Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography method for measuring the composition of aquatic humic substances

A hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) method was developed to measure the composition of humic substances from river, reservoir, and treated wastewater based on their physicochemical properties. The current method fractionates the humic substances into four well-defined groups based on parallel analyses with a neutral and a cationic HILIC column, using mobile phases of varied compositions and pH. The results indicate that: (i) the proportion of carboxylic acids in the humic substances from terrestrial origins is less than half of that from treated wastewater (Jeddah, KSA), (ii) a higher content of basic compounds was observed in the humic substances from treated wastewater and Ribou Reservoir (Cholet, France) than in the sample from Loire River (France), (iii) a higher percentage of hydrophobic macromolecules were found in the humic substances from Loire River than in the other samples, and (iv) humic substances of treated wastewater contained less ionic neutral compounds (i.e., pK_a 5–9) than the waters from terrestrial origins. The physicochemical property disparity amongst the compounds in each humic substances sample was also evaluated. The humic substances from the lightly humic Loire river displayed the highest disparity, whereas the highly humic Suwannee river (Georgia, USA) showed the most homogeneous humic substances.     

Synthesis of cationic beta-cyclodextrin derivatives and their applications as chiral stationary phases for high-performance liquid chromatography and supercritical fluid chromatography

Four cationic beta-cyclodextrin derivatives, namely mono-6-(3-methylimidazolium)-6-deoxy-perphenylcarbamoyl-beta-cyclodextrin chloride (MPCCD), mono-6-(3-methylimidazolium)-6-deoxyper(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamoyl)-beta-cyclodextrin chloride (MDPCCD), mono-6-(3-octylimidazolium)-6-deoxyperphenylcarbamoyl-beta-cyclodextrin chloride (OPCCD) and mono-6-(3-octylimidazolium)-6-deoxyper(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamoyl)-beta-cyclodextrin chloride (ODPCCD), have been synthesized and physically coated onto porous spherical silica gel to obtain novel chiral stationary phases (CSPs). The performances of these CSPs are studied on high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) using 18 racemic aryl alcohols as test analytes. Among these four CSPs, OPCCD shows the best separation results for all analytes on both HPLC and SFC analyses. Chromatographic studies reveal that the CSPs consisting of an n-octyl group on the imidazolium moiety and phenylcarbamoyl groups on the cyclodextrin ring provide enhancement of analyte-chiral substrate interactions over CSPs bearing the methyl group on the imidazolium moiety and 3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamoyl groups on the cyclodextrin ring.     

Synthesis and application of mono-6-(3-methylimidazolium)-6-deoxyperphenylcarbamoyl-beta-cyclodextrin chloride as chiral stationary phases for high-performance liquid chromatography and supercritical fluid chromatography

The synthesis of mono-6-(3-methylimidazolium)-6-deoxyperphenylcarbamoyl-beta-cyclodextrin chloride (MPCCD) and its application in chiral stationary phases (CSPs) for high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) are being reported. This chiral selector is coated onto silica gel in different weight percentages (15, 20 and 35%, w/w) to obtain CSPs having different loading content. These new chiral stationary phases are tested using normal-phase HPLC for enantioseparation of racemic aromatic alcohols. Indeed, the enantiodiscrimination abilities of these CSPs are found to be influenced by the loading content of the chiral selector. Among the three columns (MPCCD-C15, MPCCD-C20 and MPCCD-C35), the best enantioseparation results are obtained using a column containing 20% (w/w) of MPCCD (MPCCD-C20). The resolution (R(s)) obtained for p-fluorophenylethanol, p-chlorophenylethanol, p-bromophenylethanol, p-iodophenylethanol and p-fluorophenyl-3-buten-1-ol using MPCCD-C20 ranges from 3.83 to 5.65. Good enantioseparation results are obtained for these analytes under SFC separation conditions using the MPCCD-C20 column.     

β沸石固定酶修饰四氰基醌二甲烷电流型葡萄糖传感器的研究

本文介绍了一种新型的酶传感器, 首次以具有一定规整结构的β沸石固定酶, 以7, 7', 8, 8'-四氰基醌二甲烷作为电子传递媒介体,研制成葡萄糖传感器, 运用傅利叶变换红外光谱研究了β沸石与葡萄糖氧化酶之间的相互作用, 通过载体孔径分布和等电点的测定, 研究了载体的孔结构及表面酸性质对酶吸附的影响规律, 并对电极的制备条件和响应性能进行了优化。     

Immobilization of zirconium-glycerolate nanowires on magnetic nanoparticles for extraction of urinary ribonucleosides

Microchimica Acta - Porous graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) was prepared by a one-step acid etching and ultrasonication process. It is found that the strong blue fluorescence of g-C3N4 (with...     

Cationic cyclodextrins chemically-bonded chiral stationary phases for high-performance liquid chromatography

Two covalently bonded cationic β-CD chiral stationary phases (CSPs) prepared by graft polymerization of 6^A-(3-vinylimidazolium)-6-deoxyperphenylcarbamate-β-cyclodextrin chloride or 6^A-(N,N-allylmethylammonium)-6-deoxyperphenylcarbamoyl-β-cyclodextrin chloride onto silica gel were successfully applied in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Their enantioseparation capability was examined with 12 racemic pharmaceuticals and 6 carboxylic acids. The results indicated that imidazolium-containing β-CD CSP afforded more favorable enantioseparations than that containing ammonium moiety under normal-phase HPLC. The cationic moiety on β-CD CSPs could form strong hydrogen bonding with analytes in normal-phase liquid chromatography (NPLC) to enhance the analytes’ retention and enantioseparations. In reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC), the analytes exhibited their maximum retention when the pH of mobile phase was close to their pK_a value. Inclusion complexation with CD cavity and columbic/ionic interactions with cationic substituent on the CD rim would afford accentuated retention and enantioseparations of the analytes.     

Chemically bonded cationic β-cyclodextrin derivatives as chiral stationary phases for enantioseparation applications

Vinylene-functionalized cationic β-cyclodextrins are co-polymerized with vinylized silica in the presence of AIBN and conjugated monomers. The chemically immobilized cationic β-cyclodextrins were thereafter applied as chiral stationary phases in packed column supercritical fluid chromatography and demonstrated good and reproducible enantioseparations of racemic pharmaceutical compounds.     

Construction of Chiral Tetrahydro-β-Carbolines: Asymmetric Pictet–Spengler Reaction of Indolyl Dihydropyridines

A highly efficient synthesis of the enantioenriched tetrahydro-β-carbolines was developed by using a chiral phosphoric acid catalyzed Pictet–Spengler reaction of indolyl dihydropyridines. The reaction proceeds under mild reaction conditions to afford the desired chiral tetrahydro-β-carbolines in good to excellent yields (up to 96 %) and high enantioselectivities (up to 99 % ee). With this method, a formal synthesis of tangutorine and a total synthesis of deplancheine were achieved in a highly efficient manner.     

分子筛对葡萄糖淀粉酶的吸附性能研究

测定了黑曲霉葡萄糖淀粉酶(E.C.3.2.1.3)在三种改性的、具有中孔和大孔的分子筛上的吸附等温线并将吸附量和吸附等温线的形状与分子筛的等电点、孔容、孔径及酸性相关联。讨论了孔结构和不同酶吸附量对分子筛固定化葡萄糖淀粉酶活力的影响。发现葡萄糖淀粉酶在再造孔分子筛上的单层饱和吸附量与再造孔的方法密切有关,三种不同再造孔方法制得的分子筛具有不同的骨架Si/Al比、不同的孔分布和比表面积。不同的Si/Al比导致不同的酸性质和等电点。酶吸附量与载体的表面酸性、等电点以及吸附时溶液的pH有关。分子筛对酶的吸附以静电作用为主。其次,当中孔孔径和孔容越大时,单层饱和吸附量亦越大。随着分子筛对葡萄糖淀粉酶的吸附量增加,固定化酶的活力增大,但固定化酶的比活力随吸附量的增加、中孔孔容和孔径的减小而下降。     

Construction of the Benzomesembrine Skeleton: Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Intermolecular Arylative Dearomatization of α-Naphthols and Subsequent Aza-Michael Reaction

A novel palladium(0)-catalyzed intermolecular arylative dearomatization of α-naphthols and subsequent aza-Michael reaction is described. Two adjacent stereocenters were constructed efficiently through consecutive arylative dearomatization and Michael addition reactions. By utilizing this method, structurally diverse benzomesembrine derivatives were synthesized with excellent yields and chemoselectivity. The benzomesembrine products were shown to undergo versatile functional-group transformations.