The title mixed-metal complex, {(NH(4))(2)[Cu(C(7)H(3)NO(4))(2)(H(2)O)(2)][CdCu(C(7)H(3)NO(4))(2)(H(2)O)(6)]·6H(2)O}(n), contains one octa-hedrally coordinated Cd(II) center and two octa-hedrally coordinated Cu(II) centers, each lying on an inversion center. The two Cu(II) atoms are each coordinated by two O atoms and two N atoms from two 2,4-pydc (2,4-H(2)pydc = pyridine-2,4-dicarboxylic acid)...

Paramagnetic effects from lanthanide ions present powerful tools for protein studies by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy provided that the lanthanide can be site-specifically and rigidly attached to the protein. A new, particularly small and rigid lanthanide-binding tag, 3-mercapto-2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid (3MDPA), was synthesized and attached to two different proteins via a d...

In the title compound, C(11)H(12)N(2)O(2)·C(7)H(5)NO(4)·C(2)H(6)O, the (2S*)-2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propionic acid is present in the zwitterionic form. In the crystal structure, 2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propionic acid mol-ecules and pyridine-2,4-dicarb-oxylic acid mol-ecules are linked through strong inter-molecular O-H⋯O and N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming layers parallel to (100). The layers ...

In this Letter, we present NMR spin-lattice and relaxometry data for proton transfer in one of the shortest known N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds in a single crystal of 3,5 pyridinedicarboxylic acid (35PDCA). It is widely believed that proton transfer by quantum tunneling does not occur in short hydrogen bonds since the ground state energy level lies above the potential barrier, yet these data show a temp...

A new method for the simultaneous separation and determination of mercury(II) with other heavy and transition metals by ion chromatography (IC) was developed. This method involves on-column derivatization with 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid (PDCA) and anion-exchange separation, followed by a post-column reaction with 2-[(5-bromo-2-pyridyl)-azo]-5-diethylaminophenol (5-Br-PADAP) to form metal–5-B...

Capillary electrophoresis method for simultaneous determination of inorganic anions and cations was developed using 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid (PDC) as a background electrolyte (BGE) with indirect UV detection. In order to detect both anions and cations simultaneously, the electromagnetic flow was reversed by the addition of cetryltrimethylammonium hydroxide (CTAH). The parameters which infl...

AGNES (Absence of Gradients and Nernstian Equilibrium Stripping) is a new electroanalytical technique designed to determine free heavy metal ion concentrations in solutions. AGNES had been applied, up to date, with conventional equipment such as the Hanging Mercury Drop Electrode (HMDE). Due to their much smaller volume, microelectrodes can reach a given preconcentration factor within a much sh...