ÉTUDE DE LA RÉACTION DE L'ADRÉNALINE AVEC L'ÉTHYLÈNEDIAMINE

The influence of pH, reagent composition, time, temperature, light, and various ions, on the reaction of fluorescence between adrenaline and ethylenediamine, has been investigated. The necessity of a preliminary oxidation to adrenochrome is confirmed. Optimum pH of reaction is situated at 10.4 ± 0.1, while extraction with isobutanol is best performed at pH 10.1 ± 0.1. A satisfactory reagent is one that contains 114.5 millimoles of ethylenediamine base per 100 ml of reacting mixture and sufficient hydrochloric acid to bring the pH to 10.3 ± 0.1. Temperature and length of reaction may be conveniently set at 50 °C and 20 to 30 minutes. Increasing the temperature significantly lowers the yield of fluorescent material; performing the reaction at room temperature increases the yield, but lengthens the procedure. Exposure to diffuse and ultraviolet light also affects the yield of fluorescence. All these factors (temperature, light, as well as excess of oxygen) appear to exert their influence in the first stages ...