Extraction of scandium ions by 1-alkyl-3-methyl-2-pyrazolin-5-ones from perchlorate solutions

The extraction of perchloric acid and the two-phase partition of 1-alkyl-3-methyl-2-pyrazolin-5-ones (AMPs) in the system water-chloroform-perchloric acid are studied. These reagents can extract scandium cations from weak acid solutions in the presence of perchlorate ions. 1-Alkyl-3-methyl-2-pyrazolin-5-ones separate aqueous perchloric acid solutions into a pair of liquid phases. Scandium ions concentrate in the lower phase, which has a small volume.