Highly sensitive spectrophotometric determination of micro amounts of iron with chromai blue G and cetyltrimethylammonium chloride

Summary A ternary complex between iron(III), Chromal Blue G (C. I. 43835) and cetyltrimethylammonium chloride is proposed for the determination of iron (III). The stoichiometric ratio of iron (III) to Chromai Blue G is 13. Beer's law is obeyed from 0.04 to 0.4 ppm of iron; the molar absorptivity is 1.43×10⁵ l·mole^–1·cm^–1. The proposed method has been applied to the determination of iron in a magnesium alloy.

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Hochempfindliche spektrophotometrische Bestimmung von Mikromengen Eisen mit Chromctlblau G und Cetyltrimethylammoniumcblorid

Zusammenfassung Zur Bestimmung von Eisen(III) wird ein ternärer Komplex aus Eisen(III), Chromai Blue G (Farbindex 43835) und Cetyltrimethylammoniumchlorid vorgeschlagen. Das stöchiometrische Verhältnis Eisen(III): Chromal Blue G ist 13. Das Beersche Gesetz gilt von 0,04 bis 0,4 ppm Fe; der Extinktionskoeffizient ist 1,43×10⁵ l·mole^–1·cm^–1. Die vorgeschlagene Methode dient für die Bestimmung von Eisen in Magnesiumlegierungen.

     

Chelate adsorption for trace voltammetric measurements of iron(III)

Summary A very sensitive electrochemical stripping procedure for trace measurements of iron(III) is described. The chelate of iron with Solochrome Violet RS is adsorbed on the hanging mercury drop electrode, and the reduction current of the accumulated chelate is measured by voltammetry. The adsorption and redox behaviours are explored by cyclic voltammetry. The height of the chelate peak, which is about 0.28 V more negative than the peak of the free dye, is shown to be proportional to the iron concentration. Optimal experimental conditions include a preconcentration potential of –0.40 V, solution pH of 5.1 and a linear scan mode. The sharp chelate peak, associated with the effective interfacial accumulation, coupled with the flat baseline, facilitates measurements at the nanomolar and submicromolar concentration levels using short preconcentration times. The limit of detection after 1 min preconcentration is 0.04 gl^–1 (7 × 10^–10 M), and the relative standard deviation at the 10^–7 M level is 4.7%. The effects of possible interferences, due to coexisting metal ions or organic surfactants, are evaluated. The ability of measuring iron(III) in the presence of iron(II) is illustrated. Actual analyses of sea and tap waters are reported.

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Chelat-Adsorption für voltammetrische Spurenanalyse von Eisen(III)

     

Determination of traces of iron with the catalytic maximum wave in differential pulse polarography

Summary A differential pulse polarographic method for the determination of iron employing the catalytic maximum wave has been studied. A well-defined differential pulse polarographic peak for iron(III) in Britton-Robinson buffer solution containing 50 mol/l N-(2-hydroxyethyl) ethylenediamine N,N,N-triacetic acid (HEDTA) and 5 mmol/l KBrO₃ is observed in the potential range from +0.2 to –0.3 V vs. SCE. The peak current is very large compared to that of the Fe(III)/EDTA complex, being proportional to the concentration of iron(III) between 1.00×10^–8 and 3.58×10^–6 mol/l under optimum conditions. The relative standard deviations for 3.58×10^–7 mol/l and 1.79×10^–6 mol/l iron(III) were 1.38 and 0.54%, respectively (n=5), and the calculated detection limit was 5.2×10^–9 mol/l iron(III). The method has been applied to the determination of iron in fresh snow and rain waters.

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Spurenbestimmung von Eisen mit Hilfe der katalytischen Maximumsstufe in der Differential-Puls-Polarographie

Zusammenfassung Das Verfahren beruht auf der Tatsache, daß in Britton-Robinson-Puffer (mit 50 mol/l HEDTA und 5 mmol/l KBrO₃) im Potentialbereich von +0,2 bis –0,3 V gegen SKE ein gut definierter puls-polarographischer Peak für Eisen(III) auftritt. Der Peakstrom ist im Vergleich zu dem des Fe(III)/EDTA-Komplexes sehr groß und ist unter optimalen Bedingungen im Konzentrationsbereich von 1,00·10^–8 bis 3,58·10^–6 mol/l der Eisen(III)-Konzentration proportional. Die relative Standardabweichung beträgt 1,38% bzw. 0,54% (n=5) für 3,58·10^–7 mol/l bzw. 1,79·10^–6 mol/l Fe(III). Die berechnete Nachweisgrenze liegt bei 5,2·10^–9 mol/l Fe(III). Das Verfahren wurde zur Eisenbestimmung in Schnee- und Regenwasser eingesetzt.

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This work was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from Hokkaido-prefecture, 1982.     

Test Determination of Lead and Zinc in Water with the Use of Xylenol Orange Immobilized on Silica

Xylenol Orange immobilized on silica as a complex of iron(III) was used for the test determination of lead(II) and zinc(II) in drinking water over concentration ranges of 10–100 and 13–130 g/L, respectively. The maximum distribution coefficients were found to be 7.50 × 10³ mL/g for Pb and 3.75 × 10³ mL/g for Zn. The macro main trace components of water at a level of their maximum permissible concentrations caused no interference. Al(III), Fe(III), and Zn(II) in the presence of NH₄F did not interfere with the determination of Pb(II), whereas lead in the presence of acetate caused no interference with the determination of Zn(II).     

Potentiometric determination of mercury(II) and thiourea in strong acid solution using an ion-selective electrode with AgI-based membrane hydrophobised by PTFE

Summary The potentiometric determination of mercury(II) and thiourea (TU) in strong acid solution (pH 0–1) by using an all-solid-state ion-selective electrode with (Ag₂S 25%, AgI 25% and PTFE 50% m/m)-membrane is described. The linear response, 43 mV(pHg)^–1 and 80 mV(pTU)^–1, has been obtained in the concentration range from 10^–2 to under 10^–5 mol/l. By direct potentiometry at pH 0 mercury(II) can be determined in the presence of up to 10^–3 mol/l of iron(III). The change in potential in the tested concentration range of thiourea indicates the formation of Ag(TU) _1.4 ⁺ at the exposed surface of the membrane. This stoichiometry is in good agreement with that calculated from the average Ag/TU ratio in the potentiometric titration. The investigated electrode can be used as a good sensor for mercury(II) and thiourea in strong acid media and a wide variety of practical analytical systems.     

Specific retention behaviour of metal (III) tetraphenylporphyrins in non-aqueous,reversed high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary The Co(II), Ni(II), Fe(III) and V(IV) complexes of tetraphenylporphine (TPP) can be eluted at short retention times from a LiChrosorb RP-18 column with pure ethanol. However, both Mn(III) and Co(III) complexes of metal TPP chloride type are so strongly retained on the column that they cannot be eluted. While the retention of other metal teraphenylporphine complexes was not affected, that of the metal(III) complexes of the TPP chloride type especially MnTPPCl and CoTPPCl, decreases dramatically with an increase in the concentration of NH₄Cl added into the mobile phase; a linear relationship between logk' and log[NH₄Cl], with the slope of about–1, has been observed for these two metal(III) complexes in the NH₄Cl concentration range from 2.5×10^–4 to 1.3×10^–2 mol/l. Thus, the specific control of the retention of the metal(III) complexes is enabled by conditioning the NH₄Cl content of the mobile phase, and the chromatographic separation is demonstrated.     

Extraction-spectrometric determination of antimony with triphenyltetrazolium chloride

Summary The optimum conditions for the antimony(V) extraction in strong hydrochloride acid medium as a ternary ion-associated complex with triphenyltetrazolium chloride have been investigated. The extraction constant has been determined with dichlorethene and chloroform (11) (K _ex =3.06×10⁴). A working procedure for the determination of antimony has been developed. Interferences are only caused by iron(III), gold(III), thallium(III) and gallium. The application of the method is demonstrated by the analysis of metallic lead, which has also been carried out with two other methods (AAS and spectrophotometry with crystal violet). The new method is superior in reliability and accuracy. The relative standard deviation of the mean is ± 7.4%.

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Extraktionsspektralphotometrische Bestimmung von Antimon mit Triphenyltetrazoliumchlorid

Zusammenfassung Die optimalen Bedingungen für die Extraktion von Antimon aus stark salzsaurer Lösung als Ionenanlagerungskomplex mit Triphenyltetrazoliumchlorid wurden bestimmt. Die Extraktionskonstante bei Extraktion mit einer Dichlorethan-Chloroform-Mischung (11) beträgt (K _ex =3,06·10⁴). Für die Antimonbestimmung wurde eine entsprechende Methode ausgearbeitet. Nur Fe(II), Au(III), Tl(III) und Ga(III) stören. Die Anwendung der Methode wurde an Hand der Analyse von metallischem Blei demonstriert, die zusätzlich auch nach zwei anderen Methoden (AAS und Spektralphotometrie mit Kristallviolett) durchgeführt wurde. Die neue Methode ist in bezug auf Zuverlässigkeit und Genauigkeit überlegen. Die relative Standardabweichung des Mittelwertes beträgt ± 7,4%.

The first of the authors dedicates this article to his teacher at the University of Saarbrücken, Prof. Dr. E. Blasius, an occasion of his 60th birthday     

Spectrophotometric determination of iron after separation of its 9,10-phenanthrenequinone monoximate on microcrystalline naphthalene

A sensitive and selective spectrophotometric method has been developed for the determination of iron as Fe(II) or Fe(III) using 9,10-phenanthrenequinone monoxime (PQM) as the complexing agent. Fe(II) and Fe(III) react with PQM to form coloured water insoluble complexes which can be adsorbed on microcrystalline naphthalene in the pH ranges 3.7–6.2 and 2.0–8.4, respectively. The solid mass consisting of the metal complex and naphthalene is dissolved in DMF and the metal determined spectrophotometrically by measuring the absorbances Fe(II) at 745 nm and Fe(III) at 425 nm. Beer's law is obeyed over the concentration range 0.5–20.0 g of iron(II) and 20–170.0 g of Fe(III) in 10 ml of DMF solution. The molar absorptivities are 1.333 × 10⁴ 1 · mole^–1 · cm^–1 for Fe(II) and 2.428 × 10³1· mole^–1 · cm^–1 for Fe(III). The precision of determination is better than 1%. The interference of various ions has been studied and the method has been employed for the determination of iron in various standard reference alloys, bears, wines, ferrous gluconate, human hair and environmental samples.     

Indirect spectrophotometric determination of chromium in aqueous samples with a novel chromogen ferene-TM

Summary An analytical procedure for the indirect determination of chromium at theg level in aqueous samples has been developed. It involves the use of a novel chromogen 3-(2-pyridyl)-5,6 bis(5-(2 furyl disulfonic acid))-1,2,4-triazine disodium salt (Ferene-TM), which forms an intensely blue tris chelate with iron(II) that absorbs at 593 nm with a molar absorptivity of 35,500 1 cm^–1 mol^–1. In an acidic system (pH1.0) chromium(VI) is reduced to chromium(III) in the presence of an excess of iron(II), which in turn decreases the absorption of the tris iron(II)-ferene-TM complex. The differential absorption data show a linear relationship for chromium(VI) in 0.01–1.0 ppm range. Many common cations and anions in micro concentration range do not influence the analytical response.

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Indirekte spektrophotometrische Bestimmung von Chrom in wärigen Lösungen mit dem neuen Farbreagens Ferene-TM

Zusammenfassung Ein Verfahren zur indirekten Bestimmung vong-Mengen Chrom in wäßrigen Proben wurde ausgearbeitet. Es beruht auf der Verwendung eines neuen Farbreagens 3-(2-Pyridyl)-5,6-bis(5-(2-furyldisulfonsäure))-1,2,4-triazin-dinatrium (Ferene-TM). Dieses bildet mit Fe(II) ein intensiv blau gefärbtes Tris-Chelat, das bei 493 nm eine molare Absorptivität von 35500 l· cm^–1·mol^–1 zeigt. Chrom(VI) wird bei pH 1,0 zu Cr(III) in Gegenwart eines Überschusses an Fe(II) reduziert, so daß die Absorption des erwähnten Tris-Chelates herabgesetzt wird. Die Absorptionswerte zeigen für 0,01 bis 1,0 ppm Cr(VI) ein lineares Verhältnis. Viele übliche Kationen und Anionen beeinflussen in Mikromengen das analytische Ergebnis nicht.

     

Spectrophotometric and derivative spectrophotometric determination of nickel with hydroxynaphthol blue

The reaction of nickel(II) cation with hydroxynaphthol blue (HNB) in aqueous media at pH 5.2–6.0 results in a red complex that is stable for at least 2h. Beer's Law is obeyed up to 3.2 g/ml of nickel(II) with an apparent molar absorptivity of 1.38 × 10⁴l/mol/cm at 563 nm. This paper proposes procedures for nickel determination by ordinary and first-derivative spectrophotometry. The results demonstrate that the linear dynamic range is 0.08–3.20 g/ml with a limit of detection of 23 ng/ml for ordinary spectrophotometry, compared with 21–800 ng/ml and 6 ng/ml, respectively, for first-derivative spectrophotometry. Calcium(II), magnesium(II), barium(II), strontium(II), cadmium(II), lead(II), manganese(II), bismuth(III) and molybdenum(VI) ions do not interfere for at least 1001 mass ratios. The main interferents are cobalt(II), titanium(IV), aluminium(III), mercury(II) and copper(II). The interferences of titanium(IV), aluminium(III), zirconium(IV) and iron(III) can be masked by fluoride and mercury(II) and copper(II) with thiosulfate or thiourea. The derivative method is applied to nickel determination in standard brasses and the results demonstrate that there is no significant difference between the results and certified values at the 95% confidence level.     

Analytische Anwendung der Di-thiobenzhydrazone von 1,2-Diketonen

Zusammenfassung Die Anwendung der Di-thiobenzhydrazone von 1,2-Dicarbonylverbindungen zur Extraktion und zur spektralphotometrischen Bestimmung von Metallionen wurde untersucht. Danach bilden die 1,2-Bisthiobenzhydrazone farbige, in organische Lösungsmittel extrahierbare Chelate ( _M=3000–14000) mit Pb(II), mit Elementen der 1., 2. und 8. Nebengruppe, vereinzelt mit In(III), häufiger mit Sb(III) und mit Bi(III). Die Chelatbitdung von Diacetyl-bis-thiobenzhydrazon und von 2,3-Pentandion-bis-thiobenzhydrazon-p-methoxy mit Cu(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), Hg(II) und Pb(II) wurde als Beispiel näher untersucht.

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Analytical application of 1,2-diketo-bis-thiobenzhydrazones

The application of 1,2-diketo-bis-thiobenzhydrazones as ligands for the extraction and spectrophotometric determination of metal ions has been studied. The 1,2 bisthiobenzhydrazones form highly coloured ( _M=3–14×10³) and with organic solvents easily extractable chelates with Pb(II), In(III), Sb(III), Bi(III) and elements of the Ist, 2nd and 8th subgroup. The application of diacetyl-bis-thiobenzhydrazone and 2,3-pentanedione-bis-(p-methoxy)-thiobenzhydrazone for the determination of Cd(II), Cu(II), Hg(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II) has been studied in detail.

     

Simultaneous anodic stripping voltammetric determination of lead and cadmium with a carbon paste electrode modified by tributyl phosphate

A novel chemiluminescence (CL) flow sensor has been developed for the monitoring of iron(III). The analytical reagents involved in the CL reaction, including luminol and hexacyanoferrate(II) were both immobilized on an anion-exchange resin column. When sodium sulfate solution was passed through the column, these two reagents were eluted from the resins and then mixed with an iron(III) stream. By the fast reaction between iron(III) and hexacyanoferrate(II), the complex Prussian Blue was generated, which could catalyse the luminol oxidation by dissolved oxygen in alkaline aqueous solution to produce CL. The CL emission intensity was correlated with the standard iron(III) concentration in the range 0.01-Smgl^–1, and the detection limit was 7 × 10^–3mgl^–1 iron(III). A complete analysis, including sampling and washing, could be performed in l min with a relative standard deviation of less than 5%. The sensor was stable for over 200 times and has been applied successfully to the determination of iron in blood samples.     

Stability constants of iron(III) borate complexes

The ultraviolet absorbance data from experiments conducted at constant pH and total iron concentration but variable B(OH)₃ concentration were used to determined the stability constants of FeB(OH) ₄ ²⁺ and Fe[B(OH)_{4 2} ⁺ at 25°C and an ionic strength of 0.68. The estimates obtained were *₁ = 1.0 ± 0.2 × 10^–2 and *₂ = 2 ± 1 × 10^–5, respectively (uncertainties are two times the standard error of the estimates). A calculation of the extent of iron(III) borate formation in ocean water at pH 8.2 shows that iron(III) borates are not a significantly large component of iron(III) speciation in seawater.     

Determination of trace impurities in high-purity iron using salting-out of polyoxyethylene-type surfactants

To an iron sample solution was added polyoxyethylene-4-isononylphenoxy ether (PONPE, nonionic surfactant, average number of ethylene oxides 7.5) and the surfactant was aggregated by the addition of lithium chloride. The iron(III) matrix was collected into the condensed surfactant phase in >99.9% yields, leaving trace metals [e.g., Ti(IV), Cr(III), Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), Pb(II), and Bi(III)] in the aqueous phase. After removing the surfactant phase by centrifugation, the remaining trace metals were concentrated onto an iminodiacetic acid-type chelating resin. The trace metals were desorbed with dilute nitric acid for the determination by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry or graphite-furnace atomic absorption spectrometry. The proposed separation method allowed the analysis of high-purity iron metals for trace impurities at low μg g⁻¹ to ng g⁻¹ levels.     

Spectrophotometric determination of iron(II) by extraction of its ion associated complex with 3-(4-phenyl-2-pyridyl)-5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazine and tetraphenylborate into molten naphthalene

Summary A new spectrophotometric method for the determination of iron (II) after extraction of its 3-(4-phenyl-2-pyridyl)-5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazine complex with tetraphenylborate anion into molten naphthalene has been developed. The optimum pH range for the extraction is 6.0–7.0. The solid naphthalene containing the iron(II) associated complex is separated by filtration and dissolved in DMF. Beer's law is obeyed in the concentration range 1.0–16µg of iron(II) in 10 ml of DMF solution. The molar absorptivity and sensitivity are 2.85×10⁴ 1 mol^–1 cm^–1 and 0.00194g cm^–2, respectively. The interference of various ions has been studied. Conditions have been satisfactorily applied for the determination of iron in standard reference materials and practical samples and results compared with other standard colorimetric procedures.

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Spektrophotometrische Bestimmung von Eisen(II) nach Extraktion seines Ionen-Assoziations-Komplexes mit 3-(4-Phenyl-2-pyridyl)-5,6-Diphenyl-1,2, 4-Trazin (PPDP) und Tetraphenylborat mit geschmolzenem Naphthalin

Zusammenfassung Eine neue spektrophotometrische Methode zur Bestimmung von Fe(II) nach Extraktion des mit PPDT und Tetraphenylborat gebildeten Komplexes mit geschmolzenem Naphthalin wurde ausgearbeitet. Das optimale pH für die Extraktion liegt zwischen 6,0 und 7,0. Das feste Naphthalin mit dem Fe(II)-Assoziat-Komplex wird durch Filtration abgetrennt und in DMF gelöst. Das Beer'sche Gesetz wird zwischen 1,0 und 16g Fe(II) in 10 ml DMF-Lösung erfüllt. Die molare Absorptivität beträgt 2,85×10⁴l·mol^–1·cm^–1; die Empfindlichkeit beträgt 0,00194g·cm^–2. Die störende Wirkung verschiedener Ionen wurde untersucht. Das Verfahren eignet sich für die Untersuchung von Standard-Referenzproben. Es wurde mit anderen Standard-Methoden verglichen.

     

Application of ternary complexes in pharmaceutical analysis

Summary The formation of a ternary complex of iron(III) with isoniazid-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde hydrazone(INSH) in a cetyltrimethylammonium bromide(CTAB) micellar medium, leads to a simple, sensitive and accurate spectrophotometric microdetermination of the iron(III), either in pure aqueous solutions or, particularly, in various anti-anaemic formulations. The apparent molar absorptivity of this complex and Sandell's sensitivity at 386 nm were 2.08×10⁴ lmol^–1 cm^–1 and 2.68 ngcm^–2, respectively. The calibration graph which was traced according to the regression line equation, A=3.70×10^–1 C+1.09×10^–3 (r=1.0000; n=28), was rectilinear for 100 ppb to 3.0 ppm of iron(III). The accuracy and the precision of the method could be considered as very satisfactory, since the mean CV% was 0.202 in the range 0.5–3.0 g of iron(III) per ml. The results obtained for iron(III) by the new method and by the o-phenanthroline method, were compared statistically by means of the Student t-test and the variance ratio F-test; no significant difference was found.Parts I and II see [6] and [7]     

A new spot test for cerium(IV)

Summary A new colour reaction for the detection of cerram(IV) which can be carried out both in a test tube and on a spot plate has been described. The test solution is treated with methylene blue in nitric acid solution (11) to form a rose-red colour. This simple procedure has an advantage over the existing tests in that it is applicable in the presence of oxidising agents like chromium(VI), vanadium(V), nitrate, perchlorate and of coloured ions like copper(II), cobalt(II), nickel(II), chromium(III), iron(III), vanadium(IV), uranium(VI).

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Zusammenfassung Eine neue, sowohl in der Eprouvette wie auf der Tüpfelplatte ausführbare Farbreaktion zum Nachweis von Cer(IV) wurde angegeben. Die Probelösung wird mit salpetersaurer Methylenblaulösung behandelt und gibt eine rosarote Färbung. Die Reaktion hat gegenüber bekannten Tests den Vorteil, in Gegenwart von Oxydationsmitteln wie Cr(VI), V(V), NO₃ ^–, ClO₄ ^– bzw. in Anwesenheit gefärbter Ionen wie Cu(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cr(III), Fe(III), V(IV) oder U(VI) anwendbar zu sein.

     

Potentiometric microdetermination of arsenic with an iodide-selective electrode

Summary Micro amounts of arsenic(III) can be determined potentiometrically by titration with cerium(IV) sulphate at pH 2 with iodide as catalyst. An iodide-selective electrode is used to follow changes in the iodide concentration during the titration. Arsenic(III) at a concentration of 0.1g/ml can be determined with a relative standard deviation of about 5%. Total arsenic can also be determined with an error of 10–12%, the arsenic(V) being reduced with sodium bisulphite to arsenic(III). Direct determination of not less than 100 ng/ml of arsenic(III) in the presence of an unspecified amount of arsenic(V) and up to a fiftyfold ratio of iron(II), sulphide, thiosulphate, tin(II) and antimony(III) is possible.

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Potentiometrische Mikrobestimmung von Arsen mit einer jodidspezifischen Elektrode

Zusammenfassung Mikromengen Arsen(III) können potentiometrisch mit Cer(IV)-sulfat bei pH 2 mit Jodid als Katalysator bestimmt werden. Eine jodid-spezifische Elektrode dient zur Kontrolle der Jodid-Konzentrations-Veränderungen während der Titration. Arsen(III) Iäßt sich in einer Konzentration von 0,1g/ml mit einer rel. Standardabweichung von 5% bestimmen. Das Gesamt-Arsen kann ebenfalls mit einem Fehler von 10–12% bestimmt werden, nachdem Arsen(V) mit Natriumsulfit zu Arsen(III) reduziert wurde. Die unmittelbare Bestimmung von wenigstens 100 ng/ml Arsen(III) in Gegenwart einer unbestimmten Menge von Arsen(V) und bis zu einer 50-fachen Menge Fe(II), Sulfid, Thiosulfat, Sn(II) und Antimon (III) ist möglich.