Iron(III)‐Complexes Engaged in the Biochemical Processes in Seawater. II. Voltammetry of Fe(III)‐Malate Complexes in Model Aqueous Solution

Characteristics of iron(III) complexes with malic acid in 0.55 mol L^?1 NaCl were investigated by voltammetric techniques. Three iron(III)‐malate redox processes were detected in the pH range from 4.5 to 11: first one at ?0.11 V, second at ?0.35 V and third at ?0.60 V. First process was reversible, so stability constants of iron(III) and iron(II) complexes were calculated: log K₁(Fe^III(mal))=12.66±0.33, log β₂(Fe^III(mal)₂)=15.21±0.25, log K₁(Fe^II(mal))=2.25±0.36, and log β₂(Fe^II(mal)₂)=3.18±0.32. In the case of second and third reduction process, conditional cumulative stability constants of the involved complexes were determined using the competition method: log β(Fe(mal)₂(OH)_x)=15.28±0.10 and log β(Fe(mal)₂(OH)_y)=27.20±0.09.     

Iron(III)‐Complexes Engaged in the Biochemical Processes in Seawater. I. Voltammetry of Fe(III)‐Succinate Complexes in Model Aqueous Solution

Fe³⁺ complexes with succinic acid, a ligand naturally present in seawater, were investigated in aqueous solutions by square‐wave and cyclic voltammetry. [Fe(suc)₂(OH)₂] and [Fe(suc)₃] were detected at potentials ?0.22 and ?0.37 V, depending on C_suc in the ranges from 0.01 to 0.07 and 0.1 to 0.5 mol L^?1, respectively. Redox processes were irreversible, first with reactant adsorption and second diffusion controlled, both accompanied by chemical step. By UV/Vis spectra formation of these complexes was confirmed and equilibrium constant Fe(suc)₂(OH)₂?Fe(suc)₃ calculated (logK_2?3=(1.14±0.15) mol^?1 L), as well as their perceptible stoichiometry. With NTA as competing ligand, conditional stability constant of [Fe(suc)₂(OH)₂] complex was calculated (β^cond=(3.1±1.3)×10²² mol^?1 L).     

Solution Characteristics for Adsorption of Copper Ion with Iron(III) Hydroxide from Aqueous Ammonia Solution

The distribution of copper ion species in aqueous ammonia solution is evaluated as a function of pH by a numerical approach. Adsorption of copper on colloidal iron(III) hydroxide in solutions of total ammonia (0.14-1.2 M) are performed at various values of pH. The maximum efficiency of adsorption occurs when the sum of the fractions of the species Cu(NH₃)²⁺, Cu(NH₃)₂²⁺ and Cu(NH₃)₃²⁺ in the solution reaches its maximum. With varied solution pH, the distribution of copper species is the determining factor for maximum adsorption, whereas the surface properties of the adsorbing particles show smaller effects under the test conditions.     

Chemical Speciation of Antimony(III and V) in Water by Adsorptive Cathodic Stripping Voltammetry Using the 4‐(2‐Thiazolylazo) – Resorcinol

A simple adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry method has been developed for antimony (III and V) speciation using 4‐(2‐thiazolylazo) – resorcinol (TAR). The methodology involves controlled preconcentration at pH 5, during which antimony(III) – TAR complex is adsorbed onto a hanging mercury drop electrode followed by measuring the cathodic peak current (I_p,c) at ?0.39 V versus Ag/AgCl electrode. The plot of I_p,c versus antimony(III) concentration was linear in the range 1.35×10^?9–9.53×10^?8 mol L^?1.The LOD and LOQ for Sb(III) were found 4.06×10^?10 and 1.35×10^?9 mol L^?1, respectively. Antimony(V) species after reduction to antimony(III) with Na₂SO₃ were also determined. Analysis of antimony in environment water samples was applied satisfactorily.     

Iron(III) tosylate-catalyzed deprotection of aromatic acetals in water

The deprotection of aromatic as well as conjugated acetals and ketals in water is catalyzed by iron(III) tosylate (1.0-5.0 mol %). Iron(III) tosylate is an inexpensive and readily available catalyst. The use of water, the most environmentally benign solvent, makes this procedure especially attractive for acetal deprotection.     

Voltammetric Determination of Iron(III) in Water

A square wave voltammetric procedure for the determination of trace amounts of Fe(III) was developed at an unmodified edge plane pyrolytic graphite (EPPG) electrode and a screen printed electrode (SPE). This simple procedure was applied to real samples of commercially bottled mineral water. Sensitive results in the micromolar region could be achieved without modification of the electrode. Using the WHO guideline limits for the Fe(III) concentration in drinking water, recovery percentages at an EPPG gave 103 % and 107 %, and 98.6 % and 95.0 % at a SPE for the 5.36 µM (0.3 mg L^?1) and 53.6 µM (3.0 mg L^?1) additions of Fe(III), respectively.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Uniform Fine Particles of Iron(III) Hydroxide/Oxide

Iron(III) hydroxide was precipitated from the homogeneous solutions, containing variuos amounts of iron(III) nitrate, potassium sulfate, and urea, by heating at 85 °C for different periods of time (5‐30 min). The precipitated solids were either in the form of gel or dispersed particles of different shapes and sizes, depending upon the composition of the reactant mixtures. The as‐prepared solids were amorphous in nature and were formulated as Fe(OH)₃.H₂O. On calcinations at 800 °C for 1 h, the latter converted into crystalline compound, composed of α‐Fe₂O₃ (hematite). The calcined particles retained the original features of their precursors to a maximum extent.     

Iron(II) and iron(III) complexes containing ethynyl thiophene fragments

The synthesis of the new complexes Cp*(dppe)FeCC2,5-C₄H₂SR (Cp* = 1,2,3,4,5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl; dppe = 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane; 2a, R = CCH; 2b, R = CCSi(CH₃)₃; 2c, R = CCSi(CH(CH₃)₂)₃; 3a, R = CC2,5-C₄H₂SCCH; 3c, R = CC2,5-C₄H₂SCCSi(CH(CH₃)₂)₃) is described. The ¹³C NMR and FTIR spectroscopic data indicate that the π-back donation from the metal to the carbon rich ligand increases with the size of the organic π-electron systems. The new complexes were also analyzed by CV and the chemical oxidation of 2a and 3c was carried out using 1 equiv of [Cp₂Fe][PF₆]. The corresponding complexes 2a[PF₆] and 3c[PF₆] are thermally stable, but 2a[PF₆] was too reactive to be isolated as a pure compound. The spectroscopic data revealed that the coordination of large organic π-electron systems to the iron nucleus produces only a weak increase of the carbon character of the SOMO for these new organoiron(III) derivatives.     

Iron(III) chloride and its coordination chemistry

Abstract

The coordination chemistry of FeCl₃ is distinctly different to that of the other 3d metal halides. It has a distinct preference for O-donor ligands. Although it primarily forms six-coordinate complexes, it has some distinctive features that set it apart from metals like Mn(II), Co(II), and Ni(II), such as the self-ionized complexes [FeL₄Cl₂]⁺ [FeCl₄]^?. There are a number of examples where very small changes in the coordination sphere tilt the balance between isomeric structures. Chloride has a significant steric effect in the coordination sphere as well as a greater trans-influence than water.     

Spectrophotometric Investigation of Iron(III)-N-Phenylcin-namohydroxamic Acid System

Abstract

N-Phenylcinnamohydroxamic acid, PCHA, was found to react with iron (III) to form complex species of different colour depending upon the reaction environment. The reaction conditions for the formation of the complex species were studied in aqueous-ethanolic medium. The general spectral properties of the species were investigated. The absorption curves were found to have two isobestic points. The number and composition of the complexes were determined and found to have composition 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 (Fe: PCHA). The wavelengths of the maximum absorbances were figured out to be 535, 495, and 445 nm for the I, II, and III complex species, respectively. It was verified that the Beer's law holds for these complexes at all wavelengths, and for the mixtures at the wavelengths of the isobestic points in a wide range of pH. The stepwise stability constants have been determined by the method of isobestic point and found to be log K₁ = 11.55, log K₂ = 10.11, and log Kg₃ = 7.44 for the I, II, and III complex species, respectively. The distribution diagrams (nomograms) of the complex species as a function of pH were constructed and the molar extinction coefficients of the three consecutive complexes have also been determined.     

Catalytic Kinetic Determination of Trace Amounts of Iron(III) With Polarographic Detection

Abstract

This method is based on the catalytic effect of Fe³⁺ on the oxidation reaction between Acid Chrome Blue K and potassium bromate in sulfuric acid medium at 100deg;C, and in 0.08 mol/L NH₄OH - 0.01 mol/L (NH₄)₂ SO₄ supporting electrolyte, Acid Chrome Blue K exhibits a sensitive polarographic wave at -0.55V vs. SCE, and change of concentration is traced by a polarographic detection technique. The linear range of Fe³⁺ is 10–100ng/mL. This new catalytic method has been applied to the determination of iron in natural water and food with satisfactory results.     

Intermolecular Interactions in Systems Containing Bi(III) – ClO−4 – H2O – Selected Amino Acids in the Aspect of Catalysis of Bi(III) Electroreduction

The paper describes recent results of studies on the accelerating effect of sulfur‐containing protein amino acids and water activity on multistep Bi(III) ion electroreduction at mercury electrode. The catalytic effect of methionine (Mt), cystine (CY) and cysteine (CE) was analyzed based on kinetic and thermodynamic parameters, which correlated with water activity. Investigations of adsorption of those amino acids at the electrode/solution interface provided information for the analysis of the electrical double layer and its influence on the kinetics of the electrode process. The multistep Bi(III) electroreduction process is controlled by the kinetics of active complexes formation, which precedes transfer of consecutive electrons.     

Study of terbium(III)–dextran and terbium(III)–α-methyl glucoside interactions

The interaction of dextran with terbium(III) was studied in aqueous solution, pH 3.0–6.6, by fluorescence and optical rotatory dispersion. The polysaccharide enhances Tb(III) fluorescence intensity when the system is excited at the 290-nm hypersensitive transition (⁷F₆ → ⁵H₄). The dextran rotatory power is decreased in the presence of the metal ion. The results indicate that a 38% maximum of the polymer repeat units are coordinated. Complex formation occurs with displacement of water from the cation coordination sphere by hydroxyl groups at the second and third carbon atoms of the pyranoside ring. As the pH increases, a more asymmetric complex is formed. The α-methyl glucoside, low molecular weight dextran analogue, interacts with Tb(III) less strongly than dextran. Fluorimetric titrations indicated that the order of binding ability to polysaccharide is Tb(III) > Al(III) > Ca (II). © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Struktur eines homoleptischen Bis-xylitolato(5–)-dicobaltats(III)

Polyol Metal Complexes. 33 [1] Structure of a Homoleptic Bis-xylitolato(5–) Dicobaltate(III) Dark-green crystals of Li₅[Co(LH_–5)₂]Cl · 8 H₂O ( 1 ) (L = Xylitol) are obtained from cobalt(II) and xylitol in alkaline aqueous solution by oxidation with air. In the homoleptic binuclear dicobaltate(iii) ions, the O₁₀ set of an edge-shared Co₂O₁₀ dioctahedron is provided by two entirely deprotonated xylitol ligands.     

Electrochemical Detection of Arsenic(III) in the Presence of Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) by Adsorptive Square‐Wave Cathodic Stripping Voltammetry (Ad‐SWCSV)

This study has demonstrated that As(III) can be electrochemically detected and quantified in the presence of fulvic acid (FA) and dissolved organic matter (DOM). This eliminates the need to remove DOM prior to measurement of As(III) in environmental samples. Apart from reducing analysis time and the cost of the analysis, this could be potentially useful for the development of electrochemical methods for the detection and measurement of As(III) onsite. Both synthetic samples in which FA was added and a real sample with 22.16 mg/L total organic carbon (TOC) were analyzed.     

非负矩阵分解法研究三价铁离子与试钛灵形成的多组分体系

采用分光光度法测量三价铁离子与邻苯二酚-3,5-二磺酸钠(试钛灵)的配位数和稳定常数是常见的大学化学教学实验之一。我们发现,随着溶液中三价铁离子与试钛灵配比的改变,配合物的吸收光谱峰位置发生显著位移,推断配位数不唯一。用非负矩阵分解法对系列光谱数据进行分析,获取主要成分的特征光谱和它们的化学配比,结果显示体系中包含两种产物,分别对应一配位和二配位两种形式。然而,教材要求给出一个正整数的配位数,实验设计的合理性值得探讨。     

Synthesen und Kristallstrukturen neuer Bromoferrate(III), Chloro‐ und Aquachloroferrate(III) mit tetraedrischer und oktaedrischer Eisenkoordination,darunter zwei Neutralkomplexe von Eisen(II) und ‐(III)

Halogeno Metallates of Transition Elements with Cations of Nitrogen‐containing Heterocyclic Bases. VIII Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Novel Bromoferrates(III), Chloro‐, and Aquachloroferrates(III) with Tetrahedral and Octahedral Iron Coordination, among them two Neutral Complexes of Iron(II) and (III) (dmpipzH₂)[Fe^IIIBr₄]₂ ( 1 ), (trienH₂)[Fe^IIIBr₄]Br ( 2 ), (dmpipzH₂)[Fe^IIICl₄]Cl ( 3 ), (dmpipzH₂)₂[Fe^III(H₂O)₂Cl₄][Fe^IIICl₄]Cl₂ ( 4 ), and (trienH₂)[Fe^III(H₂O)₃Cl₃]Cl₂ ( 5 ) crystallize from aqueous mineralic acid solutions of iron(II) halide and the organic bases (1,4‐dimethylpiperazine or triethylenediammine) in the presence of atmospheric oxygen whereas (dmpipzH₂)[FeCl₄(H₂O)₆]Cl₂ ( 6 ) was obtained under the exclusion of air. 1 , 2 , and 3 contain the known tetrahedral halogeno complexes, 4 contains a novel octahedral iron(III) complex, and in 6 a neutral binuclear iron(II) complex has been found which has not been described before. The crystal structures and the hydrogen bridging systems of the complexes are described.     

Simultaneous Polarographic Determination of Iron (II) and Iron (III) in Coal Mine Waste Water

Abstract

Polarography with a sodium carbonate-oxalic acid supporting electrolyte was used to determine both Fe(II) and Fe(III) simultaneously in actual coal mine water samples. The average relative percent error was 2.2% for Fe(II) and 2.1% for Fe(III) over a range of 10 to 500 ppm. In actual mine water the Fe(II) content was highest where the mine water emerged. As the water moved down stream from the source of pollution Fe(II) decreased and Fe(III) concentration increased as Fe(II) was oxidized to Fe(III) by oxygen. This was accompanied by a decrease in pH. Further down the stream Fe(III) started to precipitate and then its concentration steadily decreased.     

Separation of Iron(III) with Ammonium Thiocyanate‐H2O‐n‐Propyl Alcohol Extraction System in the Presence of Sodium Chloride

The behavior and conditions of liquid‐liquid extraction‐separation of Fe(III) by ammonium thiocyanate‐H₂O‐n‐propyl alcohol system in the presence of NaCl were studied, and the possible reactive mechanism of extraction of Fe(III) was deduced. The study showed that, in the presence of a given amount of NaCl, phases were separated thoroughly between n‐propyl alcohol and water. In the process of phase separation, the complex [Fe(SCN)_n]^(3‐n) formed by NH₄SCN and Fe(III) was quantitatively extracted into the n‐propyl alcohol phase. The extracted Fe(III) exists in the n‐propyl alcohol phase mainly as the forms of Fe(SCN)₂⁺ and Fe(SCN)₃. Also, the relationship between extraction yield of Fe(III) and the amount of NH₄SCN agreed well with the quadratic equation E = 0.54 + 58.14x ? 8.39x² (E and x represent the recovery rate of Fe(III) and the volume (mL) of 0.1 M NH₄SCN respectively). The quadratic R‐Square is 0.9990. With this method, Fe(III) can be completely separated from Co(II), Ni(II), Mn(II), Al(III), Bi(III) and Cd(II) at pH 1.0?2.0. The present method was applied in determining Fe(III) in samples with satisfactory results such as relative standard deviation from 2.06% to 2.89% and recovery rate in the range of 98.4?101.4%.     

Study of the Complexation,Adsorption and Electrode Reaction Mechanisms of Chromium(VI) and (III) with DTPA Under Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetric Conditions

The complexation of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) with diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), the redox behavior of these complexes and their adsorption on the mercury electrode surface were investigated by a combination of electrochemical techniques and UV/vis spectroscopy. A homogenous two‐step reaction was observed when mixing Cr(III), present as hexaquo complex, with DTPA. The first reaction product, the electroactive 1 : 1 complex, turns into an electroinactive form in the second step. The results indicate that the second reaction product is presumably a 1 : 2 Cr(III)/DTPA complex. The electroreduction of the DTPA‐Cr(III) complex to Cr(II) was found to be diffusion rather than adsorption controlled.The Cr(III) ion, generated in‐situ from Cr(VI) at the mercury electrode at about ?50 mV (vs. Ag|AgCl) (3 mol L^?1 KCl), was found to form instantly an electroactive and adsorbable complex with DTPA. By means of electrocapillary measurements its surface activity was shown to be 30 times higher than that of the complex built by homogenous reaction of DTPA with the hydrated Cr(III). Both components, DTPA and the in‐situ built complex Cr(III) ion were found to adsorb on the mercury electrode.The effect of nitrate, used as catalytic oxidant in the voltammetric determination method, on the complexation reaction and on the adsorption processes was found to be negligible.The proposed complex structures and an overall reaction scheme are shown.