Thermodynamic and spectroscopic properties of 2-pyrrolidinones. 2. Dielectric properties of 2-pyrrolidinone in binary mixtures

Dielectric permittivities of 2-pyrrolidinone - acetone, -dimethyl sulfoxide,-2-propanol, -dichloromethane and -water systems were measured as a function of mole fraction over the whole composition range at 30 and 50°C. The excess dielectric permittivities are predominantly negative for all the mixtures and the excess molar polarizations are negative except for 2-pyrrolidinone - water and 2-pyrrolidinone - dimethyl sulfoxide mixtures. The large negative excess quantities are indicative of the strong specific interactions between the like and unlike components of the solution mixtures.     

Variation of tube diameter and film thickness of capillary columns

This paper briefly surveys three important considerations related to the tube diameter and film thickness. These are the interrelationship of these two parameters through the phase ratio, the different meanings of the term “efficiency”, and the influence of film thickness and tube diameter on sample capacity. Comparative examples are given for columns having different diameters and film thicknesses.     

DFT Study on Some Properties of Polybrominated Phenoxathiin 10-Oxides

With the B3LYP calculation method of density functional theory(DFT)and the 6-31G* basis set,full optimization calculation was made for phenoxathiin10-oxide(PTO)and 135 polybromine phenoxathiin 10-oxides(PBPTOs)with the Gaussian 03 program and molar heat capacity in constant volume(CVθ)value of each molecule in the standard state was obtained.The relation between CVθ and the substitution position and number of bromine atom(NPBS)was studied,and the results indicated good correlation(R2 = 1.000)between CVθ and NPBS of PBPTO compounds.Based on the output file of Gaussian 03 program,molar heat capacity at constant pressure(Cp,m)of PBPTO compounds from 200 to 1,000 K was calculated with the statistical thermodynamics program,and the correlation equation between Cp,m and temperature(T,T-1 and T-2)was obtained with the least-squares method,and the correlation coefficient of the correlation equation(R2)was 1.000.In addition,based on the partition function of each molecule calculated by vibration analysis,the relative rate constant of formation of each molecule was calculated.     

Headspace-solid phase microextraction coupled to gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometer and to enantioselective gas chromatography for strawberry flavoured food quality control

Authenticity assessment of flavoured strawberry foods was performed using headspace-solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) coupled to gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS). An authenticity range was achieved, investigating on the carbon isotope ratio of numerous selected aroma active volatile components (methyl butanoate, ethyl butanoate, hex-(2E)-enal, methyl hexanoate, buthyl butanoate, ethyl hexanoate, hexyl acetate, linalool, hexyl butanoate, octyl isovalerate, γ-decalactone and octyl hexanoate) of organic Italian fresh strawberries. To the author's knowledge, this is the first time that all these components were investigated simultaneously by GC-C-IRMS on the same sample. The results were compared, when applicable, with those obtained by analyzing the HS-SPME extracts of commercial flavoured food matrices. In addition, one Kenyan pineapple and one fresh Italian peach were analyzed to determine the δ(13)C(VPDB) of the volatile components common to strawberry. The δ(13)C(VPDB) values are allowed to differentiate between different biogenetic pathways (C(3) and CAM plants) and more interestingly between plants of the same CO(2) fixation group (C(3) plants). Additional analyses were performed on all the samples by means of Enantioselective Gas Chromatography (Es-GC), measuring the enantiomeric distribution of linalool and γ-decalactone. It was found that GC-C-IRMS and Es-GC measurements were in agreement to detect the presence of non-natural strawberry aromas in the food matrices studied.     

Bulk derivatization and cation exchange restricted access media-based trap-and-elute liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry method for determination of trace estrogens in serum

Estrone (E1), estradiols (α/β-E2), and estriol (E3) are four major metabolically active estrogens exerting strong biological activities at very low circulating concentrations. This paper reports a sensitive and efficient method with automated, on-line clean-up and detection to determine trace estrogens in a small volume of serum samples using liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization–tandem mass spectrometry directly, without off-line liquid–liquid or solid-phase extraction pretreatments. Serum aliquots (charcoal stripped fetal bovine serum, 100 μL) were spiked with four estrogen standards and their corresponding isotope-labeled internal standards, then bulk derivatized with 2-fluoro-1-methyl-pyridium p-toluenesulfonate (2-FMP) to establish the calibration curves and perform method validation. Calibration was established in the concentration ranges of 5–1000 pg mL⁻¹, and demonstrated good linearity of R² from 0.9944 to 0.9997 for the four derivatized estrogens. The lower detection limits obtained were 3–7 pg mL⁻¹. Good accuracy and precision in the range of 86–112% and 2.3–11.9%, respectively, were observed for the quality control (QC) samples at low, medium, and high concentration levels. The stability tests showed that the derivatized serum samples were stable 8 h after derivatization at room temperature and at least to 48 h if stored at −20 °C. The method was applied to measure trace estrogens in real human and bovine serum samples, and three of four estrogen compounds studied were observed and quantified.     

关于-RTlnK_c~■=Δ_rG_m~■(c~■)的讨论

在等温等压条件下,通过pB=cBRT关系转换,所得关系式证明了-RTlnK—cΟ=ΔrG—mΟ(c—Ο)。还分析推证出ΔrG—mΟ(c—Ο)和ΔrG—mΟ(p—Ο)、ΔrH—Οm(c—Ο)和ΔrHΟ—m(p—Ο)、ΔrSΟ—m(c—Ο)和ΔrSΟ—m(p—Ο)、ΔrUΟ—m(c—Ο)和ΔrHΟ—m(cΟ—)以及ΔrG—Οm(c—Ο)和ΔrA—mΟ(c—Ο)之间的几个关系式,进一步证实了-RTlnK—cΟ=ΔrGΟ—m(c—Ο)。     

Biobased myo-inositol as nucleator and stabilizer for poly(lactic acid)

myo-Inositol made from a biomass feedstock was used as an additive for poly (l-lactic acid) (PLLA) which was also made from biomass feedstock. The crystallization and stabilization of PLLA by the addition of myo-inositol were evaluated by the melt injection molding process. While the isothermal crystallization of PLLA at 100 °C had finished over 14 min after melting, that of PLLA with 5 wt% myo-inositol finished within 2 min. The crystal growth of PLLA started when the myo-Inositol crystal was added, and the crystallization was promoted. Furthermore, the molecular weight of PLLA with myo-inositol did not decrease during the melt-mixed at 200 °C, different from that of PLLA without the myo-inositol. myo-Inositol prevented the degradation of PLLA during the thermal melting process. The biomass carbon ratio measured by the accelerator mass spectroscopy method showed that the PLLA with 5 wt% myo-inositol was a fully biobased material. It was demonstrated that myo-inositol was a multi-functional biobased additive for the modification of PLLA without decreasing its mechanical properties.