Synthesis, characterization and crystal structures of dibenzo-18-crown-6 sodium isopolytungstates

Two novel dibenzo-18-crown-6 sodium isopolytungstates, [(DB18C6)(CH3OH)Na](2)W(6)O(19)(.)DB18C6(.)H(2)O 1 and [(DB18C6)(DMF)(2)Na](4)W(10)O(32)(.)2DMF(.)2H(2)O 2, have been synthesized in mixed methanol and acetonitrile solvents and characterized by elemental analysis, TGA, IR and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c with a = 23.182(8), b = 19.527(2), c = 18.737(3) Angstrom, beta = 115.15(2)degrees, V = 7678(3) Angstrom(3), Z = 4, and R1(wR2) = 0.0611(0.1504). The compound 2 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/n with a = 16.516(2), b = 22.325(6), c = 20.425(7) Angstrom, beta = 91.78(2)degrees, V = 7528(3) Angstrom(3), Z = 2, and R1(wR2) = 0.0397(0.0773). The compound 1 exhibits a novel organic-inorganic sandwich-type structure, in which the crown ether-sodium complexes are coordinated to the terminal oxygen atoms of W6O192-. In compound 2, all Na+ ions are thoroughly enveloped into the organic moieties of crown ether and DMF molecules and are connected with the 'naked' polyanions W10O324- via the electrostatic attraction.

N49 phospholipase A(2), a unique subgroup of snake venom group II phospholipase A(2)

A novel phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) with Asn at its site 49 was purified from the snake venom of Protobothrops mucrosquamatus by using SP-Sephadex C25, Superdex 75, Heparin-Sepharose (FF) and HPLC reverse-phage C-18 chromatography and designated as TM-N49

Optimization of RP-HPLC analysis of low molecular weight organic acids in soil

RP-HPLC analysis for low molecular weight organic acids in soil solution has been optimized. An Atlantis (TM) C-18 column was used for the analyses. An optimal determination for eleven organic acids in soil solution was found at room temperature (25 degrees C) and 220 nm detection wavelength, with a mobile phase of 10 mM KH2PO4 -CH3OH (955, pH 2.7), a flow rate of 0.8 mL/min and 10 mu L sample size. The detection limits ranged 3.2-619 ng/mL, the coefficients of variation ranged 1.3-4.6%, and the recoveries ranged 95.6-106.3% for soil solution with standard addition on the optimal conditions proposed.

The optimization of high performance liquid chromatographic method for analysis of trace microcystins in natural water bodies

The ratio of methanol., water and trifluoroacetic acid ( TFA) was regulated to change the polarity and the pH of the rinse solution and the eluent, so as to improve the high performance liquid chromatography HPLC) detection method for trace microcystines (MCs) in natural water bodies. The results showed that 40 % similar to 45 % methanol-water solution containing 0. 1 % TFA could get good effects on the rinse of impurity, and 70% methanol-water solution containing 0. 1% TFA could elute all the MCs in solid phase extraction ( SPE) cartridge ( C-18), In this way. it is suggested that, in analysis of environmental samples with high concentration of impurity, impurity should be washed with 40% similar to 45% methanol-water solution containing 0. 1% TFA, and MCs should be eluted with 70% similar to 100% methanol-water solution containing 0. 1% TFA.

Persistent organic pollutants in water and surface sediments of Taihu Lake, China and risk assessment

Organic pollutants, especially persistent organic pollutants were examined in the water and surface sediments of Taihu Lake, China. Both 12 water and 12 sediment samples were collected over the lake. C-18 solid-phase extraction technique was applied to extract organic pollutants in collected water samples. Soxhlet extraction procedure was used to extract organic pollutants in sediment samples. The analysis was performed by GC-MS controlled by a Hewlett Packard chemstation. Two hundred and seventy-three kinds of organic chemicals in water were examined, 200 more than that detected in 1985; 188 kinds of chemicals in sediments were detected as well. Among them 21 kinds of chemicals belong to priority pollutants as well as 17 kinds to be the endocrine disruptors. The concentrations of the pollutants were more than 2 times higher than that in 1985. The possible source and relation to anthropogenic activity were discussed. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

稀土铁双核配合物的合成

本文通过LnCl_3·nTHF和[C_5H_4(SiMe_3)]Na反应得到了两类配合物[C_5H_4(SiMe_3)] LnCl_2·nTHF (Ln = Nd，Sm，Gd；n = 0，1，2)、[C_5H_4(SiMe_3)] LnCl_2·HCl·nTHF (Ln = Nd，Sm，Gd；n = 1，2)。通过元素分析、红外分析、质谱、核磁共振和热重分析确定了配合物的分子组成，特别是带氯化氢的产品在红外光谱中有1250 cm~(-1)，835 cm~(-1)，748 cm~(-1)自的三甲基硅基特征吸收峰。对氯化稀上进行了结构分析，结果发现LnCl_3·4THF (Ln = Sm，Gd)是与NdCl_3·4THF之间存在着变态关系。GdCl_3·4THF。晶体属单斜晶系，空间群为P21/C���晶胞参数为a = 30.765(7)，b = 8.219(3)，C = 17.534(3)A~·，β = 93.71(2)°；SmCl_3·4THF。晶体属单斜晶系，空间群为P21/C���晶胞参数为a = 30.921(13)，b = 8.287(7)，C = 17.665(8)，β = 94.17(4)°。LnCl_3·4THF的单位晶胞中存在着八个分子，每对分子互相等同，但每对分子内部两个分子之间互不等同。SmCl_3·2THF·DME晶体属单斜晶系，空间群为P21/a，晶胞参数为a = 13.547(8)，b = 8.607(4)，C = 16.029(9)A°，β = 90.53(5)°。铲原子与三个氯原子。两个四氢呋喃中的氧原子以及DME中的两个氧原子键合，形成七配位的配合物，但是配位多面体不是理想的五角双锥，而是形成了比五角双锥(D_(5h))对称性更低的多面体(C_(3v))。它能看作是在正八面体的一个面的中心加上第七个原子的结果，而且这八面体主要受到决定上述那个面的三个原子伸展开的畸变。在制备C_5H_5SiMe_3时，如果不用减压蒸馏，而在常压下直接蒸馏，则得到的不是C_5H_5SiMe_3而是它的二聚体(C_5H_5SiMe_3)_2。用红外光谱和核磁共振确定了它的组成和结构，特别是在1650 cm~(-1)处出现(C_5H_5SiMe_3)_2的孤立双键吸收峰。用C_5H_5SiMe_3和Ee(CO)_5回流反应制得了[C_5H_4(SiMe_3) Ee(CO)_2]_2。经过元素分析，红外光谱，质谱，顺磁共振确定了配合物的组成，红外光谱中有桥羰基的吸收峰，质谱图中498的离子峰的出现标志着上述二聚体的存在。用[C_5H_5Fe(CO)_2]_2作为制备双金属配合物的原料，用Na/Hg并还原[C_5H_5Fe(CO)_2]_2。反应时间为6-7小时得到中间体[C_5H_5Fe(CO)_2]_2Na·4THF的深紫红色晶体。反应时间加长，中间体被破坏，反应到15小时时生成了[C_5H_5Fe(CO)_2]Na·TMEDA的黄色晶体，特别是中间体的获得及晶体结构的测定对我们解释反应的机理非常重要。[C_5H_5Fe(CO)_2]_2Na·4THF为单斜晶系，空间群为P21/n，晶胞参数为a = 10.155(5)，b = 17.121(4)，C = 18.667(6)A°，β = 97.61(3)°，V = 3216.9A°~3， 2 = 4。铁的配位数为七，钠的配位数为六，钠离子和桥连羰基氧以配位键结合，每个钠离子连结着两个[C_5H_5Fe(CO)_2]_2~-，而每个[C_5H_5Fe(CO)_2]_2~-又连结着两个钠离子，组成一个无限链状分子，键状分子间以Van de W力结合。[C_5H_5Fe(CO)_2]Na·TMEDA正交晶系，空间群为P_(2,2,2,)。晶胞参数为a = 6.001(4)，b = 10.644(6)，C = 24.214(11)A~·。α = β = r = 90°。z = 4 V = 1546·7A°~3，铁的配位数为五。钠的配位数为四，钠离子和羰基氧以配位键结合，每个钠离子连结着两个[C_5H_5Fe(CO)_2]~-，每个[C_5H_5Fe(CO)_2]~-又连结着两个钠离子，体系就是以这种连结方式或正负电荷交替的形式无限螺旋分子，每个链节存在着两个[C_5H_5Fe(CO)_2]Na·TMEDA分子，链节的长度为a轴的轴长，说明螺旋分子以a轴轴长向上平移。用LnCl_3·nTHF和[C_5H_5Fe(CO)_2]Na反应制得了[C_5H_5Fe(CO)_2] LnCl_2·nTHF (Ln = Nd, Sm, Gd; n = 1, 2)，用[C_5H_5Fe(CO)_2] LnCl_2和[C_5H_4(SiMe_3)]Na或用[C_5H-4(SiMe_3)] LnCl_2和[C_5H_5Fe(CO)_2]Na得到[C_5H_5Fe(CO)_2] [C_5H_4(SiMe_3)] LnCl·nTHF (Ln = Nd, Sm, Gd; n = 0, 1, 3)，配合物[C_5H_5Fe(CO)_2] LnCl_2·nTHF及[C_5H_5Fe(CO)_2] [C_5H_4(SiMe_3)] LnCl·nTHF中存在着2000 cm~(-1)左右的终端羰基吸收峰及1766 cm~(-1)左右的桥连羰基吸收峰。说明稀土和铁之间是以羰基相连的。在TOTOE质谱仪上，配合物[C_5H_5Fe(CO)_2]Gd~·Cl·THF出现[C_5H_5Fe(CO)]GdCl_2、[Fe(CO)_2] Gd~+Cl_2的离子峰，配合物[C_5H_5Fe(CO)_2]-[C_5H_4(SiMe_3)] GdCl·THF出现[C_5H_5Fe(CO)_2] [C_5H_4]Gd~+Cl、[C_5H_5Fe(CO)_2]Gd~+Cl·[C_5H_4C(SiMe_3)] Gd~+Cl等离子峰。所有稀土有机配合物都溶于四氢呋喃、苯，对空气和水敏感。

三氯化稀土的还原反应及产物的反应性能的研究

本文研究了NdCl_2·nTHF、SmCl_2·nTHF、YbCl_2·nTHF与环辛四烯在室温下的直接反应。发现NdCl_2·nTHF、SmCl_2·nTHF可以在室温下与C_8H_8直接反应，分别得到NdCl_3·nTHF、ClNdC_8H_8·2THF；SmCl_3·nTHF，ClSmC_8H_8·2THF。反应速度NdCl_2 > SmCl_2。YbCl_2·nTHF在室温下不与环辛四烯发生反应。产物LnCl_3·nTHF和ClLnC_8H_8·2THF (Ln = Nd, Sm)已得到水解色谱、质谱、元素分析、红外光谱等的证实。推测反应接下式进行：LnCl_2·nTHF + C_8H_8 → [THFCl_2LnC_8H_8LnCl_2THF] → LnCl_3·nTHF + ClLnC_8H_8·2THF我们近一步研究了NdCl_2·nTHF与K_2C_8H_8的交换反应。结果表明从这一体系中得不到二价钕的有机金属化合物，而是得到了KNd(C_8H_8)_2。首次研究了以2摩尔萘锂为还原剂还原无水三氯化钕的反应，得到了组成为NdClLin (n < 0.3)的还原产物。该产物不溶于四氢呋喃，对空气、水汽比NdCl_2更为敏感。推测钕主要以一价形式存在。还研究了萘钠与三氯化铽的还原反应。三氯化钕的还原产物不与LiCl 形成络合物，而三氯化铽的还原产物却与LiCl形成络全物而溶于THF。为了进一步了解三氯化钕还原产物的性质，研究了其与环辛四烯的反应，结果表明它们也可以在室温下直接反应，并且这一反应比NdCl_2与C_8H_8的反应快。从反应混合物中分出两种产物：ClNdC_8H_8·2THF和[LiNd(C_8H_8)_2·4THF]·2THF，并测定了这二种产物的晶体结构。ClNdC_8H_8·2THF的晶体结构表明它属于单斜晶系，P2_1/C���间群。晶胞参数为a = 11.819(3)A，b = 12.651(3)A，C = 13.478(3)A，β = 122.97(2)°。[LiNd(C_8H_8)_2·4THF的晶体结构表明它是单斜晶系，C_c���间群。晶胞参数：a = 17.858(7)A，b = 13.243(4)A，c = 18.085(6)A，β= 106.52(4)°。

环戊二烯基轻稀土氯化物的合成及其稳定性的研究

I LnCl_3-LiCl-THF配合物的研究深入地研究了氯化稀土和氯化锂于四氢呋喃溶液中，以不同的摩尔比，在不同条件下的反应。实验结果表明，反应速度随着稀土元素原子半径的减小，LiCl/LnCl_3摩尔比的增大，以及四氢呋喃用量的增加而加快。通过紫外质谱元素分析和X-射线单晶结构分析等证明，随着不同的LiCl/LnCl_3摩尔比和结晶条件的不同，可以得到不同组成的LnCl_3-LiCl-TNF配合物。对(LaCl)(THF)_2(μ_2-Cl)_4[Li(THF)_2]_2和(LaCl)DME(μ_3-Cl)(μ_2-Cl)_5(La·DME)Li(THF)_2晶体的结构分析表明，前者为单斜晶系，P21/C���间群。a=10.542(4), b=32.236(4), c=11.182(6)A °; β=113.50(3) °, V=3484.97 A °~3. Z=4, R=0.0471；后者为三斜晶系，PT空间群，晶胞参数是：a=11.123(3), b=16.564(5), c=8.653(3)A °;α=95.16(3), β=95.63(3), γ=74.71(3) °;V=1527.0A °~3。Z=2，R=0.0303。实验结果还表明，μ_2-和μ_3-氯桥键是LnCl_3-LiCl-THF类配合物中最基本、最重要的配位键，这种键是通过多重键的方式起着稳定分子结构的作用。当进行与有机配体的交换反应时，由于它们的特殊稳定性，能起到阻止轻稀土有机配合物歧化反应的作用。II环戊二烯基轻镧系氯化物的合成及其稳定性的研究对(G_5H_5)_3Ln·THF和LnCl_3·3LiCl-THF (Ln=La, Nd)溶液反应的研究表明，由于μ_2-氯桥键的作用，轻稀土环戊二烯基化合物中环戊二烯基的再分配反应，在0℃或室温下都能迅速进行。通过两者不同的摩尔比反应，经元素分析、红外光谱、~1H NMR和质谱鉴定，方便地合成了C_5H_5 LnCl_2·2LiCl·5THF和(C_5H_5)_2LnCl.LiCl·nTHF (Ln=La, Nd)等配合物。这一结果表明(C_5H_5)_2LnCl.LiCl·nTHF配合物不仅能稳定地存在于THF溶液中，而且能在一定条件下析出结晶。对(C_5H_5)_2LaCl.LiCl·4THF的晶体结构测定表明，该晶体属于正交晶系，Pc2m空间群。a=12.306(4), b=23.056(6), c=26.701(11)A°; V=7575.81A°~3;而(C_5H_5)_2LaCl·LiCl(DME)_2THF晶体则属于六方晶系，a=12.967(4), b=12.967(4), c=24.108(10)A°;V=3510 A°~3。通过(G_5H_5)_3Ln·THF与LnCl_3·3THF (Ln=La, Nd)的反应进一步研究了轻稀土环戊二烯基氯化物的稳定性。经元素分析，红外光谱和晶体结构分析表明合成了[(η~5-C_5H_5)_4La_3Cl_5·3THF]_2·9THF和(C_5H_5)_2 NdCl·THF配合物，前者属于三斜晶系，P1空间群。a=11.690(3), b=11.750(5), c=18.433(6)A°; α=98.75(3), β=95.62(3), γ=118.92(2)°; V=2147.06 A°~3. Z=1, R=0.099。对环戊二烯基轻稀土氯化物的稳定性进行了较详细地讨论。结果表明，THF的用量和化合物的溶解度是影响产物组成的决定因素。当THF的量不足以溶解所生成的产物时，就会歧化成溶解度最大((C_5H_5)_3Ln·THF)和最小(LnCl_3·nTHF)的两种组分。反之，环戊二烯基轻稀土化合物(Ln=La, Nd)中环戊二烯基的再分配反应就能顺利进行。经元素分析和结构测定，在((C_5H_5)_3Nd·THF)和NdCl_3·LiCl-THF溶液的反应体系中，偶然分离得到了[(η~5-C_5H_5)_4Nd_4(μ_4-o)(μ_2-Cl)_8] [Li(DMP)_2THF]_2这一不合常规的化合物，其晶体属于正交晶系，Pna2,空间群a=19.010(7), b=23.231(6), c=14.180(4); V=6261.91 A°~3。Z=4, R=0.054。说明在一定条件下,μ-氧桥键也起到了稳定分子结构的作用。推测了各类环戊二烯基轻稀土氯化物在THF中的合成反应机理,在LiCl存在的反应体系中Ln cl cl Li桥键能与环戊二烯基发生交换反应;在(C_5H_5)_3Ln·THF和LnCl_3·3THF的反应体系中,首先存在着LnCl_3分子之间的互相作用，因而易于形成双核或多核配合物。这类配合物以晶体形式析出时，易于发生结构上的变化，即化合物的结晶形态与溶液中的形态不一定相同。探索了环戊二烯基烯丙基稀土化合物新的合成方法。找到了真空加热脱水制备氯化稀土的最佳条件，其产物纯度在97%以上。通过加入Co_3O_4/Wo_3催化助燃剂的方法，提高了测定稀土有机化合物中碳含量的准确性。

不同剂量率X射线辐照对小鼠免疫系统的影响

目的检测经相同剂量不同剂量率X射线照射的BalB/C���鼠外周血淋巴细胞周期及胸腺和脾脏指数。方法18只BalB/c���鼠随机分为对照组(control),低剂量率照射组(20cGy/min)和高剂量率照射组(300cGy/min),每组6只。低剂量组和高剂量组采用剂量率分别为20cGy/min和300cGy/min的1GyX射线对小鼠进行全身照射,24h后取血及器官,用流式细胞仪检测外周血淋巴细胞的周期变化,用称量的方法得到胸腺和脾脏指数。结果高剂量率辐射时,小鼠外周血淋巴细胞的损伤较低剂量时大,而且对雄性鼠的影响大于雌性;同时,胸腺和脾脏指数变化也随着剂量率的增大而减小。结论低剂量率的照射对小鼠外周血淋巴细胞、胸腺和脾脏的影响较高剂量率辐射小;雌性鼠的辐射耐受能力较雄性强。

Study on conical columns with different conical angles for semi-preparative liquid chromatography

The dynamic flow profiles and separation performances in conically shaped preparative liquid chromatographic columns (inlet i.d. larger than outlet i.d.) with three different angles (7, 10 and 15degrees) were studied and compared with cylindrical column of the same length and internal volume. The shapes of dynamic flow profiles were studied by on-column visualization method. The transparent chromatographic columns made of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), packed with C-18 bonded silica, were immerged into a cubic pool filled with glycerol to eliminate the cylindrical and conical lens effect. The flow profiles of colored iodine solution in the columns were observed clearly using cyclohexane as mobile phase since the refractive indices of C-18, column wall and the mobile phase are very close. In the conical column of 15degrees (20-7 mm i.d.) the mobile phase in the central region migrated slower than in wall region as it moved toward the column outlet, while in the conical column of 7degrees (17-11 mm i.d.) the mobile phase in the central region migrated faster than in wall region just like in cylindrical column. We found that a plug-like flow profile was generated in the conical column of 10degrees (18-9 mm i.d.) during the whole migration process. A carmine and brilliant blue mixture was used as a probe to test the separation ability of the columns. The resolutions of the two compounds on the conical column of 7, 10, 15degrees and on the cylindrical column were 0.6, 1.57, 1.29 and 0.8, respectively. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Study of an electroosmotic pump for liquid delivery and its application in capillary column liquid chromatography

A packed-bed electroosmotic pump (EOP) was constructed and evaluated. The EOP consisted of three capillary columns packed in parallel, a gas-releasing device, Pt electrodes and a high-voltage power supply. The EOP could generate output pressure above 5.0 MPa and constant flow rate in the range of nl/min to a few mul/min for pure water, pure methanol, 2 mM potassium dihydrogenphosphate buffer, the buffer-methanol mixture and the pure water-methanol mixture at applied potentials less than 20 W The composition of solvent before/after pumping was quantitatively determined by using a gas chromatograph equipped with both flame ionization detector and thermal conductivity detector. It was found that there were no apparent changes in composition and relative concentrations after pumping process for a methanol-ethanol-acetonitrile mixture and a methanol-water mixture. Theoretical aspect of the EOP was discussed in detail. An capillary HPLC system consisting of the EOP, an injection valve, a 15 cm x 320 mum i.d., 5 mum Spherigel C(18) stainless steel analytical column, and an on-column UV detector was connected to evaluate the performance of the EOP. A comparative study was also carried out with a mechanical capillary HPLC pump on the same system. The results demonstrated that the reproducibility of flow rate and the pulsation-free flow property of the EOP are superior to that of mechanical pump in capillary HPLC application. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

An electroosmotic pump for packed capillary liquid chromatography

An electroosmotic pump (EOP) capable of generating pressure above 3 MPa and mul/min flow rate with reverse phase mobile phases of HPLC was constructed and evaluated. The pump consisted of three parallel connected fused silica capillary columns (25 cm x 320 mum I.D.) packed with 2 mum silica materials, hollow electrodes, a high voltage DC power supply, and. a liquid pressure transducer. The EOP was applied in a capillary liquid chromatographic system for mobile phase delivery instead of a mechanical pump. Standard samples containing thiourea, naphthalene, anthracene, phenanthrene and acetonitrile were separated on a 15 cm x 320 mum I.D. 5 mum Chromasil C-18 packed capillary column with acetonitrile/water as mobile phase. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Development of a precolumn derivatization method for the determination of free amines in wastewater by high-performance liquid chromatography via fluorescent detection with 9-(2-hydroxyethyl)acridone

A simple, sensitive, and mild method for the determination of amino compounds based on a condensation reaction with fluorescence detection has been developed. 9-(2-Hydroxyethyl)acridone reacts with coupling agent N,N-carbonyldiimidazole at ambient temperature to form activated amide intermediate 9-(2-acridone)oxyethylcarbonylimidazole (AOCD). The amide intermediate (AOCD) preferably reacts with amino compounds under mild reactions in the presence of 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine (base catalyst) in acetonitrile to give the corresponding sensitively fluorescent derivatives with an excitation maximum lambda(ex) 404 mn and an emission maximum at lambda(em) 440 nm. The labeled derivatives exhibit high stability under reversed-phase conditions. The fluorescence intensities of derivatives in various solvents or at different temperatures were investigated. The method, in conjunction with a gradient elution, offers a baseline resolution of the common amine derivatives on a reversed-phase C-18 column. The LC separation for the derivatized amines shows good reproducibility with acetonitrile-water including 2.5% DMF as mobile phase. The relative standard deviations (n = 6) for each amine derivative are <4.5%. The detection limits (at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3) per injection were 0.16-12.8 ng/mL. Further research for the field of application, based on the AOCD amide intermediate as derivatization reagent, for the determination of free amines in real water samples is achieved.

Infrared spectroscopic study on thermal behavior of Langmuir-Blodgett films of octadecyl ammonium octadecanoate and octadecylammonium octadecanoate-d(35)

Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films of octadecylammonium octadecanoate (C(18)H(37)j7NH(3)(+)C(17)H(35)COO(-),ODASA) and octadecylammonium octadecanoate-d(35) (C18H37+NH3+C17D35COO-, ODASA-d(53)) were prepared and their thermal behaviors were investigated by variable-temperature Fourier transform infrared transmission spectroscopy. It was found that the two hydrocarbon chains of ODASA molecule in LB films are highly ordered while that protonated (H) chain in ODASA-d(35) is partially disordered with some gauche conformers introduced at room temperature.

Identification of Phenylethanoid Glycosides in Plant Extract of Plantago asiatica L. by Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry

The present work describes a liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS) method for rapid identification of phenylethanoid glycosides in plant extract from Plantago asiatica L. By using a binary mobile phase system consisting of 0.2% acetic acid and acetonitrile under gradient conditions, a good separation was achieved on a reversed-phase C-18 column. The [M-H](-) ions, the molecular weights, and the fragment ions of phenylethanoid glycosides were obtained in the negative ion mode using LC-ESI-MS. The identification of the phenylethanoid glycosides (peaks 1-3) in the extract of P. asiatica L. was based on matching their retention time, the detection of molecular ions, and the fragment ions obtained by collision-induced dissociation (CID) experiments with those of the authentic standards and data reported in the literature.