Mechanism of the Reaction of 1,1-Dimethylhydrazine with Copper(II) and Palladium(II) Chloride Complexes Containing Poly-(N-2-Alcoxycarbonylethyl)-Ethyleneimine

The mechanism of the sorption of 1,1-dimethylhydrazine vapors with metal chloride complexes of poly-(N-2-R-oxycarbonylethyl)-ethyleneimines (R = –n-C₄H₉, –n-C₁₀H₂₁) was studied by Fourier transform IR spectroscopy (FTIR) and piezoelectric resonance. The structure of the products was determined. This allowed for the optimization of the chemical composition and structure of poly-(N-2-R-oxycarbonylethyl)-ethyleneimine-based complexes in their use as sensitive coatings of piezoelectric sensors for determining 1,1-dimethylhydrazine vapors in air.     

Determination of rhenium and osmium complexes by surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization coupled to Orbitrap mass analyzer

A surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization (SALDI) source is coupled to the Orbitrap mass analyzer; the instrumental approach is tested for the analysis of rhenium (Re) and osmium (Os) complexes with 8-mercaptoquinoline. Silicon (Si) material obtained by laser treatment of monocrystalline Si is used as SALDI substrate. All studied complexes are detected as radical cations, with no protonated molecules. The comparison of SALDI, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI), and direct laser desorption/ionization (LDI) on metal plates in the same instrumental setup demonstrated that the detection of the studied complexes using SALDI provides the highest sensitivity. The ability to analyze samples rapidly, high purity of spectra, and good analytical parameters make SALDI coupled to the Orbitrap mass analyzer a potentially powerful tool for the detection of Re and Os complexes and related organic, UV-absorbing compounds.

Surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry with a rotating ball interface

A rotating ball interface for surface‐assisted laser desorption/ionization (SALDI) mass spectrometry was designed and tested. One side of the ball was exposed to atmospheric pressure and the other to the vacuum in a time‐of‐flight mass spectrometer. Analytes (arginine, atenolol, reserpine, tofisopam, and chloropyramine) were applied using electrospray to a silicon substrate on the atmospheric side, the ball was rotated 180°, and the analyte was desorbed on the vacuum side using a pulsed, 200 Hz, 355 nm laser. In order to increase the desorption area, the laser focus was scanned over the substrate in a raster pattern repeated once every second. The design allows for rapid sample throughout with a sample turn‐around time as short as 5 s. Newly produced porous silicon substrates initially yielded very low ion signals, and they required several hundred laser shots to attain maximum sensitivity. In contrast, amorphous silicon did not require such ‘activation’. Quantitative analysis showed a sample‐to‐sample reproducibility of about 10%. The sensitivities with model analytes were in the 1000 to 10 000 ions/fmole range and detection limits in the low fg range. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effect of the Anisotropic Yield Condition on the Predicted Distribution of Residual Stresses in a Thin Disk

Doklady Physics - The effect of the replacement of the exact yield condition by that averaged over the distribution of residual stresses in a thin hollow disk subjected to external pressure and...     

Ionization of Organic Compounds Affected by Laser Plasma Radiation at Atmospheric Pressure

Journal of Analytical Chemistry - The results of a study of the pathways of ion formation from organic compounds in Atmospheric Pressure Laser Plasma Ionization (APLPI) are presented. The...     

Comparison of the laser desorption/ionization methods for detecting metal complexes

The results of comparative analysis of laser desorption/ionization, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ ionization, and new laser-induced electron transfer desorption/ionization methods, used to detect chlorophyll A; mercury complex with thiuram; platinum complex with mercaptoquinoline; and lutetium complex with phthalocyanine, modified by crown ether, are presented. The new method is found to have a better ionization efficiency for complex compounds than the conventional laser desorption/ionization methods.     

Determination of phenylalkylamine compounds using surface-assisted desorption/ionization from amorphous silicon

A new method has been developed for the mass spectrometric determination of phenylalkylamines based on surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization (SALDI). Films of amorphous α-Si, obtained by radiofrequency sputtering have been tested as ion emitters. The high efficiency of the ionization method combined with gas chromatography and the time-of-flight mass spectrometry has been demonstrated. The main analytical parameters have been determined for 12 phenylalkylamines. The detection limit for the studied compounds has been found to vary in the range 5–150 pg/mL.     

Determination of copper in urine by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy

A possibility of determining copper(II) after adsorption on polyacrylonitrile fiber filled with a KU-2 cation exchanger with immobilized 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol (PANF–KU-2–PAN) is studied. The diffuse reflectance spectra of the carrier discs before and after the adsorption of copper in the batch mode are recorded. The dependences of the analytical signals of the copper complex on PANF–KU-2–PAN on adsorption conditions are studied. The conditions for determining 0.05–0.40 μg/mL of copper(II) by measuring diffuse reflection coefficient at 640 nm or visually by a color scale after the adsorption of copper from 20 mL of a solution containing 0.01 M of HCl are found. The determination of 0.1 μg/mL of copper does not interfered with equal amounts of Co, Zn, and Pb and double amounts of Ag, Fe(III), Cd, Mn(II), Bi(III), and Cr(III). The procedure is used for urine analysis. The following conditions of the preparation of urine samples for the determination of copper were selected: boiling with hydrogen peroxide followed by acidification to pH 2. A procedure for determining copper in urine with a limit of detection of 0.03 μg/mL was developed; the relative standard deviation does not exceed 25%; the duration of analysis of 5–6 samples is 30–35 min.     

Reactions of palladium(II) and rhodium(III) with pyridylazo-2-naphthol and dithizone on PANV–KU-2 and PANV–AV-17 fibrous materials

Reactions of palladium(II) and rhodium(III) with dithizone (DT) on polyacrylonitrile fiber filled with an AV-17 anion exchanger (PANV–AV-17) and 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol (PAN) immobilized on polyacrylonitrile fiber filled with a KU-2 cation exchanger (PANV–KU-2–PAN) are studied by diffuse reflection spectroscopy. Conditions of rhodium complexation on PANV–KU-2–PAN (ascorbic acid concentration, pH of solution in adsorption, and the duration of heating samples) and palladium complexation with DT after adsorption from a 0.1 M NaCl solution (pH 2) on PANV–AV-17 in the dynamic mode are found. The limits of detection for rhodium and palladium are 10 and 5 ng/mL, respectively. At 640 nm, the calibration graphs are linear in the ranges of palladium and rhodium concentrations 0.008–0.06 µg/mL and 0.02–0.2 µg/mL, respectively. The mutual influence of rhodium and palladium is studied. It is shown that the determination of palladium with DT on a PANV–AV-17 solid phase is not affected by the presence of a 5-fold amount of rhodium, and rhodium can be determined on PANV–KU-2–PAN at 590 nm in the presence of 2-fold amounts of palladium.