Organic molecule detection

It is conceivable that chemical reactions may have taken place during metamorphism, and it is difficult to find any reasons for excluding organic reactions. In other words, some of the organic molecules detected today in carbonaceous chondrites could be the products of reactions which happened after accretion in the parent body. What kind of reactions At this level, it is extremely difficult to suggest any reasonable answer. It is tempting to consider reactions essentially involving hydrolysis... 

Small Organic Molecule Detection Using DNA-Modified Gold Nanoparticles, 427... 

Table 2.1 Examples of organic molecules detected at intrinsically conducting polymer (ICP)-modified electrodes...

The emitted P particles excite the organic molecules which, in returning to normal energy levels, emit light pulses that are detected by a photomultiplier tube, amplified, and electronically counted. Liquid scintillation counting is by far the most widely used technique in tritium tracer studies and has superseded most other analytical techniques for general use (70). 

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) is widely used for the detection of organic molecules. One of the limitations of the method is a strong matrix background in low-mass (up to 500-700 Da) range. In present work an alternative approach based on the application of rough matrix-less surfaces and known as surface-assisted laser desoi ption/ionization (SALDI), has been applied. 

Fig. 4.56. Schematic diagram of a SERS-active substrate and the measurement arrangement. Alumina nanoparticles are deposited on a glass surface and produce the required roughness. A thin silver layer is evaporated on to the nanoparticles and serves for the enhancement. Organic molecules adsorbed on the silver surface can be detected by irradiation with a laser and collecting the Raman scattered light.

Some of the analytical methods utilize highly selective and sensitive detection techniques for specific functional groups of atoms in compounds, whereas others respond in a more universal manner, i.e., to the number of carbon atoms present in the organic molecule.- ... 

Thermal Conductivity Detector In the thermal conductivity detector (TCD), the temperature of a hot filament changes when the analyte dilutes the carrier gas. With a constant flow of helium carrier gas, the filament temperature will remain constant, but as compounds with different thermal conductivities elute, the different gas compositions cause heat to be conducted away from the filament at different rates, which in turn causes a change in the filament temperature and electrical resistance. The TCD is truly a universal detector and can detect water, air, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, sulfur dioxide, and many other compounds. For most organic molecules, the sensitivity of the TCD detector is low compared to that of the FID, but for the compounds for which the FID produces little or no signal, the TCD detector is a good alternative. 

A novel application [161] of EGA is in the study of crystal transformations by detection of the release of organic molecules occluded by the reactant solid during preparation. 

Many organic molecules absorb UV radiation, to some extent, at 254 mn and if this wavelength is used it may be considered to be a general detection system. 

In the one-dimensional NMR experiments discussed earlier, the FID was recorded immediately after the pulse, and the only time domain involved (ij) was the one in which the FID was obtained. If, however, the signal is not recorded immediately after the pulse but a certain time interval (time interval (the evolution period) the nuclei can be made to interact with each other in various ways, depending on the pulse sequences applied. Introduction of this second dimension in NMR spectroscopy, triggered byjeener s original experiment, has resulted in tremendous advances in NMR spectroscopy and in the development of a multitude of powerful NMR techniques for structure elucidation of complex organic molecules. 

Applications Useful 2D NMR experiments for identification of surfactants are homonuclear proton correlation (COSY, TOCSY) and heteronuclear proton-carbon correlation (HETCOR, HMQC) spectroscopy [200,201]. 2D NMR experiments employing proton detection can be performed in 5 to 20 min for surfactant solutions of more than 50 mM. Van Gorkum and Jensen [238] have described several 2D NMR techniques that are often used for identification and quantification of anionic surfactants. The resonance frequencies of spin-coupled nuclei are correlated and hence give detailed information on the structure of organic molecules. 

T. Iwasita-Vielstich shows how modem spectroscopic techniques enable us to analyze the mechanism of catalyzed multi-step electrode reactions of organic molecules by detecting intermediates. This demonstrates the current general trend in electrochemical research involving the development of techniques that provide information on the atomic or molecular scale. 

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