Separation and gravimetric determination of barium using sulfadimethoxin salicylaldimine

Sulfadimethoxin salicylaldimine (SUDMSA) has been found to be a wide spectrum precipitant of a number of metal ions. The chelates are granular, stable, and quantitatively formed. SUDMSA has been utilized for the gravimetric determination of barium in the presence of Ca(II), Sr(II), Fe(III), As(III), Sb(III), Cr(III), Ag(I), Cu(II), Ni(II), Co(II), Mn(II), Cd(II), Zn(II), Hg(II), Pd(II), Mg(II), Tl(I), ZrO(II), Sn(IV). The St. of the chelate was confirmed by elemental analysis and IR data.