrophobic/hydrophilic stationary phase for liquid chromatography

In this paper,norbornene imidazolium hexafluorophosphate(NM-MIm-PF6)was modified on the surface of aminopropyl silica by ring-opening metathesis polymerization(ROMP),and then oligo(ethylene glycol)methacrylate(OEGMA)were grafted on the surface by atom transfer radical polymerization(ATRP).Some characterizations in this article confirmed that the synthesis of P(NM-MIm-PF6)-SiPOEGMA(Pl-Si-P2)is successful.The P1-Si-P2 can separate sugars,amino acids,sulfonamides in a hydrophilic interaction mode and alkyl benzene,polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in a reverse phase mode.The experiment also found that the column has typical characte ristics of hydrophobic/hydrophilic separation mechanism.Compared to single hydrophobic C18 column and single hydrophilic Si-NH2 column,this P1-Si-P2 shows certain advantages.     

Synthesis, crystal structure and complexation with dibenzylammonium ion of a novel class of crownophanes containing bridged fragments of fluorenone and stilbene

Two representatives of a novel class of crownophanes containing fragments of fluorenone and stilbene bridged by units of diethylene glycol and triethylene glycol, respectively, have been synthesized. The crystal structure and complexation behavior of these crownophanes were studied. They form much stronger complexes with dibenzylammonium hexafluorophosphate (logK_a value in CH₃CN is equal to 3.92 ± 0.06 and 4.40 ± 0.05, respectively) than benzocrown ethers. This makes them an attractive alternative for benzocrown ethers as components in supramolecular synthesis.