This thesis is focused on analysis of reduction of ammonium perrhenate using less frequent reducing agents. Ascorbic acid and acetylhydrazine were chosen as less common reducing agents. Reductions were observed leveraging capillary zone electrophoresis and UV/Vis spectroscopy. Measurements were carried out both in acidic and in basic environments. Reduction of peak area of ammonium perrhenate was observed using capillary zone electrophoresis after addition of reducing agent. Rate of absorption of ammonium perrhenate was monitored with UV/Vis spectroscopy. Furthermore, the possibility of shifting the equilibrium of the reaction to the benefit of the reduction products was monitored by the addition of the complexing agent. Py- rogallol (benzene-1,2,3-triol) was used as the ligand and acetylhydrazine was selected as the reducing agent. The reduction was monitored by capillary zone electrophoresis. The identity of the resulting complex was confirmed with ESI/MS. Keywords rhenium, rhenium complexes, ascorbic acid, acetylhydrazine, capillary zone electrophore- sis, UV/Vis spectroscopy, mass spectrometry

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In this diploma thesis, a method of routine analysis of commercial coolants was developed, focused on the simultaneous determination of inorganic anions - phosphates and borates - as corrosion inhibitors in fresh mixtures and the markers of recycling quality. The method was developed for the instrumental technique of capillary zone electrophoresis with indirect detection at 254 nm. The following were optimized: background electrolyte (its composition, concentration, pH), measured samples (coolant dilution, suitable internal standard) and measurement conditions (capillary length, sample dosing). The influence of the sample matrix on the measurement results, the robustness of the calibration line (or the agreement of the response with the actual analyte concentration) and also the repeatability of the method were tested. Optimizations and tests resulted in a method based on a standard addition with the following parameters: background electrolyte of pH = 11.50 containing sodium chromate at 10 mmol l-1 concentration and CTAB at 1 mmol l-1 concentration; dilution of the coolant sample 20-50×, addition of internal standard MES at 0,1 mmol l-1 concentration, electrokinetic sample injection at -5 kV for 10 s, capillary length 50.0 cm, inner diameter 75 μm. The repeatability of the method expressed as a...

Une partie des recherches actuelles dans le domaine de l’analyse chimique concerne la miniaturisation et l’intégration d’étapes analytiques afin de répondre, entre autres, à des besoins de portabilité, d’automatisation mais aussi d’apporter des solutions pour analyser des échantillons de plus en plus petits. Le développement et la mise en œuvre de colonnes monolithiques d’affinité boronate (µBAMC) couplées « in-line » à des techniques séparatives miniaturisées s’inscrit dans cette démarche. Ce travail de thèse s’est focalisé sur (1) une compréhension des mécanismes de rétention en chromatographie d’affinité boronate (interactions spécifiques avec les composés cis-diols, conditions de reconnaissance, interactions secondaires), (2) le développement de supports monolithiques d’affinité boronate miniaturisés et (3) leur couplage «in-line» avec une séparation électrocinétique et détection conventionnelle dans un format capillaire. Différentes voies d’élaboration de colonnes monolithiques ont été comparées (en termes d’affinité, de nombre de sites boronate actifs et de stabilité). La faisabilité du couplage en ligne de ces supports µBAMC avec une étape de séparation électrophorétique (par CZE et CIEF) a été démontrée vis-à-vis de la purification/préconcentration et séparation de 3 catécholamines contenant des groupements cis-diols (Adrénaline, Noradrénaline et Dopamine) dans l’urine. Les couplages ont été optimisés avec succès permettant l’analyse automatisée et miniaturisée de ces neurotransmetteurs dans l’urine (volume échantillon < 10 µL) avec des limites de détection de l’ordre de la dizaine de ppb et des taux de récupération proches de 100 % / Part of the current research in the field of chemical analysis concerns the miniaturization and the integration of analytical steps in order to meet, among other things, the need of portability and automation but also to provide solutions for analyzing small samples. The development and implementation of monolithic boronate affinity columns (µBAMC) in-line coupled to miniaturized separation techniques is part of this approach. This thesis work focused on (1) an understanding of the retention mechanisms in boronate affinity chromatography (specific interactions with cis-diol compounds, recognition conditions and secondary interactions), (2) the development of miniaturized boronate affinity monolithic supports and (3) their in-line coupling with electrokinetic separation and conventional detection in a capillary format. Different ways of elaboration of monolithic columns were compared (in terms of affinity, number of actives sites and stability). The feasibility of in-line coupling of these µBAMC supports with an electrophoretic separation step (by CZE and CIEF) has been demonstrated in terms of purification / preconcentration and separation of 3 catecholamines containing cis-diol groups (adrenaline, noradrenaline and dopamine) in urine. The couplings have been successfully optimized allowing the automated and miniaturized analysis of these neurotransmitters in urine (sample volume <10 µl) with limits of detection of about the tens of ppb and recovery yields close to 100 %

The adulteration of phytotherapic formulations has been increasing considerably in the recent years in several countries, by the fact that there is not an established efficient monitoring for the control of the manipulation and commercialization of the so called natural medicines . As the possibility of adulteration is relatively wide in terms of compound classes, the need of analytical methods with good sensitivity and selectivity, which are able to identify and quantify simultaneously more than one pharmaceutical in the same phytotherapic formulation, is very important. Considering the well known effects of these adulterants and its use and abuse in the formulations for weigh loss, two separations methods were developed in this study to enable the study of benzodiazepines alprazolam, clonazepam, chlordiazepoxide, diazepam, flurazepam, lorazepam, medazepam and midazolam as possible adulterants in phytotherapic formulations. For the electrophoretic method the optimized conditions were: buffer phosphate 100 mM, 15% acetonitrile (pH 2,0) as an electrolyte; fused silica capillary coated with a 60 cm layer of polymida (9,5 cm to the detector window) with 75 Um of internal diameter, operating at 25 °C; 15 kV of applied voltage, UV detection at 200 nm and anodic hydrodynamic injection for 2 seconds with a pressure of 30 mbar. The chromatographic method was optimized as the following conditions: eluent acetonitrile: water 40:60 (v / v) (pH 4,0) at flow 0,5 mL/min, UV detection at 230 nm and injection of 20 μL. The adulteration in these phytotherapic formulations occurs usually with the use of only one pharmaceutical class: a benzodiazepine, a anorexic and a antidepressant. It is not expected to find in the same sample more than one benzodiazepine. Therefore, the eletroforetic and chromatography proposed methods do not have the objective to detect all of benzodiazepines together in a same sample, but rather to promote the individual identification of all in a sample. The RP-HPLC method was validated for the determination of these benzodiazepines and applied for the determination of the adulterants in phytotherapic formulations used in the treatment of obesity, which have been commercialized as natural medicines by Brazilian pharmacies. The recovery experiments promoted recoveries values higher than 84,25 % for all the analyzed adulterants. The developed methods introduced high sensitivity, analytical precision, low cost and rapid analysis, confirming the applicability of the methods as an alternative for the control and monitoring of abuse use of these pharmaceuticals in phytotherapic formulations passible of adulteration. / A adulteração de formulações fitoterápicas tem aumentado consideravelmente nos últimos anos em alguns países, pelo fato de que ainda não há uma fiscalização eficiente estabelecida para o controle da manipulação e comercialização dos chamados medicamentos naturais . Como a possibilidade de adulteração é relativamente ampla em termos de classes de compostos, surge assim, a necessidade de métodos analíticos de boa seletividade e sensibilidade, capazes de identificar e quantificar simultaneamente mais de um fármaco na mesma formulação fitoterápica. Sabendo-se dos efeitos indesejados que esses adulterantes podem causar, além da necessidade de alertar a sociedade sobre os perigos do uso e abuso desses adulterantes nas formulações para emagrecimento, desenvolveu-se neste trabalho dois métodos de separação, para possibilitar o estudo da presença dos benzodiazepínicos alprazolam, clonazepam, clordiazepóxido, diazepam, flurazepam, lorazepam, medazepam e midazolam como possíveis adulterantes em produtos fitoterápicos: eletroforese capilar de zona (CZE) e cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência por fase reversa (RP-HPLC). Para o método eletroforético as condições otimizadas foram: eletrólito de trabalho tampão fosfato 100 mM, 15% acetonitrila (pH 2,0); capilar de sílica fundida revestido de poliimida de 60 cm de comprimento (com 9,5 cm da janela do detector) com diâmetro interno de 75 Um, operando a 25°C; voltagem aplicada de 15 kV; detecção UV em 200 nm e injeção hidrodinâmica anódica durante 2 segundos com pressão de 30 mBar. O método cromatográfico foi otimizado na seguinte condição: eluente acetonitrila:água 40:60 (v/v) (pH 4,0) em fluxo 0,5 mL/min; detecção UV em 230 nm e injeção de 20 μL. As adulterações nestas formulações fitoterápicas ocorrem, geralmente, com o uso de somente uma classe de fármacos: um benzodiazepínico, um anorexígeno e um antidepressivo. Não se espera encontrar em uma mesma amostra mais de um benzodiazepínico, portanto, os métodos eletroforéticos e cromatográficos propostos não têm como objetivo detectar todos os benzodiazepínicos juntos em uma mesma amostra e sim, promover a identificação individual de todos em uma amostra. O método de RP-HPLC foi validado para a determinação desses benzodiazepínicos e empregado na análise de formulações fitoterápicas utilizadas no tratamento da obesidade, as quais são comercializadas como medicamentos naturais por farmácias de manipulação brasileiras. Os ensaios de recuperação realizados promoveram recuperações acima de 84,25 % para todas as espécies de adulterantes analisadas. Os métodos desenvolvidos apresentaram alta sensibilidade, precisão analítica, baixo custo e análises rápidas, comprovando a aplicabilidade dos mesmos como uma alternativa para o controle e fiscalização do uso abusivo destes fármacos presentes em formulações fitoterápicas passíveis de adulteração.

The dependencies of electrophoretic mobility on pH were measured for a set of 14 markers used for isoelectric focusing that were developed by the group of Šlais and that are based on substitutions on the nitrophenol core, and for a kit consisting of 5 pI markers developed by Shimura, which have an oligopeptide structure. The dissociation constants and limiting electrophoretic mobilities of these compounds were obtained from the dependencies with the use of the program AnglerFish. The isoelectric point values of the compounds were consequently calculated using the obtained data. A comparison of the obtained pI values with the values that have been declared in literature, albeit gained by different analytical methods, has been made. Key Words capillary zone electrophoresis, isoelectric focusing, pI markers, isoelectric point, thermodynamic dissociation constant, limiting ionic mobility

Capillary electrophoresis was used for determination of 6 fractions of caseins. Those fractions were measured in 144 samples of cow’s milk originated from the feeding experiment focused on explanation the influence of the feeding onto casein productions. In this work were separated 6 fraction of caseins first time with total resolution of the peaks. Capillary electrophoresis was applied for determination of short-chain organic acids during fermentation of wine must. It was compared the fermentation of must fermented by different yeast. The difference of profile short-chain organic acids during fermentation were not statistically significant. The once difference was in the utilisation of the malic acid and production of the lactic acid. A portable miniaturized system for medium pressure liquid chromatography was developed. The components were tested and system was used for the isocratic and gradient elution of various analytes (food dyes, parabens). New line of electroluminescent diodes (LEDs) for deep-UV areas of wavelength based on a different materials substrate was characterised. The new line was compared with old line LEDs. The new line LEDs was incorporated in deep-UV absorbance detectors. Detectors were characterised and tested for a detection various analytes in modes flow injection analysis and chromatography separation. First time was characterised this new line of the LEDs and the origin of the parasitic emission band produced by deep-UV LEDs light sources was explained. This origin is given by disturbances of a materials substrates. This work is a contribution for an advance of low-cost and portable systems and detection devices in the field of analytical chemistry.

Insects have developed many strategies of defence against predators in the course of evolution. The evolutionarily oldest and most widely used type of defence is chemical defence, followed by acoustic or optical defence. However, many species of insects use simultaneously multiple types of warning signals, which affect different sensory receptors of the given predator. Such a complex method of warning signals is called multimodal method. It may consist of a combination of simultaneous chemical and optical signals, or a combination of acoustic and optical signalling. The combination of chemical and optical signalling used against a predator is probably the most common form of multimodal signalling. The presented work deals with the analysis of biologically active substances, which participate in the defence mechanisms of a widespread species of insects - true bugs (Heteroptera). Pterin derivatives represent a large group of natural compounds derived from pteridin, bicyclic heterocycle, and they are found in virtually all living organisms from bacteria to vertebrates. In insects, they primarily serve as pigments, resulting for example in striking coloration of cuticles of Heteroptera. The first part of the dissertation was focused on identification and quantification of pterin derivatives in cuticles...

This PhD thesis provides a commented set of four publications. These publications are focused on capillary electrophoresis, liquid chromatography, and UV/Vis spectrometry used to study complexes of rhenium with aromatic ligands. The methods of mass spectrometry with soft ionization techniques, 1 H and 13 C nuclear magnetic resonance, and infrared spectrometry were used for structural characterization of the individual complexes. The complexes were synthetized in reactions of the rhenium precursor tetrabutylammonium tetrachlorooxorhenate with the corresponding ligand under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. In the course of the research, it was revealed that the prepared complexes (with Re in the oxidation number +V and +VI) are unstable and their oxidation numbers change to another more stable form (Re+VII ). Sub-projects which were successfully implemented during the research were as follows:  Design and successful realization of the process of synthesis of selected rhenium complexes with aromatic ligands 1,2-dihydroxybenzene, 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene, and 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene in reactions with and without air access, and their structural characterization by ESI-MS, APPI- MS, LDI-MS, ESI-MS/MS, NMR, and IR.  ESI-MS SRM and UV/Vis time studies of the behaviour of primary rhenium complexes...

Capillary electrophoresis is one of the prominent analytical separation methods. Currently, many computer programs exist which are able to predict the result of an electrophoretic experiment. Firstly, there are programs based on numerical solving of corresponding continuity equations and equations of chemical equilibria. Secondly, there are programs based on approximative models of capillary electrophoresis. Programs belonging to the first group are applicable to a wide range of modes of capillary electrophoresis and provide a precise solution. Their disadvantage is though a considerable time demand. On the other hand, the approximative models give the results almost immediately and, in addition, provide some theoretical relationships which are useful for optimization of the separation process. This dissertation thesis is focused on improvement and extension of validity of existing approximative models of capillary electrophoresis. As a part of this thesis, a model capable of a full-blown description of capillary electrokinetic chromatography is introduced. This model is implemented into program PeakMaster 6. The attention is also paid to a nonlinear model of electromigration without diffusion. This model enables a very good description of electromigration dispersion including effects related to...