Chloride assay

W Ion selective electrodes can have many diagnostic applications in biology. For example, the chloride electrode is being used to assay chloride ion activity in the sweat of babies as a diagnostic test for cystic fibrosis. Another application with a potential for direct health use falls in the area of dental research. Calcium and fluoride electrodes are being used to study the relationship between tooth decay and saliva ion composition. 

The General Tests and Assays. This section of the USP gives methods for tests that are general in nature and apply to a number of the substances. Procedures are iacluded for such tests as heavy metals, melting point, chloride, sulfate, sterility, bacterial endotoxins, and pyrogens. Also iacluded are descriptions of various analytical techniques, such as spectrophotometry, chromatography, and nmr, and descriptions of tests to be used on glass or plastic containers, mbber closures, etc. 

The 4,4 -MDA is sold commercially with a diamine assay of 98 —99%. The major impurity is the 2,4 -MDA isomer, which can be present in amounts up to 3%. PMDA products are normally defined by hydrogen equivalent weight and viscosity. Typical products exhibit a 50 hydrogen equivalent weight and a viscosity of 80 140 mPa-s(=cP) at 70°C. PMDA products normally contain, in addition to the isomers and oligomers of MDA, small amounts of aniline, water, chlorides, and various alkylated amines. AH MDA products should be stored in sealed containers in a cool dry area. 

Manufacture. Methanesulfonyl chloride is made commercially either by the chlorination of methyl mercaptan or by the sulfochlorination of methane. The product is available in 99.5% assay purity by Elf Atochem NA in the United States or by Elf Atochem SA in Europe. 

Reduction. Triaryknethane dyes are reduced readily to leuco bases with a variety of reagents, including sodium hydrosulfite, 2inc and acid (hydrochloric, acetic), 2inc dust and ammonia, and titanous chloride in concentrated hydrochloric acid. Reduction with titanium trichloride (Knecht method) is used for rapidly assaying triaryknethane dyes. The TiCl titration is carried out to a colorless end point which is usually very sharp (see Titanium COMPOUNDS, inorganic). 

Calcium hypochlorite is the principal commercial soHd hypochlorite it is produced on a large scale and marketed as a 65—70% product containing sodium chloride and water as the main diluents. A product with a significantly higher available chlorine, av CI2, (75—80%) has been introduced by Olin. Calcium hypochlorite is also manufactured to a smaller extent as a hemibasic compound (- 60% av Cl ) and to a lesser extent in the form of bleaching powder (- 35% av CI2). Lithium hypochlorite is produced on a small scale and is sold as a 35% assay product for specialty appHcations. Small amounts of NaOCl ate employed in the manufacture of crystalline chlorinated ttisodium phosphate [56802-99-4]. 

Sodium chlorite is the only chlorite compound produced on a commercial scale. Technical-grade sodium chlorite is an 80 wt % assay soHd product containing other added salts, such as sodium chloride, which act as diluents for increased safety ia storage and handling. The various sodium chlorite solution grades similarly have varying amounts of other salts. 

In the AWWA specification standards, technical soHd sodium chlorite should not contain less than 78.0 wt % NaC102. The impurity limits for 80% assay sodium chlorite should not be more than 17.0 wt % sodium chloride, 3.0 wt % sodium carbonate, 3.0 wt % sodium sulfate, and 0.0003 wt % arsenic. The AWWA standards also specify the analysis procedures for all of the chemical components ia the sodium chlorite. 

Benzyl chloride induced a positive mutagenic response ia the Ames Assay ia strain TA 100 with and without rat Hver S-9 metaboHc activation. 

In biological materials, various nonspecific precipitants have been used in the gravimetric deterrnination of choline, including potassium triiodide, platinum chloride, gold chloride, and phosphotungstic acid (28). Choline may also be determined spectrophotometricaHy and by microbiological, enzymatic, and physiological assay methods. 

Assay, wt % Acetate tetrahydrate Carbonate Chloride hexahydrate Hydroxide Nitrate Mixed oxide Sulfate hexahydrate Sulfate feed grade... 

The reaction between 6-aminopenicillanic acid (6.5 g) and 3-o-chlorophenyl-5-methyllsoxa2ole-4-carbonyl chloride (7.66 g) gave the sodium salt of 3-o-chlorophenyl-5-methyl4-isoxa2olyl-penicillin (9.9Bg) asa pale yellow solid. Colorimetric assay with hydroxy lamina against a ben2-ylpenicillin standard indicated a purity of 6B%. 

A suspension of 6-aminopenicillanic acid (36.4 grams) in water was adjusted to pH 7.2 by the addition of N aqueous sodium hydroxide and the resulting solution was treated with a solution of 3-(2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl)-5-methylisoxazole-4-carbonyl chloride (46.1 grams) in isobutyl methyl ketone. The mixture was stirred vigorously for hours and then filtered through Dicalite. The layers were separated and the isobutyl methyl ketone layer was shaken with saturated brine. Then, precipitation of the sodium salt only took place after dilution of the mixture with ether. In this way there was obtained 60.7 grams of the penicillin sodium salt having a purity of 88% as determined by alkalimetric assay. 

A) Preparation of 1-Methyl-2-Picolinium Chloride 98 ml of cx-picoline is dissolved in 200 ml of methanol, cooled and 85 ml (at -68°C) of methyl chloride is added. The solution is charged to an autoclave, sealed and the nitrogen pressure of 300 psig is established. The mixture is heated at 120° to 130°C for 2 hours, cooled and opened. The resulting solution is then evaporated to dryness in vacuo, yielding a residue of 110 g. This residue is then dissolved in 50 ml of water and extracted with two 50 ml portions of ether. The aqueous phase is then diluted to 150 ml with water and an assay for ionic chloride is performed which indicates the presence of chloride ion equivalent to 721 mg/ml of 1-methyl-2-picolinium chloride. 

Remove traces of ethanol and dissolve precipitate in a minimum (10 ml) of distilled water. Molecular sieving on a Sephadex G25 fine column (1300 ml, 0 5 cm). Assay fraction for /3-poly(L-malate) and chloride ions. Use only salt-free fractions. 

Nephelometric assay for chloride ions with AgNOs under weakly HN03-acidic conditions. 

Benzothiadiazole 1,1-dioxide can be conveniently assayed and characterized without isolation by forming its adduct with cyclopentadiene.5 The following procedure illustrates characterization, for assay the same procedure can be applied to an aliquot, with all amounts scaled down in proportion. The dried ether extract of 1,2,3-benzothiadiazole 1,1-dioxide prepared from 1.43 g (0.0080 mole) of sodium 2-aminobenzene-sulfinate is concentrated to about 20 ml at 0°, and 20 ml. of acetonitrile at —20° is added. Twenty milliliters of cold, freshly prepared cyclopentadiene6 is added The mixture is kept overnight at —10° to 0°. Solvent and excess cyclopentadiene are removed by evaporation at 0° under reduced pressure to leave 1.20-1.28 g. (64-68% based on sodium 2-aminobenzenesulfinate) of crude 1-1 adduct, mp. 87° (dec.). For purification it is dissolved in 20 ml. of methylene chloride, 70 ml. of ether is added, and the solution is kept at —70°. Adduct decomposing at 90° crystallizes recovery is about 75%. From pure, crystalline 1, 2, 3-benzothiadiazole 1,1-dioxide the yield of adduct is 92-98%. 

An early method developed for the assay of detergents based upon the sodium salts of the higher homologues of the alkanesulphonic acids,21 involved treatment of an aqueous solution of the detergent with methylene blue in the presence of chloroform. Reaction takes place between the ionic dyestuff (which is a chloride) and the detergent ... 

US Mil Spec MIL-M-51273, Mercuric Nitrate, Monohydrate, Analyzed Reagent (15 Jan 1968) contains the following requirements Mercuric nitrate, monohydrate shall be a white granular powder and conform to these chemical characteristics Assay as Hg(N03)2.H20, 99.0% min residue after ignition, 0.029% max chloride,... 

It was found that chlorides, chlorates, and nitrates interfere by forming in sol ppts (Ref 6). Later it was found that w sol perchlorates could be analyzed gravimetrically by pptn of the perchlorate ion as tetraphenylarsonium perchlorate (Ksp at 20° = 2.60 0.14 x 10"9). The ppt can be (Tried at 105° and weighed directly (Ref 16). Still more recently a specific perchlorate ion electrode has been developed (Ref 17) which can be used for the potentiometric titration of the perchlorate ion using a soln of tetraphenylarsonium chloride as the titrant (Ref 15). Tetra-phenylphosphonium chloride has been similarly used, but the corresponding Sb compd is too insol in w for practical use (Ref 8), For routine assay of perchlorates for use by the armed forces, a Na carbonate fusion procedure is described in Mil Specs MlL-A-23946 (19 Aug 1964) MIL-A-23948 (19 Aug 1964) (see also under Ammonium Perchlorate). The tetraphenylarsonium chloride procedure has also been proposed for use in Mil Specs (Ref 11)... 

Assay Methods. A Na carbonate fusion prod is currently used for assay of mil grade AP (see below under Specifications), but recently attempts have been made to replace it with a method which is faster and simpler to carry out. Two procs have been proposed a) Titanous Chloride Titration. A measured excess of Ti trichloride is added to a known weight of AP which reacts according to the equation ... 

CH2 CH.CH2.OH mw 58.09 OB to C02 -220.35% colorl, mobile liq with a pungent odor mp —129° bp 96.9°, d 0.8520g/cc at 20/4° RI 1.4127, 1.4133, 1.4135 (Sep values). V sol in w, ethanol and ether. Prepn is by the high temp chlorination of propene, followed by hydrolysis of allyl chloride. Thus,. . Allyl chloride is hydrolyzed at 200psi pressure, 150°C and a pH range of 10—12. Injection of steam forms a water-allyl alcohol azeotrope, which is then treated with diallyl ether to remove water. Final purification by distn leads to a 98% min assay. . (Ref 2). Using procedures such as the above, ... at least two American companies (Shell Chemical Co and Dow Chemical Co) produce a total of several million lbs per year... (Ref 2)... 

The theory and application of this fluorescence method have been discussed in detail by LePecq and others (3,8). The assay requires that there is sufficient ionic strength to minimize ionic binding (e.g., O.IM sodium chloride), that the pH is 4-10, that no heavy metals are present, that the fluorescence is not enhanced on binding to other excipients (e.g., proteins) and that at least portions of the nucleic acids are not complexed. These requirements can usually he met when dealing with recombinant products in some cases the samples must he manipulated to create the appropriate conditions. In the intercalative method of dye binding, proteins rarely interfere with the assay, and procedures have been developed to remove the few interferences they may cause (e.g., the use of heparin or enzymatic digestion of the protein 9). 

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