An analytical procedure which affords the precise amino acid composition of a protein or a peptide from a single hydrolysate is described. This method utilizes 4 N methanesulfonic acid containing 0.2% 3-(2-aminoethyl)indole, rather then 6N HCl as a catalyst for hydrolysis. The hydrolysis is carried out in vacuo (20 mu) at 115 degrees for 22 to 72 hours. Half-cystine is determined as S-sulfocyst...

A direct approach for producing methanol from methane in a three-step, liquid phase process is reported. In the first step, methane is reacted with SO3 to form methanesulfonic acid (MSA) at 75 8C using a free-radical initiator and MSA as the solvent. Urea-H2O2 in combination with RhCl3 is found to be the most effective initiator (57% conversion of SO3; 7.2% conversion of CH4). MSA is then oxidi...

Electrophilic high-valent metal ions are potent intermediates for the catalytic functionalization of methane, but in many cases, their high redox potentials make these intermediates difficult or impossible to access using mild stoichiometric oxidants derived from O2. Herein, we establish electrochemical oxidation as a versatile new strategy for accessing high-valent methane monofunctionalizatio...

The molecular organization at the aqueous dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and methanesulfonic acid (MSA) surfaces was investigated using vibrational sum frequency generation (VSFG) spectroscopy and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. The molecular orientation of surface DMSO and MSA is deduced based on the VSFG spectra of both C-H stretch and S-O stretch regions. The S-O stretch region was studied fo...

The photochemical reactions of organic compounds at the water surface lead to formation gas-phase molecules that may contribute new particle in atmosphere. Here, we observe sulfur (OS) are known secondary aerosol (SOA) precursors, upon irradiation aqueous solutions containing typical polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) such as pyrene, fluoranthene, and phenanthrene well dimethylsulfoxide (D...