Differential pulse voltammetric determination of P(V) following adsorptive accumulation of alpha-[PMo(12)O(40)](3-) on a polypyrrole-modified glassy carbon electrode.
On the basis of the formation and pre-concentration of an alpha-Keggin-type [PMo(12)O(40)](3-) complex, a novel voltammetric method was developed for the determination of trace levels of P(V). The alpha-[PMo(12)O(40)](3-) complex was formed by heating a 5x10(-4) M Mo(VI)-0.2 M HCl-40% (v/v) CH(3)CN system containing a trace amount of P(V) at 70 degrees C for 30 min. During the electrochemical polymerization of pyrrole in the alpha-[PMo(12)O(40)](3-) solution, the alpha-[PMo(12)O(40)](3-) complex was accumulated into the polypyrrole film on a glassy carbon electrode. The differential pulse voltammetric peak current due to the alpha-[PMo(12)O(40)](3-) complex incorporated in the polypyrrole film was linearly dependent on the P(V) concentration in the range of 5x10(-9)-5x10(-7) M; a detection limit of 2x10(-9) M was achieved.
Characterisation and corrosion protection properties of polypyrrole electropolymerised onto aluminium in the presence of molybdate and nitrate
This paper describes the first attempts for the electrosynthesis of polypyrrole films containing molybdate onto aluminium electrodes. Electrogeneration was carried out in an alkaline solution in the presence of molybdate, nitrate and the monomer. The optimum concentrations for electropolymerisation were chosen in order to improve the corrosion protection of the substrate. The coatings were characterised by SEM/EDX and IR spectroscopy and the cyclic voltammetric response of the film is discussed. Pitting corrosion resistance was studied by means of open circuit potential and potentiodynamic measurements. The results presented below show that molybdate remains entrapped into the polymer matrix, providing greater resistance to breakdown of passivity in chloride media.
New Sweet-Tasting C21-Pregnane Glycosides from Pericarps of Myriopteron extensum.
Ten novel C21 pregnane glycosides, extensumside C-L (1-10), were isolated as highly sweet-tasting substances from the edible pericarps of Myriopteron extensum (Wight) K. Schum by sensory-guided fractionation and purification. Their structures were determined through 1D and 2D NMR, such as HSQC, HMBC, 1H-1H COSY, HSQC-TOCSY, and ROESY, as well as other spectroscopic analysis combined with chemical evidence. These compounds shared the same aglycone, 3β,16α-dihydroxy-pregn-5-en-20-one, and contained the deoxysugar chain and the glucose chain which were linked to C-3 and C-16 of the aglycone, respectively. The sweetness potency was evaluated by a human sensory panel test and preliminary structure-taste relationship was discussed. The sweetness intensities of these compounds are between 50 and 400 times greater than that of sucrose. Furthermore, quantitation analyses of compounds 1, 3, 4, and 6 in different parts of M. extensum indicated that the concentrations of these sweet components in the pericarps are obviously higher than those in stems and roots.