N,N-Dibromobenzenesulfonamide as an analytical reagent: Determination of thiocyanate and cyanide ions in metal complexes and salts and thiosemicarbazide alone and in its metal complexes

Simple, rapid, and reproducible analytical procedures, for determining thiocyanate and cyanide ions in metal salts and complexes and thiosemicarbazide (TSC) in the free state and in its metal complexes, with the new oxidant, dibromamine-B (DBB), have been proposed. These procedures are also useful for computing the number of ligands present in the complexes. With DBB, CN⁻, and NCS⁻ ions and TSC undergo stoichiometric oxidations with 2-, 8-, and 12-electron changes per ion or molecule, respectively, in water-acetic acid medium. The reagent DBB has been prepared and characterized by elemental analyses and ir and FT-NMR-¹H and -¹³C spectral data.     

Determination of thiosemicarbazide alone and in its metal complexes with arylhalosulfonamides

The behavior of 10 arylhalosulfonamides as oxidimetric analytical reagents toward thiosemicarbazide (TSC) alone or in its metal complexes has been critically examined and general procedures for its estimation have been developed. The proposed analytical techniques are simple and reproducible. These procedures are also useful for computing the number of TSC ligands present in the complexes. The oxidation involves twelve-electron change per TSC molecule with all the oxidants. The complexes have been prepared and characterized by elemental analyses and IR spectra.     

Some analytical applications of aromatic sulfonyl haloamines: Determination of thiosemicarbazide alone and in its metal complexes with bromamine-B and dichloramine-B

Simple, rapid, and reproducible back titration methods for the determination of thiosemicarbazide (TSC) in free state and in Zn, Cd, Hg, Ni, Pt, and Pd metal complexes with bromamine-B (BAB) and dichloramine-B (DCB) have been developed. The oxidation reaction involves a 12-electron change per TSC molecule in 0.2–1.0 M NaOH and water-acetic acid media with BAB and DCB, respectively. The proposed analytical procedures for the assay of TSC are also useful for computing the number of TSC ligands present in the respective metal complexes. The two aromatic sulfonyl haloamines used, BAB and DCB, were prepared and then characterized by ¹³C FT-NMR spectral data.     

Determination of cyanide in the pure state and in mixtures with organic halosulfonamides

Eight aryl halosulfonamides, both mono and dihalo compounds, have been prepared and characterized by recording their IR and NMR spectra and successfully used for determining cyanide in solution. The behavior of these compounds as oxidimetric analytical reagents toward CN⁻ ion in metal salts and complexes has been investigated and general procedures for its estimation in the pure state, in the presence of halide or in cyanide and thiocyanate mixtures, have been proposed. The same procedures are also useful for computing the number of cyanide ligands present in the complexes. The results are reproducible and compare favorably with the argentometric method. The oxidation involves a two-electron change per CN⁻ ion.     

Some analytical applications of aromatic sulfonyl haloamines: Determination of thiocyanate and cyanide ions in metal complexes and salts and thiosemicarbazide in metal complexes with bromamine-T

A simple, rapid, and accurate method for the determination of thiocyanate and cyanide ions in metal complexes and salts, and thiosemicarbazide (TSC) in Zn, Cd, Hg, Ni, Pt, and Pd metal complexes with excess of bromamine-T has been developed. The oxidation involves eight- and two-electron changes, respectively, with NCS^? and CN^? ions and a 12-electron stoichiometry per TSC molecule, in 0.1–0.2 N NaOH medium. The proposed method could be employed for computing the number of thiocyanate, cyanide, and TSC ligands in the respective complexes. The aromatic sulfonyl haloamine, bromamine-T, has been prepared and characterized by uv, ir, and FT NMR ¹H and ¹³C spectral data and its mass spectrum.     

Titrimetric determination of some organic compounds with bromine chloride

Bromine chloride is used in hydrochloric acid medium as a standard reagent for the rapid and precise determination of organic compounds by direct or indirect titrimetric methods. Hydrazine and its aryl derivative undergo a 4-electron change. Carbonyl compounds are determined by reaction with excess of 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine and estimation of the surplus. Sulphanilamide undergoes a substitution reaction in 1:3 molar ratio to bromine chloride. Thiobarbituric acid and thiourea or its alkyl derivatives show an 8-electron change but aryl thioureas also undergo nuclear bromination. Thiosemicarbazide and semicarbazide give a 10- and a 2-electron change respectively. In the direct titration, methionine is oxidized to its sulphoxide whereas cystine and cysteine form cysteic acid. In presence of bromide, glutathione forms the sulphonic acid but in the presence of iodide the product is the disulphide. The analytical results obtained by bromine chloride method are compared favourably with those afforded by established procedures.     

Thermodynamics of thiocyanate complexes of trivalent actinides and lanthanides

The thermodynamic parameters ΔF, ΔH and ΔS of the complexes of Cm(III), C(III) and Tm(III) with the SCN^? ion have been determined at 30°C in ammonium ion medium of unit ionic strength by the temperature variation method. It has been concluded that both the thiocyanate complexes of trivalent actinides and lanthanides are predominantly inner-sphere type. The higher stability of the second complexes of trivalent actinides is reflected either in the enthalpy or the entropy change depending on the degree of hydration of the trivalent actinide ions. The implications of the greater free energy change for PuSCN²⁺ as compared with other trivalent actinide or lanthanide first thiocyanate complexes are discussed.     

Interaction of a bulky N-heterocyclic carbene ligand with Rh(I) and Ir(I). Double C-H activation and isolation of bare 14-electron Rh(III) and Ir(III) complexes

Reactivity and structural studies of unusual rhodium and iridium systems bearing two N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands are presented. These systems are capable of intramolecular C-H bond activation and lead to coordinatively unsaturated 16-electron complexes. The resulting complexes can be further unsaturated by simple halide abstraction, leading to 14-electron species bearing an all-carbon environment. Saturation of the vacant sites in the 16- and 14-electron complexes with carbon monoxide permits a structural comparison. DFT calculations show that these electrophilic metal centers are stabilized by pi-donation of the NHC ligands.     

Kinetics and mechanisms of substitution at paramagnetic metal centers in organometallic complexes

The mechanism of ligand substitution in 17- and 19-electron organometallic radicals is discussed. These species substitute ligands by an associative process some 10⁶ to 10¹⁰ faster than analogous 18-electron complexes. When 17-electron species can be generated by bond homolysis or electron transfer reactions of 18-electron complexes, they can act as intermediates in radical chain reactions of 18-electron complexes. A 17–19 electron rule is proposed to explain transformations of organometallic radicals just as the 16–18 electron rule finds use for closed shell organometallic complexes. The origin of this rule is the favorable two-center three-electron bond that can form when an odd electron in a sterically accessible metal d-orbital interacts with an electron pair on an entering nucleophile. Besides simple substitution, these radicals can disproportionate, dimerize, and undergo insertion or atom abstraction reactions.     

Determination of Fluoride,Cyanide, and Thiocyanate Using Horseradish Peroxidase Immobilized on Modified Silica Gel

Abstract

Silica gels modified with different functional groups (amino, epoxy, cycloepoxy, isocyanate, and thiocyanate) were used for the covalent immobilization of horseradish peroxidase (HRP). The catalytic activity and stability of the obtained enzyme preparations were studied using the reaction of o‐dianisidine oxidation with hydrogen peroxide as an indicator. The covalent immobilization of horseradish peroxidase using silica gel modified with thiocyanate groups provided not only the improvement of the enzyme stability, but also the development of the sensitive, rapid, and simple procedures for the determination of fluoride, cyanide, and thiocyanate. Enzymatic determination of inorganic anions is based on their inhibitory effect on the enzyme as the ligands capable to form stable complexes with Fe(III)‐HRP cofactor. The proposed procedures were applied for the determination of F^? in mineral and drinking waters; CN^? and SCN^?—in biological fluids (blood and saliva).     

Electrochemical activation of metal complexes: Redox-initiated haptotropic isomerization of organometallic π-complexes

The main principles of the redox activation of the 18-electron complexes of transition metals with conversion of the complexes into 17- or 19-electron radical-ions, which exhibit substantially higher reactivity, are discussed. It was shown that electrochemical initiation of the isomerization of complexes with polydentate ligands, accompanied by change in the position of coordination of the metal, is possible in the case of the sandwich and semisandwich -complexes of transition metals with aromatic polycondensed ligands.Chernogolovka Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow Region, Russia. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 69–79, March–April, 1996. Original article submitted November 13, 1995.     

Synthesis and Host-abilities of some New Corands Bearing Uncommon Chiral Spacer Units

Benzo- and naphtho-ethylene glycols are prepared from dihydroxy-benzenes or -naphthalenes and the corresponding chloroethoxyethanols using known procedures. Cyclocondensation reactions of these open-chain diols with the chiral and concave tetra-t-butyl-2,6,9-trioxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonadiene (“bridged bisdioxine”) bisacid chloride afford several new corands. In one case, besides the expected macrocycle, an open-chain podand is obtained and further cyclized to a large 2:2 macrocycle. The bridged bisdioxine spacer may also be converted into the tetraoxaadamantane scaffold as shown with an example. Extraction experiments employing selected corands towards various metal ions show a significant host-property towards Hg(II) salts for those macrocycles having o-disubstituted aryl groups incorporated, thus forming 1:1 complexes. NMR titration studies with sodium thiocyanate as well as with some organic guests do not exhibit significant host–guest interactions, in the case of Hg(II) thiocyanate a weak complexation was determined.     

Colorimetric recognition and sensing of thiocyanate with a gold nanoparticle probe and its application to the determination of thiocyanate in human urine samples

A colorimetric method for the determination of thiocyanate (SCN(-)) ion with a cystamine-modified gold nanoparticle (Au NP) probe is presented. In this method, recognition is based on electrostatic attraction and directional hydrogen bonding between thiocyanate and cystamine on the surface of an Au NP. In phosphate buffer solution (PBS, pH 5.2, 10 mM), the cystamine-modified Au NPs readily aggregated upon incubation with N,N-dimethyl-1-naphthylamine (denoted "2N"), and a visible change in the color of the solution from red to blue was observed. When present, thiocyanate interacted with the gold nanoparticle probe more prominently than 2N, thereby protecting the gold nanoparticles and attenuating the degree of aggregation. The solution was observed (by the naked eye) to change in color from blue to purple and then back to red as a function of thiocyanate concentration (<10 μM). Iodide was noted to be a significant interferent; however, the optical absorption spectrum in the presence of iodide was fortunately easily distinguished from that for thiocyanate, thereby making it possible to discriminate iodide from thiocyanate. It was possible to determine thiocyanate in human urine samples using this method. This colorimetric method opens up a new avenue for assaying thiocyanate considering its rapid readout and simple implementation, which makes it convenient to determine thiocyanate in biological samples, especially at levels below 100 μM.     

Sodium N-chlorobenzenesulfonamide as an analytical reagent: Determination of amino acids and their metal complexes

Simple, elegant, and reproducible back-titration methods for the determination of arginine, histidine, threonine, glutamine, alanine, lysine, glycine, and serine in free state and in Zn, Cd, Ni, Cu, Ba, Sr, Mn, and Ag metal complexes with chloramine-B have been developed. The oxidation reaction involves a four-electron change per mole of amino acid, but a six-electron change is noticed with glycine and serine in various solvent and buffer media. The proposed analytical procedures for the assay of amino acids are useful for computing the number of amino acid ligands present in the respective metal complexes. The aromatic sulfonyl haloamine used, CAB, was prepared and then characterized by ¹H and ¹³C FT-NMR spectral data.     

Spectrophotometric determination of titanium(IV) as a mixed thiocyanate—monooctyl-α-anilinobenzylphosphonate complex

Extraction of titanium(IV) thiocyanate complexes by monooctyl-α-anilinobenzylphosphonate (MOABP) dissolved in chloroform has been investigated as a function of hydrochloric and sulfuric acid concentration. Chloroform solutions follow Beer's law and are stable for at least 24 h. A sensitive and reproducible spectrophotometric determination of titanium is possible. Two complexes were identified; the first formed at acid concentrations less than 1 M, has the ratio Ti:SCN:MOABP 1:1:2 and the second, formed at higher acidity, has the ratio Ti:SCN:MOABP 1:2:2. The method is based on the extraction of titanium thiocyanate with MOABP from either 0.5 M H2SO4, and measurement of the absorbance at 336 nm (? = 11 000 l mol^-1 cm^-1 ), or from 6.5 M HCl, and measurement of the absorbance at 420 nm (? = 22 000 l mol^-1 cm^-1). The polymerization of thiocyanate has been studied; isoperthiocyanic acid has been identified as the polymerization product. Although both procedures give reproducible results, extraction from 6.5 M HCl is more sensitive, fewer elements interfere, and the precipitation of isoperthiocyanic acid is avoided.     

The separation of platinum and palladium by selective extraction of H(2)Pt(SCN)(6) and H(2)Pd(SCN)(4) using a polyTHF-impregnated filter

Platinum and palladium are known to form complexes with the thiocyanate ion in solution. The isolation and separation of both platinum and palladium as thiocyanate complexes is demonstrated by passing them through an organic-impregnated filter (OIF) prepared with polyTHF. Simultaneous extraction is performed by converting both metals into the extractable form. Sequential extraction is achieved by exploiting the difference in the rates of formation for the extractable complexes of the two metals. The extraction of both metals is rapid with quantitative recoveries of platinum with flow rates as high as 600 ml min⁻¹ in small samples, while recoveries from larger volume samples were considerably lower. Once extracted, the metals can be removed from the OIF by conversion to a non-extractable form with a high pH eluting solution. The rapid separation, isolation and preconcentration of both platinum and palladium from aqueous samples is demonstrated.     

Unloaded polyurethane foams as solid extractants for some metal thiocyanate complexes from aqueous solution

Zinc, mercury, and indium are quantitatively extracted with unloaded polyurethane foams from aqueous thiocyanate solution. The unloaded polyester type foam will extract the thiocyanate complexes of the three metals as well as the polyether type. The extraction is strongly dependent on the thiocyanate concentration and is quantitative over a wide pH range.     

Thermal decomposition of metal complexes V. Lanthanide(III) complexes of benzo-15-crown-5

Thermal dissociation reactions of lanthanide(III) nitrates and thiocyanates solid complexes of the cyclic polyether benzo-15-crown-5 were studied in dynamic atmosphere of dry nitrogen and under reduced pressure (5·10^?2 mm Hg). The complexes of lanthanide nitrates undergo dissociation with ligand decomposition while from those of lanthanide thiocyanates the ligand is released undecomposed. Values of enthalpy change and “activation energy” for the dissociation reactions of the complexes with lanthanide thiocyanate were obtained and briefly discussed.     

Some analytical applications of aromatic sulfonyl haloamines: Determination of thiocyanate and cyanide ions in metal complexes and salts with bromamine-B and dichloramine-B

Simple, rapid, and reproducible methods for the determination of thiocyanate and cyanide ions in metal salts and complexes with bromamine-B (BAB) and dichloramine-B (DCB) have been developed. The oxidation involves eight and two electron changes, respectively, with NCS^? and CN^? ions in 0.05–0.20 N NaOH medium in the case of BAB and in partially aqueous medium with DCB. The proposed methods could be employed for computing the number of thiocyanate and cyanide ligands present in the respective metal complexes.     

Oxidative addition of palladium(0) complexes generated from

The major complex formed in solution from [[Pd0(dba)2]+1P-N] mixtures is [Pd0(dba)(P-N)] (dba=trans,trans-dibenzylideneacetone; P-N=PhPN, 1-dimethylamino-2-diphenylphosphinobenzene; FcPN, N,N-dimethyl-1-[2-(diphenylphosphino)ferrocenyl]methylamine; OxaPN, 4,4'-dimethyl-2-(2-diphenylphosphinophenyl)-1,3-oxazoline). Each complex consists of a mixture of isomers involved in equilibria: two 16-electron rotamer complexes [Pd0(eta2-dba)(eta2-P-N)] and one 14-electron complex [Pd0(eta2-dba)(eta1-P-N)] observed for FcPN and OxaPN. [Pd0(dba)(PhPN)] and [SPd0(PhPN)] (S solvent) react with PhI in an oxidative addition: [SPd0(PhPN)] is intrinsically more reactive than [Pd0(dba)(PhPN)]. This behavior is similar to that of the bidentate bis-phosphane ligands. When the PhPN ligand is present in excess, it behaves as a monodentate phosphane ligand, since [Pd0(eta2-dba)(eta1-PhPN)2] is formed first by preferential cleavage of the Pd-N bond instead of the Pd olefin bond. [Pd0(eta1-PhPN)3] is also eventually formed. [Pd0(dba)(FcPN)] and [Pd0(dba)(OxaPN)] are formed whatever the excess of ligand used. [SPd0(FcPN)] and [SPd0)(OxaPN)] are not involved in the oxidative addition. The 16-electron complexes [Pd0(eta2-dba)(eta2-FcPN)] and [Pd0(eta2-dba)(eta2-OxaPN)] are found to react with PhI via a 14-electron complex as has been established for [Pd0(eta2-dba)(eta1-OxaPN)]. Once again, the cleavage of the Pd-N bond is favored over that of Pd-olefin bond. This work demonstrates the higher affinity for [Pd0(P-N)] of dba compared with the P-N ligand, and emphasizes once more the important role of dba, which either controls the concentration of the most reactive complex, [SPd0(PhPN)], or is present in the reactive complexes, [Pd0(dba)(FcPN)] or [Pd0(dba)(OxaPN)], and thus contributes to their intrinsic reactivity.