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... Here, we disclose a new copper(i)-Schiff base complex series for selective oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes under benign conditions. The catalytic protocol involves 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl (TEMPO), N-methylimidazole (NMI), ambient air, acetonitrile, and room temperature. This system provides a straightforward and rapid pathway to a series of Schiff bases, particularly, the c ...
acetonitrile; air; chemical species; filtration; fish; food composition; liquids; nitrogen; rapid methods; syringes; tandem mass spectrometry; trimethoprim
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... Here we report a novel semi-automatic pre-treatment apparatus to fulfill a single-step clean-up aim for rapid quantification of 18 antibiotics in fish samples. Trimethoprim and 17 sulfonamides were extracted from fish samples by acetonitrile solution based on ultrasonic-assisted extraction. Cheap analytical filtration syringe (CAFS) clean-up column was used to fulfill single-step clean-up of the e ...
acetonitrile; air; amino acids; density functional theory; dipeptides; electron transfer; hydrogen; moieties; nitrates; nitrogen dioxide; ozone; photolysis; protonation; technology
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... The rate of oxidative damage of aliphatic amino acids and dipeptides by the environmental pollutant nitrate radical (NO₃·) in an aqueous acidic environment was studied by laser flash photolysis. The reactivity dropped by a factor of about four for amino acid residues with secondary amide bonds and by a factor of up to nearly 20 for amino acid residues with tertiary amide bonds, compared with that ...
... Wildfire-influenced air masses under regional background conditions were characterized at the Mt. Bachelor Observatory (∼2800 m a.s.l.) in summer 2019 to provide a better understanding of the aging of biomass burning organic aerosols (BBOAs) and their impacts on the remote troposphere in the western United States. Submicron aerosol (PM₁) concentrations were low (average ± 1σ = 2.2 ± 1.9 μg sm–³), ...
... Acetonitrile (AN), tetrahydrofuran (THF), and Cr(VI) are toxic pollutants found in industrial wastewater and groundwater. The reducing sugar fructose separates AN and THF from water, at either neutral or acidic pH (pH = 4), either with or without Cr(VI) (as observed in bottle tests). This is because it preferentially hydrogen bonds water, inhibiting its interactions with AN and THF. When HCl is ad ...
... Highly connected metal organic frameworks (MOFs) in which at least one building block has connectivity higher than twelve are very rare and much desirable. We report here the first examples of isostructural 14-connected MOFs, RE-frt-MOF-1, constructed from the assembly of 14-c hexanuclear rare-earth clusters, [RE₆(μ₃-X)₈(COO)₁₂]²– (RE: Y³⁺, Tb³⁺, Dy³⁺, Ho³⁺, Er³⁺, Yb³⁺ and X: OH–/F–) with a tritop ...
... Air pollution affects not only the air quality in megacities but also in medium and small-sized cities due to rapid urbanization, industrialization, and other anthropogenic activities. From October 28, 2015 to November 3, 2015, the Indo-Gangetic Plains region, including Chandigarh encountered an episode of poor visibility during the daytime. The daily average PM₂.₅ concentration reached 191 μg/m³, ...
... Hydrodechlorination is a promising technology for the remediation of water body contaminated with trichloroethylene (TCE). In this work, the liquid-phase hydrogenation of TCE by Raney Ni (R-Ni) and Pd/C under an open system have been studied, in which nascent H₂ (Nas-H₂) generated in situ from the cathode acted as a hydrogen source. Experimental results showed that TCE was completely eliminate fro ...
acetonitrile; air; ceramics; chlorinated hydrocarbons; homogenizers; methanol; pentachlorophenol; pollutants; soil pollution; solid phase extraction; tandem mass spectrometry; water
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... Pentachlorophenol (PCP) and sodium pentachlorophenate (PCP-Na) are both organochlorine pesticides. Excessive use of PCP-Na can cause water and soil pollution. In this study, a new method was established to verify the residual amount of PCP-Na in samples through the combination of PAX solid-phase extraction and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The sample contai ...
... The direct selanylation of a diverse array of (hetero)arenes, including imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole, imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine, 1H-indole, 1H-pyrazole, isoxazole and naphthalen-2-ol is presented. The reactions are mediated by Selectfluor, as a stable, easy to handle and commercially available oxidant. The methodology features simple, mild and safe reaction conditions to produce non-symmetrical diorganyl s ...
acetonitrile; air; analytical chemistry; chemical species; electrospray ionization mass spectrometry; ethanol; ionization; isopropyl alcohol; methanol; nitrogen; polysaccharides
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... The desolvation and ionization process of analytes can significantly be improved by enriching the nebulizing gas with a dopant (dopant enriched nitrogen (DEN) gas) in the electrospray source. However, for the analysis of released glycans in negative ion mode, the usage of DEN gas remains largely unexplored. For this purpose, we investigated the effect of different polar protic solvents (methanol, ...
Carlo Andrea Riccardo Perini; Anil Reddy Pininti; Samuele Martani; Peter Topolovsek; Andrea Perego; Daniele Cortecchia; Annamaria Petrozza; Mario Caironi
acetonitrile; air; industrial applications; lead; methylamine; relative humidity; silicon; solar cells; solar energy; solvents
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... Organic–inorganic perovskite photovoltaics have now achieved power conversion efficiencies at par with silicon devices on a lab-scale. To enable industrial application of the technology, developing a perovskite deposition route compatible with scalable, large-area deposition methods, which exploits safer processing solvents and is robust to variations of the processing parameters, particularly hum ...
acetonitrile; air; catalysts; clean energy; electric power; energy conversion; graphene; hydrogen; light; mixing; oxygen; photocatalysis; solar energy; topology
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... Hydrogen can be used as a conventional clean energy resource, only by obtaining it in a cheap, simple, and feasible way. From the perspective of solar energy utilization, photocatalytic water splitting is essentially limited by high electric energy and intermittent solar energy. Here, we demonstrate that the carbon defects could decompose water directly by using low-value mechanical energy in the ...
... Fucoxanthin is an oxygenated carotenoid with a broad spectrum of bioactivities, ranging from antioxidant activity to antimicrobial activities. Micro-algae are well-recognized resources for their production of fucoxanthin, which can be enhanced by cell culture and genetic engineering, and macro-algae or seaweeds are readily available natural resources for harvesting and fucoxanthin purification. Pr ...
acetonitrile; air; catalytic activity; central nervous system; chemical bonding; gamma-aminobutyric acid; heterocyclic compounds; isomerization; oxidants; oxygen; palladium; secondary amines; solvents
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... A novel, multicomponent approach to 2-(imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl)-N,N-dialkylacetamides (very important class of fused heterocyclic derivatives, known to act on central nervous system by enhancing the activity of the GABA) is reported. It is based on the carbonylation reaction of N-Boc-(prop-2-yn-1-yl)pyridin-2-amines carried out in the presence of secondary amines (2–3 equiv) under oxidative con ...
... The problems of determining the protective properties of barrier materials used for the production of body surface protection products of an isolative type are very actual. These garments are expected to have long-term resistance against permeation of toxic substances. The paper deals with the study of the effect of organic solvent vapours on the changes in protective properties of selected anti-g ...
... Eosin Y efficiently catalyzes the aerobic visible light mediated formation of sp² C-SCN bond through denitrative reaction of β-nitrostyrenes with ammonium thiocyanate in acetonitrile to afford (E)-vinyl thiocyanates in good to excellent yields. Metal-free conditions, use of sustainable resources (visible light and air) and ambient temperature are the exclusive attributes of the present protocol. ...
... In this study, carbon-rich mesoporous silicon carbide (CRP-SiC: thickness of 1.3 μm and surface area of 77.3 m2/g) was obtained by electrochemical etching of polycrystalline SiC using HF/acetonitrile (1:5.6 ratio) at an optimum current density of 30 mA/cm2. The selective etching of Si from SiC was validated by Raman and X-ray diffraction analyses. High resolution-transmission electron microscope a ...
acetonitrile; air; alkylation; catalysts; catalytic activity; chemical structure; drugs
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... A new ruthenium-based catalytic system for branched-selective asymmetric allylic alkylation is disclosed and applied to the synthesis of chiral isatin derivatives. The catalyst, which is generated in situ from commercially available CpRu(MeCN)₃PF₆ and a BINOL-derived phosphoramidite, is both highly active (TON up to 180) and insensitive to air and moisture. Additionally, the N-alkylated isatins ac ...
... Acetonitrile contamination in an operating cell and performance recovery are investigated in detail by a series of electrochemical characterizations, including constant current operation, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, linear scanning voltammetry and chronoamperometry. We demonstrate that 20 ppm of acetonitrile in the air stream causes an approximate 40% reduction in c ...
... Convenient generation of stable superatomic silver clusters and their systematic site-specific tailoring and directional assembly present an enduring and significant challenge. In this work, we prepared a face-centered cubic (fcc) array of Ag₁₄ superatoms protected by face-capping 1,2-dithiolate-o-carborane (C₂B₁₀H₁₀S₂) ligands, each produced from 1-thiol-o-carborane in crystallization with simult ...
... Enhancement of hydrolytic stability of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) is a challenging issue in MOF chemistry because most MOFs have shown limitations in their applications under a humid environment. Meanwhile, inner sphere electron transfer has constituted one of the most intensively studied subjects in contemporary chemistry. In this report, we show, for the first time, a new conceptual coordin ...
... Two extraction strategies for albendazole, chloramphenicol, trimethoprim, enrofloxacin, oxitetracycline and nicarbazin in egg were optimized for its quantitation by liquid chromatography. First, two designs were built to find out the optimized condition for the air assisted-dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction based on solidification of organic drop: a fractional factorial and a central compos ...
... Condition-controlled divergent oxidative coupling reactions between indole/tryptamine derivatives and β-arylacrylic acids with the catalysis of copper(II) have been developed. Specifically, a formal Michael addition/dehydration sequence between indoles and β-arylacrylic acids occurred in the presence of catalytic CuBr₂ in CH₃CN under air, thus affording highly functionalized 2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo ...
Phytophthora; acetonitrile; air; exposure assessment; filters; fungicides; ionization; liquid chromatography; particulates; solid phase extraction; spraying; tandem mass spectrometry
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... Fosetyl-aluminum is a synthetic fungicide administered to plants especially to prevent diseases caused by the members of the Peronosporales and several Phytophthora species. Herein, we present a selective liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method to analyze residues of fosetyl-A1 in air particulate matter. This study was performed in perspective of an exposure assessment of ...
acetonitrile; air; chemical reactions; chemical structure; energy transfer; irradiation; oxidants; pyridines; solvents; thiazoles
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... Oxone mediated reaction of imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole, imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine and 1H-pyrazole derivatives with diaryl diselenides is presented here. The methodology represents an efficient and simple protocol for carrying out the selective synthesis of 5-arylselanyl-imidazo[2,1-b]thiazoles, 3-arylselanyl-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and 4-arylselanyl-1H-pyrazoles in high yields using a stable, nontoxic and ...
acetonitrile; air; electron microscopy; electrons; fluorescence; lethal dose 50; ligands; mitochondria; permeability; photochemotherapy; pyridines; singlet oxygen; solubility
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... A novel diiridium complex [(N^C^N)₂Ir(bis-N^C)Ir(N^C^N)₂Cl]PF₆ (N^C^N = 2-[3-tert-butyl-5-(pyridin-2-yl)phenyl]pyridine; bis-N^C = 3,6-bis(4-tert-butylphenyl)pyridazine) was designed, synthesised and characterised. The key feature of the complex is the bridging pyridazine ligand which brings two cyclometallated Ir(iii) metal centres close together so that Cl also acts as a bridging ligand leading ...
acetonitrile; additives; air; aqueous solutions; biomarkers; construction materials; detection limit; dust; environmental monitoring; esters; flame retardants; humans; hydrophobicity; hydroxylation; metabolites; organophosphorus compounds; phase transition; phosphates; plasticizers; products and commodities; separation; soil; solvents; standard deviation; tandem mass spectrometry; ultra-performance liquid chromatography; urine
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... Organophosphate flame retardants and plasticizers (OPFRs) are widely additives in consumer products and building materials. They are frequently detected in environmental media, including indoor air, water, soil, and dust. To provide a low-cost and multi-target tool for monitoring individual exposure to OPFRs, a high-throughput method for simultaneous detection of 15 urinary OFPR metabolites was es ...
... Deep desulfurization of fuels is a hot issue in the environmental protection field in recent years. Phosphotungstate intercalated hydrotalcites (ZnAl-(PW₁₂O₄₀)ₓ-LDHs) with varying amounts of PW₁₂O₄₀³⁻ were prepared by an exfoliation-reassembly method, and their structures and properties were characterized by diverse techniques. The present process uses ZnAl-(PW₁₂O₄₀)ₓ-LDHs as the catalyst, air as ...
... The growing interest for new routes to obtain acetonitrile led to the development of catalysts active toward the ammoxidation of various substrates. Among these, a C2 molecule such as ethanol represents a good choice in terms of atom economy and, being renewable, sets the basis for a long-term sustainable process. This paper describes a fully integrated, newly designed process for the production o ...
acetonitrile; air; alkenes; carboxylic acids; chemical reactions; chemical structure; copper sulfate; oxygen; synthesis
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... An efficient one-pot synthesis of β-ketophosphonates has been developed, via the reaction of α,β-alkenyl carboxylic acids or alkenes with H-phosphonates and air oxygen, catalyzed by CuSO4·5H2O in CH3CN. CH3CN plays a decisive role, probably by forming an active oxygen complex [(MeCN)nCuII-O-O·]. ...
... A fully automated sugaring-out assisted liquid-liquid extraction procedure was suggested. The procedure was based on the separation of the acetonitrile phase, containing a target analyte from the homogeneous sample solution after injection of sugaring-out reagent (glucose) into a mixing chamber of the flow system. Air bubbling was used to promote the extraction process and phase separation. After ...
... Ion mobility spectrometry is a powerful and low-cost technique for the identification of chemical warfare agents, toxic chemicals, or explosives in air. Drift tube ion mobility spectrometers (DT-IMS) separate ions by the absolute value of their low field ion mobility, while field asymmetric ion mobility spectrometers (FAIMS) separate them by the change of their ion mobility at high fields. However ...
... 1,10-phenanthroline is grafted to indium tin oxide (ITO) and titanium dioxide nanoparticle (TiO₂) semiconductors by electroreduction of 5-diazo-1,10-phenanthroline in 0.1 M H₂SO₄. The lower and upper potential limits (−0.20 and 0.15 VSCE, respectively) were set to avoid reduction and oxidation of the 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) covalently grafted at C5 to the semiconductor. The resulting semiconduc ...
... We present results from molecular dynamics simulations that examine microscopic characteristics of mixtures combining acetonitrile (ACN) and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) at the vicinity of liquid/air and liquid/graphene interfaces. In the former interfaces, our simulations reveal a clear propensity of ACN to lie adjacent to the vapor phase at all concentrations. A simple model based on the considerat ...
... There are various methods exist to extract soluble peptide from soybean and its fermented products. This study was aimed to evaluate the solubility of low molecular weight peptide of tempe from two types of bean (GMO and non-GMO soybean) and two different treatment (boiling and non-boiling). The solvents used were water and organic solvents which commonly used as solvents for soy-fermented product ...
Lewis acids; X-ray diffraction; acetonitrile; air; benzene; chemical reactions; chemical structure; chlorides; ligands; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; potassium carbonate
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... A series of seven-membered ditopic ring-expanded N-heterocyclic carbene (dre-NHC) precursors, bearing sterically demanding and electron-rich aryl groups, were synthesised in moderate yields via the reaction of 1,2,4,5-tetrakis(bromomethyl)benzene with the corresponding N,N′-diarylformamidines in the presence of K2CO3 in acetonitrile under an air atmosphere. All new compounds were characterised by ...
... A novel bioinspired bifunctional ligand incorporating metal-binding site and stable free radical has been synthesized. The catalytic system obtained from the bifunctional ligand with copper(i) iodide in the presence of N-methylimidazole is highly efficient for the oxidation of a broad range of primary benzylic, allylic, alkynyl, aliphatic alcohols and secondary benzylic alcohols to the correspondi ...
... Photoelectrochemical applications of photonic crystals are gathering great interests both from physicists and chemists. Here, we theoretically and experimentally present two-dimensional photonic bandgap (2D-PBG) structures based on rutile titanium dioxide (TiO₂) single crystal that is a famous material because of the photoelectrochemical ability. The structures were the arrays of hollow hexagonal ...
... New PEG-stabilized CuNP catalysts are designed upon Cu(ii) reduction with sodium naphthalenide in MeCN followed by simple purification using the salting-out effect. Their catalytic activity in CuAAC is boosted upon 30 min exposure to air, producing Cu₂O NPs. These NPs are also supported on SBA-15, providing excellent recyclable heterogeneous catalysts that are applied in low amounts for efficient ...
acetonitrile; air; detection limit; detectors; electrons; gas chromatography; organochlorine pesticides; polychlorinated biphenyls; regression analysis; samplers; solid phase microextraction; solvents; temperature
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... An analytical method associating accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) and solid-phase micro-extraction (SPME) in immersion mode combined with gas chromatography dual electrons capture detectors (SPME-GC-2ECD) has been developed and studied for the simultaneous determination of 19 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and 22 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in air samples (active and XAD-2 passive sampl ...
Raman spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; acetonitrile; air; carbon; chlorine; electrochemistry; electron microscopy; energy efficiency; nanopores; oxidation; specific energy; stable isotopes; vanadium
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... A novel, two step synthesis is presented combining the formation of carbide-derived carbon (CDC) and redox-active vanadium pentoxide (V₂O₅) in a core–shell manner using solely vanadium carbide (VC) as the precursor. In a first step, the outer part of VC particles is transformed to nanoporous CDC owing to the in situ formation of chlorine gas from NiCl₂ at 700 °C. In a second step, the remaining VC ...
... Benzene is an important occupational and environmental contaminant, naturally present in petroleum and as by-product in the steel industry. Toxicological studies showed pronounced myelotoxic action, causing leukemic and others blood cells disorders. Assessing of benzene exposure is performed by biomarkers as trans, trans-muconic acid (AttM) and S-phenylmercapturic acid (S-PMA) in urine. Due to spe ...
acetonitrile; air; catalysts; catalytic activity; chemical bonding; oxidants; palladium; solvents
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... A facile access to cis-dihydrofurobenzofuran from a Pd-catalyzed intramolecular oxidative C–O bond formation of 2-(2,5-dihydro-furan-2-yl)-phenol is reported. The combined use of Pd(OAc)₂ as catalyst, acetonitrile as solvent and AgOAc or air as oxidant affords cis-dihydrofurobenzofurans in good (up to 83%) yields. ...
acetonitrile; air; ammonia; dielectrophoresis; electric current; electric field; electrodes; electrophoresis; nanomaterials; prototypes; temperature
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... Interconnected network of nanostructured polyaniline (PANI) is giving strong potential for enhancing device performances than bulk PANI counterparts. For nanostructured device processing, the main challenge is to get prototypes on large area by requiring precision, low cost and high rate assembly. Among processes meeting these requests, the alternate current electric fields are often used for nano ...
Kim Croes; Pieterjan Debaillie; Bo Van den Bril; Jeroen Staelens; Tara Vandermarken; Kersten Van Langenhove; Michael S. Denison; Martine Leermakers; Marc Elskens
... Endocrine disrupting chemicals represent a broad class of compounds, are widespread in the environment and can pose severe health effects. The objective of this study was to investigate the overall estrogen activating potential of PM10 air samples at an urban location with high traffic incidence in Flanders, using a human in vitro cell bioassay.PM10 samples (n = 36) were collected on glass fiber f ...
... A simple and mild methodology for the direct synthesis of alkynylphosphonates is presented. The reaction of a variety of terminal alkynes with dialkyl phosphites in the presence Cu₂O (14 mol %) led to the formation of the corresponding alkynylphosphonates in good to excellent yields. Reactions are performed under air, in acetonitrile as solvent, and in the absence of base or ligand additives. This ...
... Hexavalent Se? Yes! Selenium on polymers exhibits quite different properties compared to that in small molecules. Hexavalent Se, rare in organoselenium chemistry, was found to be the major species on polymers. The high-valent Se species on recyclable polymer resins could quickly catalyze the oxidation reaction of cyclohexene with H₂O₂ in water to produce industrially important intermediate trans-1 ...
... Intermolecular [2+2+2] cycloaddition of propargyl halides with 1,6-diynes was achieved with air stable, catalytic amount of Mo(CO)6 and the benzyl halide derivatives were isolated in good yields. The reaction conditions were optimized and better yields were observed under microwave irradiation conditions using acetonitrile as a solvent. ...
... A new class of electroactive polyamides with ether‐linked bis(triphenylamine) [O(TPA)₂] units were prepared through the direct phosphorylation polycondensation from N,N‐di(4‐aminophenyl)‐N′,N′‐diphenyl‐4,4′‐oxydianiline and aromatic dicarboxylic acids. These polyamides were amorphous with good solubility in many organic solvents, such as NMP and DMAc, and could be solution‐cast into strong and fle ...
acetonitrile; air; aluminum; enthalpy; friction; heat transfer; high performance liquid chromatography; ovens; prototypes; temperature profiles
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... A prototype vacuum-based (10⁻⁶Torr) column housing was built to thermally isolate the chromatographic column from the external air environment. The heat transfer mechanism is solely controlled by surface radiation, which was minimized by wrapping the column with low-emissivity aluminum tape. The adiabaticity of the column housing was quantitatively assessed from the measurement of the operational ...
... This study investigates selective adsorption of thiophenic compounds from fuel over TiO2/SiO2 under UV-irradiation. The TiO2/SiO2 adsorbents were prepared and then characterized by N2 adsorption, X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Adsorption isotherms, selectivity and kinetics of TiO2/SiO2 were measured in a UV built-in batch reactor. It was concluded that (a) with the employm ...
acetonitrile; air; alcohols; catalysts; chemical structure; copper; organic chemistry; oxidation
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... Two solutions, one consisting of bpy/TEMPO/NMI and the other bpy/ABNO/NMI (bpy =2,2′-bipyridyl; TEMPO = 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine N-oxyl, ABNO = 9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane N-oxyl; NMI = N-methylimidazole), in acetonitrile are shown to have good long-term stability (≥1 year) under air at 5 °C. The solutions may be combined in appropriate quantities with commercially available [Cu(MeCN)₄]OTf to p ...
... Stability of microencapsulated marigold lutein under three different storage conditions (dark and vacuum, light and vacuum, air and light) at 4, 20, and 37°C was investigated. Major lutein stereoisomers, including all-trans lutein, 13-cis lutein, 13′-cis lutein, 9-cis lutein, and 9′-cis lutein, were rapidly separated within 12 minutes by reverse-phase C ₃₀-HPLC-PDA using methanol, methylene chlori ...
acetonitrile; adsorption; air; cellulose; detection limit; ethyl carbamate; fluorescence; high performance liquid chromatography; human resources; occupational exposure; quantitative analysis; risk assessment; working conditions; Poland
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... In relation to the proposal to introduce an occupational exposure limit value for ethyl carbamate (EC) in Poland, a need to develop a sensitive method for determination of this carcinogenic substance in the workplace air was emerged. In the presented paper, a new method for its determination by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detector (FLD) is proposed. The method i ...
... The photoinduced processes of pristine and Mg²⁺-doped anatase nanopowders with the exposed {001} facets synthesized by a solvothermal method, using HF as the capping agent, were investigated by EPR spectroscopy. The adsorbed fluoride ions on the {001} facets of the as-prepared anatase samples have been removed by NaOH washing (washed samples) or calcination at 600°C (calcined samples). EPR spectra ...
... A stability-indicating ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) method with a diode array detector was developed and validated for the determination of cis/trans isomers of perindopril L-arginine in bulk substance and pharmaceutical dosage form. The separation was achieved on a Poroshell 120 Hilic (4.6 × 150 mm, 2.7 µm) column using a mobile phase composed of acetonitrile–0.1 % formic ...
... Epoxidation of styrene is one of the key reactions in organic synthesis. In this paper, we investigated the effect of different metal ions in MIL-101 metal–organic framework on styrene epoxidation using various oxidants such as air, H₂O₂ and TBHP. For the aerobic epoxidation of styrene, Fe-MIL-101 and Cr-MIL-101 presented good styrene conversion (87.2 vs. 65.5%) and epoxide selectivity (54.4% vs. ...
... Tobacco smoke residues lingering in the indoor environment, also termed thirdhand smoke (THS), can be a source of long-term exposure to harmful pollutants. THS composition is affected by chemical transformations and by air–surface partitioning over time scales of minutes to months. This study identified and quantified airborne THS pollutants available for respiratory exposure, identified potential ...
... A long-term air-stable n-type organic semiconductor, 2,5-difluoro-1,4-phenylene-bis{2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]acrylonitrile}, was synthesized by a high-yield simple procedure of Knoevenagel condensation with aldehyde and acetonitrile derivatives. A fabricated organic thin-film transistor (OTFT) using this compound exhibited good n-channel OTFT properties with a high electron mobility of 0.17 cm ...
... Fine aerosol particles in the urban areas of Shanghai and Los Angeles were collected on days that were characterized by their stagnant air and high organic aerosol concentrations. They were analyzed by nanospray-desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry with high mass resolution (m/Δm = 100,000). Solvent mixtures of acetonitrile and water and acetonitrile and toluene were used to extrac ...
... (dpd)₂Cu₂Cl₆ has been prepared by the reaction of bis(1,1-diethyl-3-benzoyl-thioureato)-copper(II) with SOCl₂ in nitromethane. The brown air stable crystals were characterized by X-ray structure determination. Space group P2₁/n, Z = 4, 4222 observed unique reflexions, R = 0.053, Lattice dimensions (22 °C): a = 1336.4(2), b = 1677.2(9), c = 749.3(2) pm; β = 92.46(2)°. Similar reaction in acetonitri ...
Lewis acids; acetonitrile; air; aldehydes; alkylation; ambient temperature; catalysts; chemical structure; indoles; ligands; palladium
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... The regioselective C-3 alkylation of indoles with aldehydes and enones as electrophiles is catalyzed by a d8 late transition metal complex PdCl2(MeCN)2 at room temperature in the presence of air/moisture and in the absence of any additional acid/base, additive, or ligand. The active catalyst in this alkylation is an organometallic intermediate C1 which is formed from the reaction of indole with th ...
Angela K. Baker; Sebastian Traud; Carl A.M. Brenninkmeijer; Peter Hoor; Marco Neumaier; David E. Oram; Armin Rauthe-Schöch; Detlev Sprung; Sebastian Schloegl; Franz Slemr; Peter F.J. van Velthoven; Heini Wernli; Andreas Zahn; Helmut Ziereis
acetonitrile; air; aircraft; atmospheric chemistry; biofuels; biomass; burning; carbon monoxide; case studies; convection; emissions; fossil fuels; pollutants; propane; summer; troposphere; Central Asia; Eastern European region; Germany; India; Middle East; North America; Philippines; West Asia; Western European region
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... Between May 2005 and March 2008 the CARIBIC (Civil Aircraft for the Regular Investigation of the atmosphere Based on an Instrument Container) observatory was deployed to make atmospheric observations on 42 flights between Frankfurt, Germany and Manila, the Philippines. This nearly 3 year flight series provides information about atmospheric composition in the upper troposphere over Europe and Asia ...
... We reported a ligand- and additive-free Cu(OAc)2/TEMPO catalyst system that enables efficient and selective aerobic oxidation of a broad range of primary and secondary benzylic alcohols, primary and secondary 1-heteroaryl alcohols, cinnamyl alcohols, and aliphatic alcohols to the corresponding aldehydes and ketones. This ambient temperature oxidation protocol is of practical features like aqueous ...
... MTiX (M = Cr and V) samples, with 0, 5, 10 and 20 atomic percent, were synthesised by a sol–gel method and calcined at 400 °C in air. The XRD analysis results indicated that the materials presented a crystalline structure with the presence of TiO₂ anatase forms. BET analysis showed that the surface area varied with the variation of metal content. EDX analysis showed a heterogeneous distribution of ...
... [Fe(2,2'-bpy)₃][Fe₂OCl₆] is obtained in form of red, air stable crystals by oxidation of Fe(bpy)Cl₂ with O₂ in acetonitrile. It crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with Z = 4. The crystal structure contains Fe(bpy)₃²⁺ and Fe₂OCl₆²⁻ ions. The anion exhibits a bent oxobridge with Fe-O-Fe = 148,1° and Fe-O distances of equal length (176,5 pm). In the IR spectrum νₐₛ Fe-O-Fe is observed a ...
acetonitrile; air; cations; chemical reactions; diastereomers; stereochemistry
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... Ferrocenium hexafluorophosphate, Cp2FePF6, was determined to be a convenient source of cyclopentadienol when stirred open to air in a mixture of acetonitrile and water. The cyclopentadienol was intercepted via Diels–Alder reaction with a variety of dienophiles to afford cycloadducts having 7-norbornenol cores. Reactions were stereoselective, producing single diastereomers from endo approach of the ...
... The title compound, [(Ph₃PO)₄Li]⁺ AuI₂ ⁻, crystallized from a reaction mixture obtained from Ph₃PAuC≡CPh, LiMe and MeI (molar ratio 1 : 1 : 2) in diethylether upon subsequent oxidation in air. The triclinic crystals, space group P1̅, are isomorphous with those of the corresponding di(bromo)cuprate(I). The gold atoms of the two independent [AuI2]− anions reside on centers of inversion and have no c ...
... An extraction procedure based on the Quick Easy Cheap Effective Rugged and Safe (QuEChERS) approach has been developed and used for analysis of particle-bound nitrated and oxygenated PAH derivatives (NPAH and OPAH, respectively). Several analytical conditions, for example GC injection temperature and MS detection settings, were optimized. This analytical procedure enabled simultaneous GC–NICIMS qu ...
acetonitrile; air; black tea; detection limit; epigallocatechin gallate; gallic acid; green tea; high performance liquid chromatography; methanol; pH; tea bags
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... A rapid and accurate High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) method for determination of gallic acid, caffein, and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) with an isocratic mobile phase elution was developed. HPLC parameters consisted of a C18 reversed-phase column (Eurosphere C18, 250 × 4.6 mm i.d., 5μm), mobile phase composed of 0.1% ortho phosporic acid : water : acetonitrile : methanol (14 : 7 : ...
... An analytical methodology using Accelerated Solvent Extraction (ASE) and a sylilation procedure coupled to Solid Phase Micro-Extraction (SPME) and GC/MS was developed for the determination of 31 pesticides of different chemical classes (urea, phenoxy acids, pyrethrenoïds, etc.) commonly used in non-agricultural areas in atmospheric samples. This methodology was developed to evaluate the outdoor at ...
... Surface degradation of profenofos (PF), a VX nerve gas surrogate, was investigated using in situ photo-oxidation that combines simple instrumentation and ambient gases (O₂ and H₂O) as a function of exposure conditions ([O₃], [OH], UV light λ = 185 and/or 254 nm, relative humidity) and PF film surface density (0.38–3.8 g m–²). PF film 0.38 g m–² fully degraded after 60 min of exposure to both 254 a ...
Raja clavata; acetonitrile; air; biodegradation; derivatization; detection limit; dimethylamine; fish; headspace analysis; high performance liquid chromatography; liquids; methylamine; methylation; spoilage; total volatile basic nitrogen; trimethylamine
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... An HPLC-UV method coupled with 9-fluorenylmethylchloroformate (FMOC) derivatization was developed for the determination of short chained amines in an environmental matrix. The basic reaction conditions among different target compounds (three methylated amines: mono- (MA), di- (DMA), and tri-methylamine (TMA)) with the reagent (FMOC) have been investigated. Comparative calibration of TMA as an indi ...
acetonitrile; air; crystallization; ethanol; gold; hot water treatment; irradiation; nanogold; photocatalysis; photocatalysts; solvents; titanium dioxide; ultraviolet radiation
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... Submicrometer-sized amorphous titania spheres incorporating Au nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared in a one-pot synthesis consisting of a sol–gel reaction of titanium(IV) isopropoxide in the presence of chloroauric acid and a successive reduction with sodium borohydride in a mixed solvent of ethanol/acetonitrile. The synthesis was allowed to prepare monodisperse titania spheres that homogeneously in ...
acetonitrile; air; chemical bonding; chemical reactions; chemical structure; iodine; phosphorus
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... We report an efficient metal-free azaphosphaannulation of a myriad of phosphonamides through intramolecular oxidative C–N bond formation using PhI(OAc)₂ and iodine in acetonitrile under air, thus leading to the formation of benzazaphosphol-3-one 1-oxides, which are novel phosphorus heterocyclic privileged structures. ...
... Nitrogen-doped turbostratic carbon nanoparticles (NPs) are prepared using fast single-step flame synthesis by directly burning acetonitrile in air atmosphere and investigated as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries. The as-prepared N-doped carbon NPs show excellent Li-ion stoarage properties with initial discharge capacity of 596 mA h g–¹, which is 17% more than that shown by the correspond ...
... Air and moisture insensitive palladium complexes, [Pd(L)Cl₂] (1/2), in which L = 1-benzyl-4-phenylthiomethyl or 1-benzyl-4-phenylselenomethyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole (L1 or L2) catalyze Heck (HC) and Suzuki–Miyaura coupling (SMC) reactions between a series of aryl bromides including deactivated bromides and n-butyl acrylate and phenylboronic acid, respectively. The optimal catalytic loading was found to ...
... A new polymorph of the copper(II) thiocyanate complex with 2-dimethylaminoethanol, [Cu₂(Me₂Ea)₂(NCS)₂]∞ (HMe₂Ea = 2-dimethylaminoethanol, HL) 1, was isolated in the attempted synthesis of a mixed-metal complex from zerovalent copper, cadmium oxide and ammonium thiocyanate in CH₃CN solution of HL in air. [Cu₂(Me₂Ea)₂(NCS)₂(DMSO)₂] ₂ is a product of recrystallization of 1 from DMSO. X-ray analysis c ...
... We developed a CZE method for simultaneous determination of pyridine-triphenylborane (PTPB) anti-fouling agent and its degradation products such as diphenylborinic acid (DPB), phenylboronic acid (MPB), and phenol in artificial seawater (ASW) with no extraction procedure. The ASW samples, in which 20 % (v/v) acetonitrile was added, were injected directly into the capillary using vacuum injection. A ...
... The photo-induced decarbonylation of Cp*Cr(CO)₂NO in acetonitrile solution in the presence of excess sulfur leads to the cyclo-pentasulfido complex Cp*Cr(NO)(S₅) (1 a), while in the case of limited sulfur supply the binuclear bis(µ-disulfido) complex Cp*₂Cr₂(NO)₂(µ-S₂)₂ (4a) is formed preferentially. The corresponding reaction with elemental selenium produces Cp*₂Cr₂(NO)₂(µ-Se₂)₂ (4b), irrespectiv ...
... Light blue [Cu(CN)en₂]I was prepared by reaction of copper iodide with ethylenediamine (en) and potassium cyanide in acetonitrile in air. It crystallizes in the space group C2 (No. 5) with a = 11.082(6), b = 7.155(2), c = 9.017(3) Å , β = 127.00(3)°, and Z = 2. The structure was refined from 1069 unique reflections and 90 parameters. The refinement converged to R1=0.018 and wR2=0.041 (all reflecti ...
acetonitrile; air; chlorpyrifos; correlation; detection limit; environmental health; foams; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; liquid chromatography; monitoring; oxygen; polyurethanes; spray drift; stable isotopes; storage quality; tandem mass spectrometry
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... A rapid liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method has been developed for determination of levels of the organophosphorus (OP) pesticides chlorpyrifos (CPF), azinphos methyl (AZM), and their oxygen analogs chlorpyrifos-oxon (CPF-O) and azinphos methyl-oxon (AZM-O) on common active air sampling matrices. XAD-2 resin and polyurethane foam (PUF) matrices were extracted with acet ...
acetonitrile; air; aldehydes; alkenes; benzoquinones; chemical structure; oxidation
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... A method for efficient and aldehyde-selective Wacker oxidation of aryl-substituted olefins using PdCl₂(MeCN)₂, 1,4-benzoquinone, and t-BuOH in air is described. Up to a 96% yield of aldehyde can be obtained, and up to 99% selectivity can be achieved with styrene-related substrates. ...
acetonitrile; air; aldehydes; ammonium chloride; chemical reactions; chemical structure; pyridines; solvents; synthesis; triethylamine
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... A number of 2,4-disubstituted pyridines have been synthesized using α,β,γ,δ-unsaturated aldehydes and ammonium chloride in the presence of triethylamine in acetonitrile solvent at 80°C under air balloon. ...
... A new analytical method for the simultaneous determination of phthalic, isophthalic and 14 long-chain dicarboxylic acids in ambient aerosols by ultra-performance liquid chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry with negative-ion electrospray ionization was developed and validated. A fast and quantitative pressurized fluid extraction procedure with water as solvent was optimized using samplin ...
... During the ARCPAC (Aerosol, Radiation, and Cloud Processes affecting Arctic Climate) campaign in April 2008, several flights of the WP-3D research aircraft over the Arctic Ocean and Alaska sampled relatively rich bromine monoxide (BrO > 5 pptv) air masses in the free troposphere. In most cases air masses were identified as either stratospheric intrusions or as being recently in contact with sea-ic ...
... We demonstrate the application of corona discharge ion mobility spectrometry with orthogonal acceleration time of flight mass spectrometry (CD IMS-oaTOF) for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) monitoring. Two-dimensional (2D) IMS-oaTOF spectra of VOCs were recorded in nearly real time. The corona discharge atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) source was operated in positive mode in nitro ...
... Oxidative desulfurization of hydrogenation diesel (40mL) was studied using air as oxidant, tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) as radical initiator at ambient pressure and moderate temperature in the presence of isobutyl aldehyde. TBHP could accelerate the production of carbonyl radical and its peroxidation. When the molar fraction of TBHP was 5mmol, the conversion of DBT could reach 96.1% in the pres ...
... A reinvestigation of the formal hydride transfer reaction of 1-benzyl-3-cyanoquinolinium ion (BQCN⁺) with N-methyl-9,10-dihydroacridine (MAH) in acetonitrile (AN) confirmed that the reaction takes place in more than one step and revealed a new mechanism that had not previously been considered. These facts are unequivocally established on the basis of conventional pseudo-first-order kinetics. It wa ...
acetonitrile; air; catalytic activity; chemical bonding; cyanides; dissociation; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; gold; hydroxybenzaldehyde; irradiation; nanogold; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; photosynthesis; porous media; silica; transmission electron microscopy; trapping; ultraviolet radiation
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... We show here the first radical route for the direct photosynthesis of AuCN oligomers with different sizes and shapes, as evidenced by TEM observations, from an Au nanoparticle/benzaldehyde/CH₃CN ternary system in air under UV-light irradiation. This photochemical route is green, mild, and universal, which makes itself distinguishable from the common cyanidation process. Several elementary reaction ...
... The reaction of a Cu(ii)–nitrosyl complex (1) with hydrogen peroxide at −20 °C in acetonitrile results in the formation of the corresponding Cu(i)–peroxynitrite intermediate. The reduction of the Cu(ii) center was monitored by UV-visible spectroscopic studies. Formation of the peroxynitrite intermediate has been confirmed by its characteristic phenol ring nitration reaction as well as isolation of ...
... The properties of fluid interfaces increase in importance as the physical scale decreases and, hence, characterization of surface tension becomes all the more critical. However, there is to date no method to characterize this parameter on microscale surfaces. We propose here a simple method based on the resonance of capillary waves, which are naturally excited by thermal fluctuations, under one-di ...
X-ray diffraction; acetonitrile; air; benzaldehyde; bromides; catalysts; catalytic activity; cellulose; ethanol; hydrazine; mixing; oxidation; oxygen; palladium; scanning electron microscopes; scanning electron microscopy; thermal analysis; transmission electron microscopes; transmission electron microscopy
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... Nano palladium(0) supported on cellulose was found to be highly efficient recyclable heterogeneous catalyst for the Suzuki coupling between aryl bromides and phenyl boronic acid in water and aerobic oxidation of benzyl alcohols using air as the source of molecular oxygen in acetonitrile. The Cell-Pd(0) was prepared by stirring commercially available cellulose with Pd(OAc)₂ in ethanol at 25°C follo ...
... Organosulfates of monoterpenes and isoprene, as well as their oxidation products have been identified in biogenic secondary organic aerosols (BSOA) from both laboratory and field studies. Organosulfates provide an interesting coupling between air pollution and formation of low-volatility BSOA. HPLC quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry was used to study polar acidic monoterpene and isoprene ...
... A two-step wet chemistry protocol has been developed for the surface derivatization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) track-etched membrane used as cell culturing support, that is, (a) activation by trifluorotriazine (1 M in acetonitrile (ACN), 30 °C, 3 h); (b) coupling to amine-terminated molecules, namely 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzylamine ((F)Tag), (L)-4,5-[³H]-lysine, and Gly-Arg-Gly-Asp- ...
acetonitrile; air; chemical structure; molecular weight; molybdenum; oils; oxidation; synthesis; temperature
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... The novel molybdenum(IV) compound [MoO(NCMe)₅][B(C₆F₅)₄]₂ (1a) has been prepared by air oxidation of [Mo(CO)₃(NCMe)₃] in the presence of [H(OEt₂)₂][B(C₆F₅)₄] at room temperature. The [MoO(NCMe)₅]²⁺ cation shows a distorted octahedral configuration with two different acetonitrile-metal bond lengths due to a trans effect of the oxo-ligand. The trans-acetonitrile ligand is easily abstracted under oil ...
... Few studies were conducted on oxygenated volatile organic compounds (OVOC) because of problems encountered during the sampling/analyzing steps induced by water in sampled air. Consequently, there is a lack of knowledge of their spatial and temporal trends and their origins in ambient air. In this study, an analyzer consisted of a thermal desorber (TD) interfaced with a gas chromatograph (GC) and a ...
acetonitrile; air; carbon dioxide; catalytic activity; copper; electrochemistry; electrodes; feedstocks; global warming; hydrogen; lithium; oxalates; oxygen; superoxide anion; value added
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... Global warming concern has dramatically increased interest in using CO₂ as a feedstock for preparation of value-added compounds, thereby helping to reduce its atmospheric concentration. Here, we describe a dinuclear copper(I) complex that is oxidized in air by CO₂ rather than O₂; the product is a tetranuclear copper(II) complex containing two bridging CO₂-derived oxalate groups. Treatment of the c ...
acetonitrile; air; chromatography; friction; heat; streams; temperature
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... The apparent reduced HETP (height equivalent to a theoretical plate) of columns packed with very fine 1.7 μm BEH-C₁₈particles were measured under isocratic conditions, for different thermal conditions applied to the surface wall (column left in still-air at laboratory temperature, column placed in the oven of the Acquity UPLC chromatograph heated at different temperatures, or column immersed in a ...