Synthesis of novel dipyrazolo[3,4-b:3,4-d]pyridines and study of their fluorescence behavior

A convenient route was successfully developed for the synthesis of novel heterocycles such as pyrazolo[3,4-h][1,6]naphthyridine and dipyrazolo[3,4-b:3,4-d]pyridine (DPP) from pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine in good yield. The DPP derivatives synthesized were further studied for their fluorescence properties.     

Speciation of inorganic arsenic by electrochemical hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry

A simple procedure was developed for the speciation of inorganic arsenic by electrochemical hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (EcHG–AAS), without pre-reduction of As(V). Glassy carbon was selected as cathode material in the flow cell. An optimum catholyte concentration for simultaneous generation of arsine from As(III) and As(V) was 0.06 mol l⁻¹ H₂SO₄. Under the optimized conditions, adequate sensitivity and difference in ratio of slopes of the calibration curves for As(III) and As(V) can be achieved at the electrolytic currents of 0.6 and 1 A. The speciation of inorganic arsenic can be performed by controlling the electrolytic currents, and the concentration of As(III) and As(V) in the sample can be calculated according to the equations of absorbance additivity obtained at two selected electrolytic currents. The calibration curves were linear up to 50 ng ml⁻¹ for both As(III) and As(V) at 0.6 and 1 A. The detection limits of the method were 0.2 and 0.5 ng ml⁻¹ for As(III) and As(V) at 0.6 A, respectively. The relative standard deviations were of 2.1% for 20 ng ml⁻¹ As(III) and 2.5% for 20 ng ml⁻¹ As(V). The method was validated by the analysis of human hair certified reference material and successfully applied to speciation of soluble inorganic arsenic in Chinese medicine.     

Solvent Effects on the Structure-Activity Relationship of Pharmacological Active 3-Substituted-5,5-Diphenylhydantoins

Absorption spectra of eight 3-substituted-5,5-diphenylhydantoins have been recorded in fourteen solvents in the range 200–400 nm. The effect of solvent dipolarity/polarizability and solvent/solute hydrogen bonding interactions are analyzed by means of the linear solvation energy relationship (LSER) concept proposed by Kamlet and Taft. The lipophilic activity of the investigated hydantoins was estimated by the calculation of log ₁₀ P values with the Advanced Chemistry Development Software. The calculated values of log ₁₀ P were correlated with the ratio of the contributions of specific solvent interactions, and, by employing the linear dependence thus obtained, the pharmacological activity of the studied hydantoin derivatives is discussed.     

有机阳离子[C18mim]＋在蒙脱土层间的物理化学吸附与聚集状态*

咪唑基离子液体(N鄄十八烷基鄄N忆鄄甲基溴化咪唑盐[C18mim]Br)中的[C18mim]+可以通过离子交换反应进入蒙脱土层间.本文用TGA、FTIR和XRD 研究了[C18mim]+在蒙脱土层间的物理和化学吸附及其聚集状态. 研究结果表明, 蒙脱土存在着饱和的化学吸附量, 其总吸附量随物理吸附量的增加而增加；随着[C18mim]+在蒙脱土层间吸附量的增加, 其聚集态结构的有序性增加, 并伴有分子链的构象变化,导致层间距的增加.     

微波等离子体炬发射光谱法去溶系统性能的研究

用微波等离子体矩（MPT）作激发光源，等离子体的工作气体为氩气，研究了气动雾化进样去溶系统的工作参数对分析性能的影响，探讨了水冷凝与浓硫酸吸收二者协同去溶的相关性，结果表明，OH （Q1带，带头谱线为308.520nm）的发射强度即可判别样品去溶效果。     

Determination of trace elements in seawater samples by on-line column extraction/graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry

An innovative procedure for the on-line coupling of ion chromatography with graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry is described, which is particularly effective for the determination of trace metals in seawater samples. The Capillary Injection Device (CID) is used as an interface which allows the eluent to be transferred from the chromatographic column into the graphite tube at a flow rate of as high as 2 ml/min. The analytical procedure is based on the metal complex formation with 8-hydroxyquinoline in the sample solution, followed by the preconcentration of the complexes in a chromatographic column packed with XAD-2 resin. The complexes were then eluted from the column with methanol, and quantitatively injected into the furnace. The procedure was validated by determining cadmium and lead in certified reference seawater samples at a level of 30–40 pg/g, with a typical reproducibility of 10% and an accuracy of better than 5%. Finally, it was tested on a real sample of seawater. Due to the high reproducibility, a pg/g concentration level can be measured.     

Comparative study of the instrumental couplings of high performance liquid chromatography with microwave-assisted digestion hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for chiral speciation of selenomethionine in breast and formula milk

A comparison of chiral separation and analysis of selenomethionine in breast and formula milk, using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) on a glycopeptide teicoplanin-based chiral stationary phase (Chirobiotic T), coupled to atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS) and inductively coupled plasma (ICP) MS detectors has been performed. The coupling HPLC-microwave-assisted digestion hydride generation requires on-line post-column analytes treatment, and a severe sample clean-up for fat and proteins elimination using centrifugation and ultrafiltration. Underivatized -selenomethionine enantiomers were completely resolved in 10 min using unbuffered water mobile phase at 1 ml min⁻¹ flow. Good selectivity and sensitivities (detection limits 3.1 and 3.5 ng ml⁻¹ as Se for - and -selenomethionine, respectively) were obtained, and method robustness and simplicity, together to the low cost of AFS detector, makes it suitable for infant milk routine analysis. HPLC–ICP-MS coupling exhibits very low detection limits (0.9 ng ml⁻¹, as Se) for each -selenomethionine enantiomers, but the method suffers from matrix influence, that produces a poor S/N ratio and low reliability.

The methods were applied to breast and formula milk samples with recoveries of 80% of the total selenium presence, which is attributable to the existence of other unknown species. -Selenomethionine was the only isomer present in breast milk, but a 30% of -selenomethionine was also detected in formula milk.     

On-line hyphenation of capillary electrophoresis with flame-heated furnace atomic absorption spectrometry for trace mercury speciation

Capillary electrophoresis (CE) was directly interfaced to flame-heated furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (FHF-AAS) via a laboratory-made thermospray interface for nanoliter trace element speciation. The CE-FHF-AAS interface integrated the superiorities of stable CE separation, complete sample introduction, and continuous vaporization for AAS detection without the need of extra external heat sources and any post-column derivation steps. To demonstrate the usefulness of the developed hybrid technique for speciation analysis, three environmentally significant and toxic forms of methylmercury (MeHg), phenylmercury (PhHg), and inorganic mercury (Hg(II)) were taken as model analytes. Baseline separation of the three mercury species was achieved by CE in a 60 cm long x 75 microm inner diameter fused-silica capillary at 20 kV and using a mixture of 100 mM boric acid and 10% v/v methanol (pH 8.30) as running electrolyte. The precision (relative standard deviation, RSD, n = 7) of migration time, peak area and peak height for the mercury species at 500 microg x L(-1) (as Hg) level were in the range of 0.9-1.2%, 1.5-1.9%, and 1.4-2.0%, respectively. The detection limit (S/N = 3) of three mercury species was 3.0 +/- 0.15 pg (as Hg), corresponding to 50.8 +/- 2.4 microg x L(-1) (as Hg) for 60 nL sample injection, which was almost independent on specific mercury species. The developed hybrid technique was successfully applied to the speciation analysis of mercury in a certified reference material (DORM-2, dogfish muscle).     

Determination of physiological noble metals in human urine using liquid-liquid extraction and Zeeman electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry

An extremely sensitive, reliable and simple procedure is described for the determination of physiological palladium, platinum and gold in human urine. The urine samples were adjusted to pH 4 (Pd, Au) or pH 5 (Pt), followed by conversion of the analytes to their pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate complexes. These complexes were separated from the matrix by liquid-liquid extraction into 4-methyl-2-pentanone resulting in a 25-fold enrichment. Determination was by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ET-AAS) using longitudinal inverse alternating current Zeeman-effect background correction. The limits of detection calculated from three standard deviations of the blank values were 20 ng l⁻¹ for Pd and Au and 70 ng l⁻¹ Pt. Within-day precision (n = 10, 5 μg l⁻¹) ranged 5.2%–7.7%. The procedure is successfully applied to determine urinary palladium, platinum and gold in nine unexposed persons. Palladium levels in urine ranged < 20–80 ng l⁻¹ (arithmetical MEAN=38.7 ng l⁻¹), while gold levels ranged < 20–130 ng l⁻¹ (36.0 ng l⁻¹). Physiological platinum levels in urine were all < 70 ng l⁻¹. The accuracy of the procedure was checked by analyzing a series of urine samples by a second independent method (magnetic sector field inductively-coupled plasma-mass spectrometry) in combination with UV photolysis.     

TiO2纳米膜表面结构形态特征

采用反胶束法制备TiO2纳米溶胶,用浸渍提拉法在不同的条件下制备了三种TiO2多孔纳米薄膜,并利用AFM、SEM、XRD等方法对膜表面结构物理化学特性进行表征.结果表明三种膜基本上由粒径约为59 nm的纳米粒子以不同的方式堆积而成,溶胶刚生成时浸提一次,干燥、焙烧得到膜上纳米粒子分布均匀,所生成的二次粒子粒径最小,二次粒子形成的二次表面粗糙度最小,浸提10次得到膜上纳米粒子间存在较丰富缝隙结构,二次粒子粒径及其形成的表面粗糙度较大,而溶胶制备好陈化6 h后浸提得到的膜上二次粒子粒径最大,表面粗糙度最高.由分形理论估算得到三种膜的分形维数分别是2.22、2.20和2.27. XRD测试表明,膜上TiO2为锐钛矿晶相.这些结果表明,采用不同制备步骤得到的膜,其表面结构形态存在较大的差异.