Colorimetric determination of nanomolar concentrations of silicate in natural waters after liquid-liquid extraction using methyl isobutyl ketone

A sensitive solvent extraction method for the determination of nonamolar concentrations of silicate in natural waters is developed. According to the traditional aqueous silicate method, silicomolybdenum blue formed by the reaction between silicate and ammoni- um molydate and reduced by metol-sulfite reagent is extracted by methyl isobutyl ketone. The absorbance can be enhanced substantially up to 10-folds. The detection limit of silicate is 8 nmol/dm^3 , which is one tenth smaller than the traditional method, with the precision of 4.0% at a silicate level of 50 nmol/dm^3 and 3.2% at a silicate level of 6 μmol/dm^3. Comparing the calibration curves in the distilled water and seawater, it can be seen that the salt effect also exists in the extraction method. However, the salt effect is a linear function of the salinity and can be corrected by simple calibration. The proposed method is successfully applied to the determination of silicate in natural waters. Natural concentrations of arsenate, arsenite and phosphate cause negligible interference.

Condensation Reaction of 5,6-Dihydro-6-methyl-6-piperonyl-2H-pyran-2,4-dione, Ethyl Orthoformate and Substituted Anilines

Piperonyl methyl ketone was obtained by oxidizing isosafrole with hydrogen peroxide and formic acid. Dianion of ethyl acetoacetate reacted with piperonyl methyl ketone and 5, 6-dihydro-6-methyl-6-piperonyl-2H-pyran-2, 4-dione was prepared, which reacted with substituted anilines in the presence of ethyl orthoformate to obtain 3-anilinomethylene-5, 6- dihydro- 6-methyl-6-piperonyl-2H-pyran-2, 4-diones. Their structures were confirmed by 1HNMR and elemental analysis.

Comparative study of degradation of toluene and methyl isobutyl ketone(MIBK)in aqueous solution by pulsed corona discharge plasma

Effectiveness of pulsed power plasma for the degradation of two toxic volatile organic compounds(VOCs),toluene and methyl isobutyl ketone(MIBK),in aqueous solution was evaluated.The plasma degradation of MIBK has been studied for the first time.The influence of initial concentration of target compound,solution pH and scavengers on percentage degradation was evaluated.100%removal of 200 mg/L of toluene and MIBK was achieved both in liquid and gaseous phases after 12 and 16 min of plasma treatment,respectively.The first order rate constant of toluene and MIBK degradation(for 200 mg/L each)was 0.421 and 0.319 min~(-1)respectively when they were treated individually,and these values decreased slightly during degradation of their mixture.MIBK degradation was slower than toluene and it might be due to semi volatile and hydrophilic nature of MIBK.The effect of initial concentration of toluene and MIBK showed different degradation patterns.Highest degradation of both the compounds was obtained in neutral pH and in absence of scavengers.·OH radical was the major reactive species involved in their degradation.Their degradation in real environmental matrices showed that removal reduced significantly in secondary effluent due to scavenging of reactive species by various ions and organic matter.The total number of degradation intermediates identified in case of toluene and MIBK was 11 and 14 respectively and formate was the one recalcitrant byproduct generated.The degradation pathway of toluene and MIBK involving reactions of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species and reductive species is proposed.

THE MASS SPECTRA OF AROMATIC CONJUGATED POLYENIC ACID,METHYL BENZOATE,METHYL PHENYL KETONE,BENZONITRILE AND ANILINE AND THEIR QUANTUM CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS

A quantitative interpretation of mass spectra of complex organic compounds so far is notvery perfect and needs some further investigation. In this paper a mechanism of cleft-rate-determining-steps of aromatic conjugated polyenic acid, methyl benzoate, methyl phenyl ketone,benzonitrile and aniline is proposed, and various quantum parameters of molecular ions ofaromatic conjugated polyenic compounds, together with their framents are calculated bymeans of CNDO/2 method. Through the process of calculation, the peak-height of mass spectracan be quantitatively interpreted, which means that the main factors which influence the cleftforms of simple cleavage of mass spectra of conjugated compounds given by the authorsmight be true to some extent.

Aerobic Oxidation of Methyl Vinyl Ketone in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

Aerobic oxidation of methyl vinyl ketone to acetal in supercritical carbon dioxide are achieved in high conversion and high selectivity when oxygen pressure reaches to 0.5 MPa. The effects of cocatalysts, additive, pressure and temperature of the reaction are studied in detail.

Rapid alkenylation of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones enabled by the sequential Mannich-type reaction and solar photocatalysis

Herein,a rapid alkenylation of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones enabled by a combination of Mannich-type reaction and solar photocatalysis is demonstrated.A wide range of functional groups are compatible,affording the corresponding products in moderate-to-good yields.Control experiments illustrate that the in situ generated^(1)O_(2)plays a central role in this reaction.This green and efficient strategy provides a practical solution for the synthesis of potentially bioactive compounds that containing a 3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2(1H)-one structure.

Novel Method for Indirect Determination of Iodine in Marine Products by Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

A method for the determination of iodine based upon compound H2HgI4, formed between I- and Hg1＋ in nitric acid and extracted in methyl isobutyl ketone（MIBK）, was developed via atomic fluorescence spectrometry（AFS）. After the compound is reduced with potassium borohydrid（KBH4）, the resultant mercury vapor was injected into the instrument and iodine was, therefore, indirectly determined. Experimental parameters such as the conditions of extraction reagents, aqueous phase acidity, elemental mercury diffusion temperature in a vial and other factors were investigated and optimized. Under the optimum experimental conditions, this method shows a detection limit of 0.038μg/L iodine and a linear relationship between 0.04-20 p.g/L. The method was applied to determining the iodine content in marine duck eggs, kelps, laver and Ganoderma lucidum spirulina, showing a relative standard deviation（RSD） of 2.15% and the recoveries in the range of 98.1%-102.5%.