Solvation of Lithium Irons in Mixed Organic Electrolyte Solutions by Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectroscopy

Solvation of lithium ions in mixed organic electrolyte solutions for secondary lithium batteries was investigated by electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy. The electrolyte solutions were mixed binary solutions of diethyl carbonate (DEC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC), ethylene carbonate (EC),γ-butyrolactone (GBL), and propylene carbonate (PC) containing LiClO4. Lithium ions solvated mainly to two solvent molecules. The order of the inclination of the solvent molecules solvating to lithium ions is PC > EC ≒　GBL　>>　DEC > DMC

Studies on Solvation of Lithium Ions in Organic Electrolyte Solutions by Electrospray Ionization-Mass Spectroscopy

Solvation of lithium ions in organic electrolyte solutions, ethylene carbonate (EC), propylene carbonate (PC), and gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) containing LiClO4, for lithium batteries was studied by electrospray ionization-mass spectroscopy (ESI-MS). The mass spectrograms showed that a lithium ion solvated with two or three solvent molecules

ESI-MS Analysis of Effluents from Medical Silicon Rubber

The catheter tubes of medical silicon rubber were dipped in ethanol. The effluents were fractionated by thin-layer chromatography (TLC), and their fractions were analyzed by ion trap electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). The ESI mass spectra resulting from the main TLC fraction, R1=0.5 showed that the effluents were determined to be poly(dimethyl siloxane) (8 to 20 mer) that is a main part of a silicon rubber. The spectra for the origin in TLC showed that poly(ethylene glycol) (4 to 10 mer and 14 to 18 mer) and poly- (propylene glycol) (19 to 36 mer) as an antistatic agent were identified

Characterization of Quasispecies of Pandemic 2009 Influenza A Virus (A/H1N1/2009) by De Novo Sequencing Using a Next-Generation DNA Sequencer

Pandemic 2009 influenza A virus (A/H1N1/2009) has emerged globally. In this study, we performed a comprehensive detection of potential pathogens by de novo sequencing using a next-generation DNA sequencer on total RNAs extracted from an autopsy lung of a patient who died of viral pneumonia with A/H1N1/2009. Among a total of 9.4×106 40-mer short reads, more than 98% appeared to be human, while 0.85% were identified as A/H1N1/2009 (A/Nagano/RC1-L/2009(H1N1)). Suspected bacterial reads such as Streptococcus pneumoniae and other oral bacteria flora were very low at 0.005%, and a significant bacterial infection was not histologically observed. De novo assembly and read mapping analysis of A/Nagano/RC1-L/2009(H1N1) showed more than ×200 coverage on average, and revealed nucleotide heterogeneity on hemagglutinin as quasispecies, specifically at two amino acids (Gly172Glu and Gly239Asn of HA) located on the Sa and Ca2 antigenic sites, respectively. Gly239 and Asn239 on antigenic site Ca2 appeared to be minor amino acids compared with the highly distributed Asp239 in H1N1 HAs. This study demonstrated that de novo sequencing can comprehensively detect pathogens, and such in-depth investigation facilitates the identification of influenza A viral heterogeneity. To better characterize the A/H1N1/2009 virus, unbiased comprehensive techniques will be indispensable for the primary investigations of emerging infectious diseases

Structural difference due to intramolecular stacking interactions in dinuclear rhodium(III) complexes [{Rh(η5-C5Me5)(L)}2]n+containing pyrimidine-2-thionate and related ligands

Self-assembling reactions between [Rh(η5-C5Me5)(H2O)3]2+and pyrimidine-2-thionate(pymt) or related ligands[L; mpymt = 4-methyl-pyrimidine-2-thionate(1-), dmpymt = 4,6-dimethylpyrimidine-2-thionate(1-), apymt = 4-aminopyrimidine-2-thionate(1-), dapymt = 4,6-diaminopyrimidine-2-thionate(1-), or mpol = 2-sulfanyl-3-pyridinolate(2-)] were carried out and the products characterized by UV/vis, NMR spectroscopy, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, and crystal structure analysis. All products are dinuclear rhodium(III) complexes of [{Rh(η5-C5Me5)(L)}2]n+: three crystal structures with mpymt, dmpymt and mpol were determined. The mpymt and dmpymt ligands co-ordinate through a 1κ2N,S:2κS mode and the two pyrimidine rings are located in cis position,whereas mpol adopts a five-membered chelating mode with 1κ2S,O:2κS and the two pyrimidine rings are located in trans position. Such structural difference can reasonably be explained by the　intramolecular stacking interaction between the two bridging ligands

ESI-MS Analysis of Tetrapyridinium Macrocycle Complexation with Carboxylic Anions

Complex formations of a quaternary tetrapyridinium macrocycle (Cpy4Br4) with anionic species, mono-, di-, tri-carboxylic acids, adenocine 5′-triphosphate (ATP), diphosphate (ADP), and monophosphate (AMP) were observed in a neutral pH region. Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) was used to study reactivity and selectivity of the complex formations between the Cpy4 cation and the guest anions

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Analysis of Photochemical Reactions of Bis(1,10-phenthroline)-diamineruthenium(II) Complexes by Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry

The photo ligand substitution reaction of the bisphenanthroline complex [Ru(phen)2B]2+ (where phen=1,10-phenanthroline, B=ethylenediamine (en), trimethylenediamine (tn), or butanediamine (bn)) in acetonitrile solution was studied using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). The photochemical reaction of a diamineruthenium(II) complex has been known to proceed by oxidation of a diamine ligand to an α,α′-diimine by oxidative dehydrogenation. The final reaction product was a solvent substituted complex [Ru(phen)2S2]2+, where S is the solvent acetonitrile. We detected two monodentate complexes, an imine complex [Ru(phen)2(B-2)S]2+ and a nitroso complex [Ru(phen)2(en+14)S]2+ in the ESI-MS analysis of the photoreaction products of [Ru(phen)2B]2+. These monodentate complexes were not observed with a bipyridine complex [Ru(bpy)2B]2+ (where bpy=2,2′-bipyridine, B=en or tn). In addition, photochemical reactivity of the phen complex was found to be higher than that of the bpy complex. The difference in the photochemical reactivity can be explained by the difference in configurational flexibility of the phen and bpy ligands in the ruthenium complexes