In this work we report the formation of inclusion complexes of the pesticides 1-naphthylacetic acid, 1-naphthylacetamide, napropamide and carbaryl with cucurbit[n]uril (n=7 and 8) and -cyclodextrin hosts. We also report results of the photochemistry of these compounds when free in aqueous solution and included within these nano-containers. The formation of inclusion complexes was studied by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) which gave us information about stoichiometry of the complexes and about their reactivity in the gas phase. The photodecomposition and formation of products was followed by high performance liquid chromatography coupled to both mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) and UV/VIS detector, and spectrophotometry. The studied CBs and their host-guest complexes were readily detected in the gas phase by ESI-MS, mainly as single and double charged ions containing either H+ , Na+ or K+ . The assignments were made based on the m/z values of the observed signals and further confirmed by fragmentation (tandem mass spectrometry - MSn ). All pesticides formed 1:1 (host:guest) complexes. Carbaryl, napropamide and 1-naphthylacetamide also formed 1:2 (host:guest) complexes. Under some solution chemistry conditions, namely for concentrations of cucurbiturils above 50 µM and at low acid and...
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:324986 |
Date | January 2013 |
Creators | Smitka, Jaroslav |
Contributors | Tesařová, Eva, Šteflová, Jana |
Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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