Complexation Properties of Typical Soil and Peat Humic Acids with Copper(II) and Cadmium(II)

Abstract

Potentiometric titration with ion-selective electrodes was applied to determine characteristic parameters like the degree of complexation and the approximate molecular weight of humic acids from theoretical considerations and conditional stability constants for the complexes of Cu(II) and Cd(II) with humic acids obtained from sources such as garden soil, peat prepared by decomposing water hyacinth in soil and humified water hyacinth. Double-reciprocal and Scatchard plots were constructed to determine the conditional stability constants of the complexes formed. Cu(II) was found to have more affinity for the humic acids than Cd(II) and the stability of the metal complexes in aqueous medium was found to increase with increasing pH. The order of stability of the complexes was M-HA (soil)>M-HA (peat)>M-HA (humified water hyacinth), where M and HA represent metal and humic acids, respectively.     

Spectrophotometric Simultaneous Determination of Zinc(II), Manganese(II) and Iron(II) in Pharmaceutical Preparations Using OSC-PLS

The purpose of this paper is to develop a fast and sensitive spectrophotometric method for the simultaneous determination of zinc(II), manganese(II) and iron(II) in pharmaceutical preparations. The method presented in this work is based on the well-known reaction of these ions with 4-(pyridylazo)resorcinol (PAR)1. The application of quantitative chemometric methods, particularly PLS to multivariate chemical data is becoming more widespread owing to the availability of digitized spectroscop…     

Arsenic Speciation in As(III)- and As(V)-Treated Soil Using XANES Spectroscopy

Arsenic (As) is a toxic trace element that occurs naturally in groundwater and soils. Understanding the reactions of arsenite (As(III)) and arsenate (As(V)) with soil and mineral surfaces is critical for predicting the fate and transport of As in the environment and developing better ways to remediate As-contaminated areas. This investigation uses X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (XANES) to evaluate the solid phase oxidation state and mineral surface binding sites in three agricultural soil samples from California, USA by fitting linear combinations of XANES spectra derived from several synthetic and well characterized As(III)- and As(V)-treated model compounds (Fe and Al metal hydroxides and aluminosilicate illite clay mineral). The results suggest that As(III) is either partially or completely oxidized to As(V) when reacted with soil in an aqueous, batch reaction. The As(III)-treated Aiken soil was composed of 60% As(III) attached to surfaces similar to lepidocrocite (γ-FeOOH)) and 40% As(V) attached to aluminosilicate (illite). The Fallbrook soil completely oxidized As(III) and the product was As(V) adsorbed on Al hydroxide (gibbsite, γ-Al(OH)₃) (62%), illite (16%), and lepidocrocite (γ-FeOOH) (22%). The reaction of As(III) with Wyo soil resulted in 42% As(III) adsorbed on surface similar to goethite and 58% As(V) adsorbed on lepidocrocite. Arsenic(V) adsorption on soil resulted in stable As(V) surface complexes that were well described by XANES spectra from As(V) adsorption complexes on gibbsite, illite, and lepidocrocite.     

Facile Metalation of Silicon and Germanium Analogues of Thiocarboxylic Acids with a Manganese(II) Hydride Precursor

Synthesis and characterization of the first manganese(II)-containing heavier thiocarboxylate analogues, [L(Dip) Si(?S)OMnL(Dep) ] (4; L(Dip) =CH[C(Me)N(2,6-iPr(2) C(6) H(3) )](2) , L(Dep) =CH[C(Me)N(2,6-Et(2) C(6) H(3) )](2) ) and [L(Dip) Ge(?S)OMnL(Dep) ] (5) are described. They are accessible through reaction of the silicon and germanium analogues of the respective thiocarboxylic acids [L(Dip) E(?S)OH] (E=Si, Ge) with the β-diketiminato (nacnac) manganese(II) hydride precursor [(L(Dep) Mn)(2) (μ-H)(2) ] (3) in high yield. The first Mn nacnac hydride 3 has been prepared by the reaction of manganese bromide [(L(Dep) Mn)(2) (μ-Br)(2) ] (2) with KBEt(3) H. Compounds 4 and 5 represent the first transition-metal heavier thiocarboxylates with the Si?S and Ge?S functionalities. All new compounds are paramagnetic and were characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, MS (EI), and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. Due to the N→E (E=Si, Ge) and E=S→Mn donor-acceptor interaction as well as the carboxylate-like π-electron delocalization within the E(S)O moieties, the E?S double bonds in these compounds are resonance stabilized.     

Binding of Copper(II), Cobalt(II), and Nickel(II) Cations with Humic Acids and Their Sodium Salts in Aqueous Media

Binding of Cu(II), Co(II) and Ni(II) cations to humic acids and their sodium salts was studied in aqueous media at pH 3-6 by spectrophotometry and potentiometric titration technique.     

泥炭土连续碱抽提腐殖酸的分子结构特征

从Pahokee泥炭土中连续碱抽提分离出8个不同的腐殖酸级分，并对每一级分进行了元素分析、傅里叶变换红外光谱（FTIR）、固态^13C核磁共振（^13CNMR)、高效排阻色谱（HPSEC）等一系列定性、定量研究。结果表明：所分离出的8个腐殖酸级分存在明显的结构性质差异，随提取和蔼的增加，O／C原子比由0．52减少到0．36，H／C原子比由1．05增加到1．52，相应于结构中含氧基团的减少和脂族基的增加，表观分子量也由7．7K增加到22．1K。同时，^13C NMR显示长链脂肪碳结构由无定型向晶型转变。此工作表明在所研究的腐殖酸中可能存在分别具有芳香或脂肪特性的两类腐殖酸结构，每种类型都有不同的分子量分布、元素组成、基团结构和母质来源。在特定的环境因素下，不同类型的腐殖酸会共存于同一体系中，增加了腐殖物质的非均匀性和复杂性。     

The Interaction of Zinc(II) and Hydroxamic Acids and a Metal‐Triggered Lossen Rearrangement

The structure and reactivity of a complex of zinc(II), water, acetic acid, and acetohydroxamic acid, in which one of the acids is deprotonated, is investigated by means of mass spectrometry, labeling studies, and density functional calculations to unravel the exceptional binding properties of hydroxamic acids towards zinc‐containing enzymes at the molecular level. It is shown that acetohydroxamic acid is deprotonated in the complex, whereas acetic acid is present in its neutral form. The binding energies of the ligands towards zinc increase in the following order: water<acetic acid<acetohydroxamic acid. The structure of the complex and its fragmentation provide experimental evidence for the proposed mode of operation of drugs based on hydroxamic acids. Furthermore, coordinatively unsaturated complexes of zinc and acetohydroxamic acid undergo a zinc‐assisted Lossen rearrangement followed by elimination of water if acetohydroxamic acid is present as a neutral ligand, or by loss of methylisocyanate if acetohydroxamic acid is deprotonated.     

胡敏酸的结构特征及其吸附行为

使用0.5mol/L NaOH和0.1mol/L Na_4P_2O_7溶液分别从土壤中提取胡敏酸,并且对其进行了元素分析、红外光谱、固态13C核磁共振的定性、定量研究。结果表明,两种胡敏酸的性质很相似,但也存在一些微小差异,Na_4P_2O_7提取的胡敏酸比NaOH提取的具有芳香度较大、聚合度较高、极性官能团含量较多的特点。测定了菲在6个胡敏酸上的吸附等温线,Freundlich模型很好的拟合了所有吸附等温线,相关系数r均在0.992以上。有机碳分配系数K_(oc)与胡敏酸中极性碳(POC)之间存在明显的线性相关关系,并受到提取剂类型的影响。     

Effect of Cobalt(II) and Manganese(II) on the Chemiluminescent Reaction of Peroxymonosulfate with Humic Acid and Some Organic Compounds. Analytical Applications

Abstract

The intensity of the radiation emitted by humic acid (HA) in the presence of SO₅ ^2? in basic medium was used to determine HA in the range up to 20.0 mg l^?1. The detection limit was 0.24 mg l^?1. The addition to the sample of 50 mg l^?1 of Co(II) or Mn(II), as EDTA complexes or chloride salts, enhanced the radiation emission as a result of the formation of strong oxidant radicals such as SO₅ ^??, SO₄ ^??, and HO^?. In the presence of these metal ions, the oxidation of HA and the catalytic decomposition of SO₅ ^2? occur simultaneously. Low concentration of HA in natural waters can be detected. HA was replaced by some model organic compounds. The marked chemiluminescent (CL) signals followed the order: phloroglucinol>fulvic acid>humic acid>resorcinol>pyrogallol>cathecol>hydroquinone.     

Mixed-Ligand Complexation of Zinc and Cobalt(II) Complexonates with Amino Acids in an Aqueous Solution

The formation of mixed-ligand complexes in the M(II)–Nta and Ida–L systems (M = Co, Zn; L = His, Orn, Lys, Gly, Im, en), where Ida and Nta are the residues of iminodiacetic and nitrilotriacetic acids, was studied by pH-metry, calorimetry, and NMR spectroscopy. The thermodynamic parameters (logK, Δ _r G⁰, Δ _r H, Δ _r S) of formation for these complexes were determined at 298.15 K and an ionic strength I = 0.5 (KNO3). The most probable pattern of coordination between a complexone and an amino acid in mixed-ligand complexes was revealed.     

Preconcentration of Cd(II) and Pb(II) Using Humic Substances and Flow Systems Coupled to Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

This paper demonstrates the potential of two natural adsorbents, vermicompost and humic acid, for preconcentration of cadmium(II) and lead(II) using flow systems coupled to flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS). The procedure involves the adsorption of Cd(II) or Pb(II) on these materials (using columns containing 25mg) and subsequent elution for determination by FAAS. Cadmium(II) was preconcentrated for 4min (flow rate of 4.0mLmin^–1) and eluted with 220µL of 3.0molL^–1 HNO₃. Under these conditions, preconcentration factors of 46 and 27 were obtained for vermicompost and humic acid, respectively. Except when using 1.0molL^–1 nitric acid (for humic acid), all conditions for lead(II) preconcentration were identical to those for cadmium(II), and preconcentration factors of 62 and 83 were obtained when vermicompost and humic acid, respectively, were used. The systems were stable with only slight variations in the slopes of the analytical curves (ca. 5% after 8h working period). The long-term stability shows that a minimum of 120 and 100 cycles, respectively, can be run using the same masses of vermicompost or humic acid. The detection limits for Cd(II) were 0.4 and 0.8µgL^–1 for vermicompost and humic acid respectively, while the detection limits for Pb(II) were 8.8 and 12.1µgL^–1, also for vermicompost and humic acid. The accuracy of the methods was checked by using spiked and real (certified and reference) samples. Due to the concomitant sorption of other metals leading to variable slopes for lead and cadmium determination, it was necessary to adopt the standard addition method for calibration purposes.     

基于含锌有机配位聚合物的微孔碳的合成及其电化学性能

报道了一种基于含锌(II)有机配位聚合物制备微孔碳的新方法. 通过锌离子和酒石酸之间的配位作用获得含锌有机配位化合物, 并通过氢键作用将其引入到间苯二酚/甲醛低聚物溶胶的开放网络结构中. 使含锌有机配位化合物和酚醛低聚物溶胶体系发生共聚反应得到酚醛和含锌有机配位共聚物, 在950℃下热处理分解以及锌蒸气蒸发后制得微孔碳. 微孔碳材料典型样品具有相对较大以及比较规则的微孔, 其比表面积可以达到1260 m²·g^-1, 孔体积为0.63 cm³·g^-1. 所得微孔碳作为超级电容器电极材料的等效串联电阻为0.46 Ω, 其循环伏安曲线展示出较好的矩形性. 恒流充放电分析结果表明, 当电流密度为1 A·g^-1时, 微孔碳电极的比电容为196 F·g^-1; 在10 A·g^-1的大电流密度下, 比电容仍然达到137 F·g^-1. 该电极具有优良的循环稳定性, 1000次循环后比电容保持率达到98%. 这一研究结果表明, 所得微孔碳在超级电容器电极材料方面具有重要的应用前景.     

Adsorption of Zinc(II) and Cadmium(II) on Soil Layers in TLC in the Presence of Surfactant-Containing Mobile Phases

JPC – Journal of Planar Chromatography – Modern TLC - Adsorption of Zn(II) and Cd(II) ions on soil TLC plates was studied using aqueous solutions of surfactants as mobile phases. The...     

A Hexameric Cationic Copper(II) Metallacrown as a Pertechnetate and Perrhenate Scavenger

Materials based on the cationic copper(II) hexanuclear 18‐membered metallacrown [18‐MC ‐6]⁶⁺ (2phH=2‐piconyl hydrazide) and tetrafluoroborate, perchlorate, nitrate, sulfate, and perrhenate anions were prepared by an easy method in aqueous medium. Single‐crystal X‐ray characterization of six members of this new family of complexes showed that the anions are attached to the metallacrown by direct coordination to a copper cation or by hydrogen‐bonding interaction with the center of the hexamer. The stable cationic nature of the complexes and their ability to bind different anions allows them to adsorb and immobilize environmentally relevant anions such as MO₄^? (M=Tc, Re). The MO₄^? trapping capacities suggest that these materials would be useful in the treatment of oxoanionic contaminants in water.     

Electroreduction of As(III) in Acid Environment

The main reduction products of aqueous sulfuric acid solutions of As(III) are arsine and elemental arsenic, whose yields are substantially dependent on the electrolysis conditions. At a current density of 500 A m^–2and an As(III) concentration of 0.25 M, the following current efficiencies (CE) for arsenic and arsine are obtained: Cd, 28.2 and 26.2; Pb, 29.3 and 22.9; Ti, 16.1 and 22.4; steel 3, 21.0 and 21.0; Cu, 20.3 and 19.9; and stainless steel, 24.9 and 16.9. For arsine, CE on a Pb cathode is virtually temperature-independent at 15–80°C. Multiple use of the same Pb cathode barely impacts its activity. The arsine CE considerably increases at 2500–3000 A m^–2and reaches 75–78% and 50–53% on Pb and Cd, respectively.     

The Tetrachloridoaurates(III) of Zinc(II) and Cadmium(II)

The first salt‐like compounds of dications with [AuCl₄]^– anions are reported. The compounds Zn[AuCl₄]₂ · (AuCl₃)_1.115 ( 1 ) and Cd[AuCl₄]₂ ( 2 ) are obtained from reactions of MCl₂ (M = Zn, Cd) and elemental gold in liquid chlorine at ambient temperature under autogenous pressure and subsequent annealing at 230 °C. The structure of 1 represents an incommensurately modulated composite [superspace group C2/c(α0γ)0s] built of two subsystems. The first subsystem contains chains of zinc(II) tetrachloridoaurate(III), which feature a slightly distorted octahedral coordination of Zn and can be described by the Niggli formula ¹_∞{Zn[AuCl₄]_1/1[AuCl₄]_2/2}. The second subsystem consists of Au₂Cl₆ molecules, which are located in channels built up by the first subsystem. The structural parameters of the hosted Au₂Cl₆ molecules show only small deviations from neat AuCl₃. The crystal structure of Cd[AuCl₄]₂ ( 2 ) consists of chains built of Cd²⁺ ions coordinated by bridging [AuCl₄]^– anions and alternating Cd‐Au sequence. Cd has a distorted octahedral coordination environment.