Evaluation of Analytical Results Obtained From Standard AOAC Method and Accelerated Wijs Method for the Determination of Iodine Value of Different Brands of Mustard Edible Oils

In the present work, accelerated method is used for the measurement of iodine value, wherein mercuric acetate is directly used in the powder form. The method only requires to add the catalyst mercuric acetate in the process of determination without changing the operational steps of the Wijs method. Compared with the Wijs method in which it will take at least 30 minutes to finish it, the rapid determination method can make the determination reaction finished in 3 minutes. The iodine value of different vegetable oils such as Kacchighani mustard oil (Kgmu, Dalda),Kacchighani mustard oil (Kgmu1,Mahakosh), Kacchighani mustard oil (Kgmu2,Tez),premium mustard oil kacchighaani (Pmukg, RRO Mustdil), Kacchighani mustard oil (Kgmu3,Nature fresh) and Kacchighani mustard oil (Kgmu4, Engine)oils were determined by regular Wijs method for 30 minutes whereas when we apply catalytic Wijs method with use of 2 mg, 5 mg and 10 mg of mercuric acetate to perform as catalyst then it is reducing the time of analysis to 3 minutes. When catalyst is used the different values obtained for standard deviations are 0.14 for 2mg, 0.27for 5mg and 0.3 for 10 mg whereas 0.35 for non catalyst addition. The results obtained in this present work aremore % difference in IV of pure kacchighani mustard oil (Pkgmu)and Kacchighani mustard oil (Kgmu2).

Synthesis of Newer Mercury(II) Complexes of Meso-Tetraaryl-21,23-Dithiaporphyrins

Due to the larger size of hetero atom and poor binding with metals, N2X2 type of core modified porphyrins show lesser tendency to form metal complexes. Mercury(II) complexes of symmetrical and unsymmetrical meso-tetraaryl-21,23-dithiaporphyrins are synthesized and characterized by the reaction of corresponding meso-tetraaryl-21,23-dithiaporphyrins with mercuric acetate in chloroform/methanol. These mercury complexes are well characterized by their UV-Visible spectra, fluorescence spectra, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and elemental analysis. Soret bands of mercury complex of unsymmetrical 5,20-bis-(4′-methoxyphenyl)-10,15-bisphenyl-21,23-dithiaporphyrin appeared at 442 nm and 462 nm whereas Q band appeared at 516 nm, 560 nm, 620 nm and 714 nm. Appearance of four Q bands is characteristic for this mercury complex of N2X2 type of core modified porphyrins. Mercury complex of unsymmetrical 5,20-bis-(4′-methoxyphenyl)-10,15-bisphenyl-21,23dithiaporphyrin is an excellent fluorescent molecule and showed fluorescence spectrum at 722 nm. These core modified porphyrin complexes provides a good coordination examples of mercury complexes of 21,23-dithiaporphyrins that can be used in sensing applications.

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All forms of mercury are global pollutants having no environmental limits.Human exposure to mercury occurs basically through food chain due to accumulation oforganic forms of mercury in fish. Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to analyzethe effect of phenyl mercuric acetate on plasma and cytosolic fraction GSH. Study Design:Experimental Study. Setting: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy,Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan. Period: 29 January 2011 to 11 march 2012 .StatisticalAnalysis: One-way ANOVA followed by Dunnet’s HSD test. Results: For the estimation ofthiols Ellman’s method was used and was found statistically significant (p < 0.001) decreasein plasma and cytosolic fraction GSH which was dose and time dependent. The plasma GSHcontents drop in 0 to 120 minutes by various concentrations of phenyl mercuric acetate were64.45%, 59.33%, 50.89%, 41.56%, 33.63% and 32.99% while drop in cytosolic fraction GSHlevel from 0 to 120 minutes by different concentrations of phenyl mercuric acetate (PMA) was53.86%, 48.60%, 45.41%, 36.11%, 29.38% and 27.06%.Conclusions: It is clear that duringorganic mercury toxicity the blood components are also affected which is proved from ourresults. With the increase of time ,the mercury toxicity would be more harmful so detoxificationof organic mercury should be done on emergency bases at the earliest with the help of suitablechelating agents along with antioxidant therapy.

Formation of ortho-cyano-aminothiophenolate ligands with versatile binding modes via facile carbon–sulfur bond cleavage of 2-aminobenzothiazoles at mercury(ii) centres

Mercuric acetate and 2-aminobenzothiazoles react to give novel ortho-cyano-aminothiophenolate complexes via sulfur–carbon bond cleavage and H2 loss.