Two of the key spectroscopic techniques used to accomplish this task are mass spectrometry (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR). These methods provide a wealth of complementary structural information. Mass spectrometry is used to determine the molecular formula for a given compound and can provide structural information through MSn analysis. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectros...

The future of research on the Shroud is outlined starting from the present knowledge of it, in particular from the results of the analyses made in 1978 by the STURP scientists and from the results of radiocarbon dating in 1988. Particular reference is made to the most useful techniques for studying the chemical, physical and biological characteristics of the most important typical sites of the ...

When microalgae are exposed to changing environmental conditions, e.g., light-dark cycles or oscillations in nutrient availability (CO2, nitrogen, phosphate or silicate) they respond with metabolic changes in the carbon allocation pattern. Short time regulations in the time range of few seconds to minutes can be mirrored best by mass spectroscopy based metabolomics. However, these snap shots do...

The zinc-cadmium oxide (ZnO-CdO) nanocomposites with different weight percentages of cadmium oxide (CdO) nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by the sonochemical method using zinc and cadmium nitrates as precursors to probe their nano-structured surfaces for the decomposition reactions of chloroethyl phenyl sulfide (CEPS) as a surrogate of sulfur mustard agent simulant. Scanning electron...

The zinc-cadmium oxide (ZnO-CdO) nanocomposites with different weight percentages of cadmium oxide (CdO) nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by the sonochemical method using zinc and cadmium nitrates as precursors to probe their nano-structured surfaces for the decomposition reactions of chloroethyl phenyl sulfide (CEPS) as a surrogate of sulfur mustard agent simulant. Scanning electron...

The new 4'- hydroxy and 3'- aldehyde phase- 1 metabolites of butobarbitone and pentobarbitone are fully synthesized for the first time. These metabolites were used to idenfity and quantify the natural metabolites in human urine after single and multiple doses of these drugs. The synthesized metobolites have spectral characterizations (IR, NMR, U.V. and mass spectroscopy) consisted with the ...

Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) are well established surface techniques that provide both elemental and organic information from several monolayers of a sample surface, while also allowing depth profiling or image mapping to be carried out. The static TOF-SIMS with improved performances has expanded the application of TOF-SIMS...

This review highlights the considerable advances in the chemical imaging of human fingermarks that provide more chemical information, including numerous endogenous and exogenous constituents. Despite remarkable development in DNA analysis and recognition, human fingermark analysis remains one of the priority approaches available for obtaining reliable forensic evidence. Additional information a...

In this paper, we use a combination of photoelectron spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and density functional theory calculations to get a detailed understanding of valence single and double ionization and the subsequent dissociation processes. This is exemplified on benchmark systems, trimetallo-dodecacarbonyls M3(CO)12 with M = Ru, Os, where the energy remaining in the molecule after photoioni...

The analysis, characterization, and synthesis of 2-(3-methoxyphenyl)-2-(ethylamino)cyclohexanone (commonly referred to as methoxetamine, “MXE,” or “3-Me-O-2-Oxo-PCE”) are discussed. Analytical data (nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and infrared spectroscopy) are presented and compared to the structurally similar drug ketamine.