Solvent power INDEX

It has been shown that gas-Hquid chromatographic methods are particularly suitable for a quantitative characterization of the polarity of solvents. In gas-liquid chromatography it is possible to determine the solvent power of the stationary liquid phase very accurately for a large number of substances [98, 99, 259, 260]. Many groups of substances exhibit a certain dependence of their relative retention parameters on the solvation characteristics of the stationary phase or of the separable components. In determining universal gas-chromatographic characteristics, the so-called retention index, I, introduced by Kovats [100], is frequently used. The elution maxima of individual members of the homologous series of n-alkanes (C H2 +2) form the fixed points of the system of retention indices. The retention index is defined by means of Eq. (7-41),... 

The value of a solvent for industrial use is largely determined by a limited number of properties. Apart from price, these are solvent power, volatility, stability and ease of handling. Other physical properties such as density, refractive index etc. are usually of secondary importance, with viscosity taking an intermediate position. The viscosity of solvents and their blends is in general low and as such of limited importance. Solution viscosity, however, usually plays a major role in solvent selection, but is mainly determined by the type and quantity of solute. 

Unlike other forms of liquid chromatography, the separation is not primarily dependent on the nature of the eluent, but rather on the pore size distribution of the column packing, provided that the solvent is of reasonably high polarity. The use of lower polarity solvents may lead to loss of sample components by adsorption on the column, and care should be taken to guard against this when sample peak areas appear unexpectedly low. Tetrahydro-furan is a nearly ideal solvent since it has low viscosity, high solvent power, low refractive index and is water-miscible, and it is therefore recommended as first choice for all separations. 

One can read letters through the porous PVA-PVAc film in benzene, but one cannot do so in cyclohexane nor in the case of the blank. This is supported by the fact that the refractive indices of benzene are close to that of PVA, but the refractive index of cyclohexane is far from that of PVA. When the porous film was dipped in a mixed solvent of benzene and cyclohexane (8.0 2.0 in weight), it became semi-transparent. To make this point clearer, the refractive index and the dispersive power of polymers and organic solvents were measured. The results are shown in Table 3, which shows that the refractive index of PVA is near that of benzene and that the dispersion power of aliphatic compounds is lower than that of aromatic compounds. 

The intensity of scattered light or turbidity (t) is proportional to the square of the difference between the index of refraction (n) of the polymer solution and of the solvent ( o), to the molecular weight of the polymer (M ), and to the inverse fourth power of the wavelength of light used (A). Thus ... 

This scheme of frequency tripling was successfully tested with fuchsin in hexafluorisopropanol (a solvent selected for its low index of refraction and relatively flat dispersion curve) to frequency-triple the output of a neodymium laser 67,68) With an input power of 10 MW/cm2 a third-harmonic output of 0.2 mW/cm2 was measured. This low value was mainly due to the relatively high absorption of fuchsin at 355 nm. An improvement of the efficiency by a factor of 80 was found with hexamethylindocarbocyanine iodide in hexafluorisopropanol because of the much lower absorption of this dye at 355 nm. Since the absorption minimum of this dye is at 383 nm, one could expect an additional efficiency increase by a factor of 70 for a fundamental laser wavelength of 1.15 / 69>. Other cyanine dyes have been used for frequency tripling a fundamental wavelength of 1.89 /mi 70>. 

In addition to allowing comparison among experiments carried out in different solvents, the m—Y system serves as an important tool for study of mechanism. Sensitivity to ionizing power, measured by m, is an index of the degree of charge separation at the transition state. The ratio of rates in two solvents of equal Y but different nucleophilicity provides evidence about nucleophilic assistance by a solvent molecule during the ionization. 

Abstract. Adsorption of antioxidants (vitamins C and E) from aqueous and ethanol solutions on unmodified and partially hydrophobized nanosilica A-200 was studied using UV spectroscopy and quantum chemical methods with consideration for the solvent effects. Antioxidant power of silica nanocomposites with immobilized vitamins was evaluated by measuring the total polyphenolic index following the Folin-Ciocalteu method. It has been shown that immobilization of vitamins on silica surface leads to their stabilization. Being released from the carrier molecules of vitamins do not lose their antioxidant properties... 

Z-value (or polarity parameter Z) — is an index of the ionizing power of a solvent based on the frequency of the longest wavelength electronic absorption maximum of l-ethyl-4-methoxycarbonylpyridinium iodide in the solvent. The Z-value is defined by Z = 2.859 x 104/A where Z is in kcalmol-1 and A is in nm, respectively. 

The polarity index or the solubility parameter may be used as a measure of solvent strength, which would be a measure of polarity in those cases. For reversed phase HPLC, solvent strength parameters have been proposed for the four most common solvents used, i.e. water (Si = 0), methanol (Si = 2.6), acetonitrile (Si = 3.2) and THF (Si = 4.5). Using these values water makes no contribution to the eluting power of the mobile phase and the solvent strength is measured by the volume fraction of organic modifier. 

The main conclusions of the Round Robin were Karl-Fischer titration is recommended for analysing water in pyrolysis oils. Solids content as ethanol insolubles is accurate for white wood oils but a more powerful solvent, like a mixture of methanol and methylene chloride (1 1) is needed for extractive-rich oils. For the elemental analysis at least triplicates are recommended. Kinematic viscosity is an accurate method for pyrolysis oils. Stability index needs more clarification and testing,- Results of chemical characterisation were not very consistent. It may be necessary to prepare standard solutions with known aniounts of conqiounds for... 

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