Quality of solvents used in spectroscopy

As a general requirement, the solvents used in spectroscopy should be transparent and stable towards the relevant range of wavelengths. They should be able to dissolve the substance to be examined and not contain impurities affecting the stability of the substance or the validity of the method (selectivity, repeatability, limit of detection, analytical response). Theoretically the solvent chosen should have minimal interaction with the solute. But what could be seen as a disadvantage could also be an important source of structural information. What is called the solvent effect can help in UV, IR and NMR spectroscopies e.g. in struc- 

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In the case of the NMR spectroscopy problems arise with the residual protonated part of deuterated solvents ( H-NMR) and the C-NMR absorption bands of compounds used as solvents. References can be found where detailed data are given regarding these points. 

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Both H-NMR and Raman spectroscopy have been used to identify aryldiazene complexes (184, 218, 268). However, fluorescence of [Ru-Cl(CO)2(HN2Ph)(PPh3)2] leads to poor quality of Raman spectra, and rapid exchange in polar solvents of the nonaromatic diazene proton does not allow its detection by NMR spectroscopy. 

Infrared spectroscopy is used in the paint industry for quality control, product improvement and failure analysis, and for forensic identification purposes [8, 18-21], Paints are mainly comprised of polymeric binders and pigments in a dispersive medium. The binders are commonly alkyds (oil-modified polyesters), acrylics and vinyl polymers. Titanium oxide is the most commonly used pigment, while water or organic solvents are used as the medium. Paints may also contain other additives such as fillers (e.g. calcium carbonate) and stabilizers (e.g. lead oxide). 

After purification, quality control of solvent purity is necessary. For this purpose, many different analytical methods are utilized. Generally, chromatographic methods such as GC, GC-MS, and HPLC are used. Moreover, UV, infrared, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy can also be applied but they tend to be less sensitive toward trace impurities. Water in organic solvents is usually determined by Karl-Fisher titration. On the basis of experimental data obtained before and after purification, the efficiency of the clean-up procedure is determined. In general, the efficiency of purification, e.g., the recovery, is expressed by the coefficient R. This parameter is defined as the ratio of the amount of impurities removed to the amount of solvent before purification ... 

The present study aims to understand the influence of solvent quality on the molecular-level friction mechanism of tethered, brushlike polymers. It involves complementary adsorption studies of PLL-,g-PEG by means of optical waveguide lightmode spectroscopy (OWLS) and quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) as well as friction studies performed on the nanoscale using colloidal-probe lateral force microscopy (LFM). The adsorbed mass measured by QGM-D includes a contribution from solvent molecules absorbed within the surface-bound polymer fllm. This is in contrast to optical techniques, such as OWLS, which are sensitive only to the dry mass of a polymer adsorbed onto the surface of the waveguide.By subtracting the dry mass , derived from OWLS measurements, from the wet mass , derived from QCM-D measurements, it is therefore possible to determine the mass of the solvent per unit substrate area absorbed in the brushlike structure of PLL- -PEG, expressed as areal solvation, P. Areal solvation was varied by choosing solvents (aqueous buffer solution, methanol, ethanol, and 2-propanol) of different quality with respect to the PEG brush. The solvents were characterized in terms of the three-component Hansen solubility parameters, and these values were compared with measured areal solvation of the PEG brush. 

Several qualities of the NIR method have made it appealing as an alternative to traditional analytical techniques for pharmaceutical products samples can be scanned as is, requiring little or no preparation prior to analysis analyses of complex matrices are performed rapidly, with results often obtained in a few seconds or less and, unlike many other methods, NIR spectroscopy does not use expensive, dangerous solvents. These attributes make the technique well-suited for routine laboratory and process control applications. 

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