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Heavy metal‐containing industrial effluent streams from electroplating and metalworking industries represent a major environmental issue. They contain metal cyanide complexes ([Ni(CN)4]2− and [Cu(CN)3]2−) referred to as weak acid dissociable cyanide (CN‐WAD), which require continuous in situ monitoring. In this scenario, a glassy carbon (GC) electrode superficially decorated with 9,10‐phenanthroquinone (FNQ) is manufactured and employed for the simultaneous electrochemical monitoring of cyanide WAD complexes. The interaction between GC and FNQ was characterized by Raman and electrochemical impedance spectroscopies, cyclic voltammetry, and chronocoulometry. The electrochemical evaluation was conducted by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) and CV. The GC/FNQ electrochemical sensor simultaneously detected cyanide complexes with an average linear range of 9–93 μmol L−1, and a detection limit of 0.15±0.04 μmol L−1 and 1.2±0.6 μmol L−1 for [Ni(CN)4]2− and [Cu(CN)3]2−, respectively. The sensor demonstrated remarkable selectivity in the presence of multiple interfering species with a percentage variation range of 89.2–109.4 %. Moreover, a computational DFT study provided valuable insights into the electrode/electrolyte interface. Finally, the developed sensor was applied for the electrochemical detection of WAD cyanide in river water samples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There are plenty of evidence that consuming high levels of azo dyes, such as Tartrazine, Sunset Yellow, Allura Red, Ponceau 4R, Amaranth, Sudan, and Azorubine, is associated with serious health problems. Therefore, electrochemical sensors have been developed for their effective detection, also offering low cost, portability, and the fact that they do not require harmful solvents. They are customarily employed in several electrochemical techniques, including cyclic voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry, and square wave voltammetry. The most commonly employed materials in the manufacturing of electrochemical sensors are carbonaceous materials given their high stability, surface area, and conductivity. Employing these carbonaceous materials results in an enhanced sensitivity of electrochemical sensors when detecting azo dyes. To further improve the sensors, these materials are modified with metal oxides, polymers, polysaccharide, ionic liquids, and metal nanoparticles, allowing the detection of ultra‐sensitive traces of azo dyes. Therefore, this review provides an overview of the characteristics of modified carbonaceous materials and their applications for the detection of food azo dyes, along with a summary of the currently employed electroanalytical detection methods. Additionally, this review discusses the development of novel nanomaterials and their technological advances, while exploring their potential environmental and health impacts within the food industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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For decades, the synthesis of 2‐quinolones, a crucial structural motif in pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, has relied heavily on costly noble metal complexes and structurally complex ligands. Despite considerable efforts from synthetic chemists, a mild, metal‐free, environmentally friendly, and cost‐effective approach has remained elusive. This study introduces a robust, metal‐free synthetic platform that leverages an innovative organoiodine‐catalyzed electrophilic arene C(sp2)−H amination strategy to efficiently produce a wide range of new and modifiable 2‐quinolones. Moreover, this study allows ready synthetic access to novel 8‐aryl‐substituted 2‐quinolones, uncovering new chemical spaces with significant potential for medicinal applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study reports the development of a new electrochemical sensor based on a carbon paste electrode (CPE) composed of biomass-based orange peel activated carbon (ACOP) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), and this composite is used for the electrochemical detection of cadmium ions (Cd 2+ ). The ACOP/MWCNT composite was characterized by FTIR, Raman, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The electrochemical evaluation of Cd 2+ was performed using square wave and cyclic voltammetry. The ACOP/MWCNT-CPE electrochemical sensor exhibited a coefficient of determination r 2 of 0.9907, a limit of detection of 0.91 ± 0.79 μmol L -1 , and a limit of quantification of 3.00 ± 2.60 μmol L -1 . In addition, the developed sensor can selectively detect Cd 2+ in the presence of different interferents such as Zn 2+ , Pb 2+ , Ni 2+ , Co 2+ , Cu 2+ , and Fe 2+ with a relative standard deviation (RSD) close to 100%, carried out in triplicate experiments. The ACOP/MWCNT-CPE presented high sensitivity, stability, and reproducibility and was successfully applied for the detection of Cd 2+ in river water samples with recovery rate values ranging from 97.33 to 115.6%, demonstrating to be a very promising analytical alternative for the determination of cadmium ions in this matrix., Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing financial interest., (© 2023 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society.)

The title compound, C 25 H 46 N + ·Cl - ·2H 2 O, crystallizes in the space group P 2 1 with one organic mol-ecule in the asymmetric unit. The compound belongs to a class of benzalkonium chlorides (BACs) with an alkyl chain length of 16 carbon atoms in an all- trans conformation., (© Aguinaga et al. 2023.)