The Use of Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for the Determin- ation of pK a Values in Aqueous/Organic Solutions for Basic Analytes Employed in Column Characterisation Protocols

Proton nuclear magnetic spectroscopy has been used to measure pK _a values of two basic analytes in a range of aqueous/organic eluents. The results support the hypothesis that the poor correlation in terms of ion exchange capacity with values greater than pH 7 may be attributed to the difference in the ionisation of the silica surface and not differences in ionisation of the basic analytes under the differing chromatographic conditions (i.e. temperature, type and amount of modifier) employed in two commonly used HPLC stationary phase characterisation procedures (Tanaka and Snyder).     

Analysis of complex industrial samples by gas chromatography; a report on selected past activities

Summary A review of past activities concerning selected industrial analytical problems is given. This includes the following question: preparation of pure gas mixtures to be used for calibration, catalytic conversion of ester and pyridin samples to carbon dioxide and a one-point calibration method using peak heights, both for quantitative analysis, analysis of gas mixtures containing fluorine and inorganic fluorine compounds and the determination of the oxygen and fluorine content of the sample, separation and identification of hydrocarbons in shale oil and petroleum fraction samples, and analysis of wine.     

Cellulose based macromolecular chelator having pyrocatechol as an anchored ligand: synthesis and applications as metal extractant prior to their determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry

Pyrocatechol is immobilized on cellulose via ---NH---CH₂---CH₂---NH---SO₂---C₆H₄---N=N--- linker and the resulting macromolecular chelator characterized by IR, TGA, CPMAS ¹³C NMR and elemental analyses. It has been used for enrichment of Cu(II), Zn(II), Fe(III), Ni(II), Co(II), Cd(II) and Pb(II) prior to their determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS). The pH ranges for quantitative sorption (98.0–99.4%) are 4.0–7.0, 5.0–6.0, 3.0–4.0, 5.0–7.0, 5.0–8.0, 7.0–8.0 and 4.0–5.0, respectively. The desorption was found quantitative with 0.5 mol dm⁻³ HCl/HNO₃ (for Pb). The sorption capacity of the matrix for the seven metal ions has been found in the range 85.3–186.2 μmol g⁻¹. The optimum flow rate of metal ion solution for quantitative sorption of metal onto pyrocatechol functionalized cellulose as determined by column method, is 2–6 cm³ min⁻¹, whereas for desorption it is 2–4 cm³ min⁻¹. The tolerance limits for NaCl, NaBr, NaI, NaNO₃, Na₂SO₄, Na₃PO_4, humic acid, EDTA, ascorbic acid, citric acid, sodium tartrate, Ca(II) and Mg(II) in the sorption of all the seven metal ions are reported. Ascorbic acid is tolerable up to 0.8 mmol dm⁻³ with Cu and Pb where as sodium tartrate does not interfere up to 0.6 mmol dm⁻³ with Pb. There is no interference of NaBr, NaCl and NaNO₃ up to a concentration of 0.5 mol dm⁻³, in the sorption of Cu(II), Cd(II) and Fe(III) on to the chelating cellulose matrix The preconcentration factors are between 75 and 300 and t_1/2 values ≤5 min for all the metal ions. Simultaneous sorption of Cu, Zn, Ni and Co is possible at pH 5.0 if their total concentration does not exceed lowest sorption capacity. The present matrix coupled with FAAS has been used to enrich and determine the seven metal ions in river and tap water samples (relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) 1.05–7.20%) and synthetic certified water sample SLRS-4 (NRC, Canada) with R.S.D. 2.03%. The cobalt present in pharmaceutical vitamin tablets was also preconcentrated on the modified cellulose and determined by FAAS (R.S.D. 1.87%).     

Determination of Riboflavin in Human Plasma by Excitation‐Emission Matrix Fluorescence and Multi‐Way Analysis

Direct determination of riboflavin (Fig. 1), a vitamin, in human plasma was accomplished based on excitation‐emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence measurements and multi‐way chemometrics method based on parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC). The PARAFAC trilinear model, without restrictions and using one factor was used in the data analysis. The excitation wavelength range was from 380 to 460 nm and the emission was recorded from 480 to 600 nm. The calibration set was constructed with sixteen standard solutions in a concentration range of 0.02–0.38 μg mL^?1 for riboflavin. The capabilities of the method for the analysis were evaluated by determination of riboflavin in synthetic and real samples with satisfactory results. The accuracy of the methods, evaluated through the root mean square error of prediction (RMSEP), was 0.0059 for riboflavin by the PARAFAC model. Also, partial least squares (PLS) model was built at one excitation wavelength and used to determine a set of synthetic and real samples. The best model was obtained with PARAFAC. This result shows that molecular fluorescence spectroscopy can be used for the development of robust analytical methods for the direct determination of riboflavin in complex backgrounds such as human plasma.     

Voltammetric Analysis of the Novel Atypical Antipsychotic Drug Quetiapine in Human Serum and Urine

The electrooxidative behaviour and determination of quetiapine (QTP), a dibenzothiazepine derivative and antipsychotic agent, on a glassy carbon disc electrode was investigated using cyclic (CV), linear sweep (LSV), differential pulse (DPV) and Osteryoung square wave voltammetry (OSWV). Fully validated DP and SW voltammetric procedures are described for the determination of QTP. QTP in pH 3.5 acetate buffer solution presents a well-defined anodic response, studied by the proposed methods. This main response was due to the irreversible, diffusion-controlled, one-electron and one-proton oxidation of the aliphatic nitrogen of the piperazine ring. Under optimal conditions, a detection limit of 4.0 × 10⁻⁸ mol L⁻¹ for DPV and 1.33 × 10⁻⁷ mol L⁻¹ for OSWV, and a linear calibration graph in the range from 4.0 × 10⁻⁶ to 2.0 × 10⁻⁴ mol L⁻¹ were obtained for both methods. The procedure was successfully applied to the determination of the drug in tablets, human serum and human urine with good recoveries. The detection limits were 6.20 × 10⁻⁷ mol L⁻¹ and 5.92 × 10⁻⁷ mol L⁻¹ in human serum and 1.44 × 10⁻⁷ mol L⁻¹ and 1.31 × 10⁻⁶ mol L⁻¹ in human urine, for the DPV and OSWV method, respectively.     

Determination of acetylsalicylic acid and salicylic acid in blood and plasma by HPLC

A method is described for the determination of acetylsalicylic acid and salicylic acid in human whole blood and plasma which uses liquid chromatography with UV detection. The enzymatic degradation of acetylsalicyclic acid in blood and plasma is examined. Addition of potassium fluoride as enzyme inhibitor and deep freezing after plasma preparation allows storage of plasma for one week. A mixture of acetonitrile and diluted acetic acid as mobile phase give the best peak shape. Traces of iron lead to slight peak broadening; addition of EDTA results in excessive tailing. The detection limit for acetylsalicylic acid and salicylic acid is about 250 ng/ml for a 1.0 ml primary sample. The method is sensitive enough for the monitoring of both drugs in bioavailability studies.     

Novel Dicyanoargentate Polymeric Membrane Sensors for Selective Determination of Cyanide Ions

The construction and general performance characteristics of three novel potentiometric PVC membrane sensors responsive to dicyanoargentate anion are described. The sensors are based on the use of magnesium(II)‐ and iron(II)‐phthalocyanines as neutral ionophores and iron(II)‐bathophenanthroline dicyanoargentate ion‐pair complex as an ion exchanger in plasticized PVC matrices. These sensors exhibit fast, stable and near‐Nernstian response (54–59 mV/decade) for the singly charged dicyanoargentate anion over the concentration range 1×10^?2–5.8×10^?6 M. Potentiometric responses of sensors based on metal phthalocyanines and iron(II)‐bathophenanthroline are stable over the pH ranges 5–7 and 5–12, respectively. The selectivity of the sensors are fairly good over most common anions. Use of the sensors for potentiometric determination of microgram quantities of cyanide ion after conversion into dicyanoargentate anions shows an average recovery of 99.5% and a mean standard deviation of ±0.5%. Determination of cyanide ions in some exhausted electroplating bath samples gives results that compare favourably well with data obtained using the solid‐state cyanide electrode.     

Determination of Se(IV) in On‐Line System by Cathodic Stripping Voltammetry

A sensitive and selective on‐line voltammetric procedure for determination of traces of Se(IV) is presented. The pulsed potential accumulation was proposed for minimization of interferences of surface active substances and foreign ions. The calibration plot was linear from 1×10^?9 mol L^?1 to 4×10^?8 mol L^?1 for accumulation time of 180 s. The relative standard deviation was 6.1% (n=5) for a Se(IV) concentration of 1×10^?8 mol L^?1. The detection limit estimated from (3 σ) for an accumulation time of 180 s was about 4×10^?10 mol L^?1. The validation of the procedure proposed was made by a recovery tests for tap and river water samples.     

新试剂2-[2-(6-甲基苯并噻唑)偶氮]-5-二乙氨基苯甲酸与铁(Ⅱ)显色反应的研究与应用

本文研究了新试剂２－［２－（６－甲基苯并噻唑）偶氮］－５－二乙氨基苯甲酸（６－Ｍｅ－ＢＴＡＥＢ）与Ｆｅ（Ⅱ）的显色反应。结果表明，在十二烷基硫酸钠存在下新试剂与Ｆｅ（Ⅱ）在弱酸性介质中形成稳定的蓝紫色络合物，其组成为Ｆｅ（Ⅱ）∶６－Ｍｅ－ＢＴＡＥＢ＝１∶２，最大吸收波长为６３５ｎｍ，表观摩尔吸光系数为１．１０×１０５Ｌ·ｍｏｌ－１·ｃｍ－１，Ｆｅ（Ⅱ）浓度在每２５ｍＬ０～１０μｇ范围内服从比尔定律。在ＮａＦ和硫脲存在下方法具有好的选择性。并可用于直接测定铝合金中微量的铁，结果满意。     

环境化工中微弱溶解度测定的新方法

将激光透射原理与化工中溶解度测定方法相结合,提出了一种激光法测定固体在液体中微弱溶解度的新方法.由于激光的稳定性、单向性和灵敏性,使得该种溶解度的测定比传统的目测法更加客观准确.这种新型测定方法除了可以解决传统化工中的数据测定问题,还可以应用于新兴的交叉学科——环境化工领域,尤其适用于环境化工中水溶解度方面的测定.例如,可针对环境保护中有毒有害腐蚀性物质的微弱水溶解度做准确测定.以对苯二甲酸分别在水和醋酸中的溶解为例,测定了300到 445 K温度范围内的微弱溶解度,并采用Wilson和Wilson-T模型关联.后者精度较好,可以作数据内插使用.