Chromogenic and fluorescent ‘‘turn-on' chemodosimeter for fluoride based on F~–-sensitive self-immolative linker

A new chromogenic and fluorescent ‘‘turn-on" chemodosimeter 3 was designed and synthesized by using a fluoride-sensitive self-immolative linker, in combination with the fluorescent dyes 7-hydroxy-4-trifluoromethyl coumarin. The chemodosimeter exhibited high selectivity and sensitivity toward fluoride anions through ‘‘turn-on" chromogenic and fluorogenic dual modes.     

氟作业工人骨骼X线改变的分析

对９６６名氟作业工人选定的骨骼常规摄Ｘ光片,按其不同日摄氟量分组观片、记录。结果显示：①骨骼Ｘ线改变阳性率与日摄氟量呈正相关（ｒ＝０．８７９,Ｐ〈０．０１）;②不同部位的骨骼Ｘ线改变阳性率有差异;③骨骼Ｘ线改变的主要表现是骨密度增高、骨间膜增宽或钙化、关节、骨周、髓腔有改变、骨质增生、闭孔膜及韧带钙化等。     

离子选择电极法测定生活饮用水中氟化物

采用离子选择电极法对生活饮用水中氟化物浓度进行了测定。讨论了水样中pH值、温度、响应时间对测定结果的影响。在最佳条件下,方法的线性范围为0．10～3．0mg／L,相关系数为0．9999,检出限为0．05mg／L,实际水样加标回收率为97％～106％,相对标准偏差（n=5）为0．04％～0．65％。方法简单快速,干扰小,重现性好,加标回收率令人满意,能进行生活饮用水中氟化物浓度的有效测定。     

A novel coumarin-based switching-on fluorescent and colorimetric sensor for F

A novel turn-on fluorescent and colorimetric sensor, N-(4′-nitrophenyl)-2-oxo-6-(phenylazo)-2H-chromene-3-carbohydrazide (1), for fluoride in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) was designed and synthesized. The binding ability evaluated by UV-vis and fluorescence titration experiments reveals that 1 can selectively recognize fluoride. In particular, addition of F⁻ to the DMSO solution of 1 resulted in an enhancement in fluorescence intensity at 338 and 352 nm, which can provide a way of ‘naked-eye’ detection for fluorides. The spectral change of 1 is due to the anion-induced increase of the charge density in and the rigidity of the host molecule. Furthermore, the binding mode with F⁻ was investigated by ¹H NMR experiments.     

Hydrophosphonylation of activated alkenes and alkynes via fluoride ion activation in ionic liquid medium

A simple transition metal-free hydro/hydrothiophosphonylation of Baylis-Hillman adducts, substituted allyl bromides, allenylphosphonates and alkynes, promoted by fluoride ion in ionic liquid, is described. Clear-cut evidence for fluoride activation of the phosphite via pentacoordinate phosphorus is provided for the first time. Also, in a comparative reaction, the product obtained was different from that from the palladium catalyzed one. Structures of key products are proven by X-ray crystallography.     

Design and synthesis of an ortho-phenylenediamine-based open cleft: a selective fluorescent chemosensor for dihydrogen phosphate

A new ortho-phenylenediamine-based fluorescent cleft 1 has been designed and synthesized. The open cleft of 1 selectively recognizes tetrabutylammonium dihydrogen phosphate in CH₃CN by exhibiting a significant decrease in the emission of anthracene. The interactions of 1 are also investigated in aq CH₃OH where no measurable change in the emission is observed for tetrabutylammonium dihydrogen phosphate, although sodium salts of phosphate, hydrogen phosphate, and dihydrogen phosphate exhibit moderate changes. Tetrabutylammonium hydrogen sulfate is sensed effectively in aq CH₃OH. The anion binding properties of 1 were evaluated by ¹H NMR, UV-vis, and fluorescence spectroscopic methods.     

Fluoride removal using lanthanum incorporated chitosan beads

Highly selective material based on naturally occurring biomaterial namely chitosan has been designed for the defluoridation of water. Lanthanum incorporated chitosan beads (LCB) were prepared using precipitation method. The synthesis was optimized by varying different synthesis parameters namely lanthanum loading, complexation and precipitation time, strength of ammonia solution used for precipitation, drying time, etc. Lanthanum incorporated chitosan beads were characterized using SEM, FTIR, XRD and EDX. Surface area of LCB was observed to be 2.76 m² g⁻¹. The equilibrium adsorption data fitted well to Langmuir adsorption isotherm and showing maximum fluoride adsorption capacity of 4.7 mg g⁻¹ with negligible lanthanum release. Kinetic study reveals that adsorption of fluoride is fast and follows pseudo-first-order kinetics. The effect of pH was also studied and the best efficiency was observed at pH 5. Presence of sulphate, nitrate and chloride marginally affected the removal efficiency, however drastic reduction in fluoride uptake was observed in the presence of carbonate and bicarbonate. Negative value of change in free energy (ΔG°) and positive value of change in entropy (ΔS°) suggest the adsorption of fluoride by LCB is feasible and spontaneous process. Positive value of change in enthalpy (ΔH°) suggests the process of fluoride adsorption is endothermic in nature. Regeneration study reveals that 1 M ammonium chloride solution appears to be the promising regeneration media showing 81.22% regeneration. The adsorption capacity of LCB was similar in fluoride-contaminated ground water collected from Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh, India, as compared to simulated water.     

Influence of hydrofluoric acid on extraction of thorium using a commercially available extraction chromatographic resin

The dependence of Th recovery on hydrofluoric acid (HF) concentration in nitric acid (HNO₃) solutions (1–5 mol/dm³) containing 1 × 10⁻⁶ mol/dm³ of Th and various concentrations of HF and the elution behavior were studied using a commercially available UTEVA (for uranium and tetravalent actinide) resin column. Thorium recovery decreased with an increase in HF concentration in the sample solutions. The concentration of HF at which Th recovery started to decrease was ∼1 × 10⁻⁴ mol/dm³ in 1 mol/dm³ HNO₃ solution, ∼1 × 10⁻³ mol/dm³ in 3 mol/dm³ HNO₃ solution, and ∼1 × 10⁻² mol/dm³ in 5 mol/dm³ HNO₃ solution. When Al(NO₃)₃ (0.2 mol/dm³) or Fe(NO₃)₃ (0.6 mol/dm³) was added as a masking agent for F⁻ to the Th solution containing 1 × 10⁻¹ mol/dm³ HF and 1 mol/dm³ HNO₃, Th recovery improved from 1.4 ± 0.3% to 95 ± 5% or 93 ± 3%. Effective extraction of Th using UTEVA resin was achieved by selecting the concentration of HNO₃ and/or adding masking agents such as Al(NO₃)₃ according to the concentration of HF in the sample solution.     

A widely varying range of products in reactions of C6F5BrF2, C6F5IF2, and C6F5IF4 with Lewis acids of different strength

The relative fluoride donor ability: C₆F₅BrF₂ > C₆F₅IF₂ > C₆F₅IF₄ was outlined from reactions with Lewis acids of graduated strength in different solvents. Fluoride abstraction from C₆F₅HalF₂ with BF₃·NCCH₃ in acetonitrile (donor solvent) led to [C₆F₅HalF·(NCCH₃)_n][BF₄]. The attempted generation of [C₆F₅BrF]⁺ from C₆F₅BrF₂ and anhydrous HF or BF₃ in weakly coordinating SO₂ClF gave C₆F₅Br besides bromoperfluorocycloalkenes C₆BrF₇ and 1-BrC₆F₉. In reactions of C₆F₅IF₂ with SbF₅ in SO₂ClF the primary observed intermediate (¹⁹F NMR, below 0 °C) was the 4-iodo-1,1,2,3,5,6-hexafluorobenzenium cation, which converted into C₆F₅I and 1-IC₆F₉ at 20 °C. The reaction of C₆F₅IF₄ with SbF₅ in SO₂ClF below −20 °C gave the cation [C₆F₅IF₃]⁺ which decomposed at 20 °C to C₆F₅I, 1-iodoperfluorocyclohexene, and iodoperfluorocyclohexane. Principally, the related perfluoroalkyl compound C₆F₁₃IF₄ showed a different type of products in the fast reaction with AsF₅ in CCl₃F (−60 °C) which resulted in C₆F₁₄. Intermediate and final products of C₆F₅HalF_n−1 (n = 3, 5) with Lewis acids were characterized by NMR in solution. Stable solid products were isolated and analytically characterized.