The small-scale titrimetric determination of complex cyanides

Summary Ferrocyanide, or ferricyanide after reduction, may be precipitated as uranyl ferrocyanide, the precipitate decomposed with alkali, and the uranium corresponding to the complex cyanide determined titrimetrically by standard methods. An alternative method, which can also be applied to cobalticyanide, is to decompose the precipitate produced with iron(II) ion, and to determine the resulting iron(III) by standard procedures. Alternatively, a known excess of iron(II) may be added, and the excess determined titrimetrically. The method may be applied to amounts of 1–100 mg of the complex ion, titrations are of the order of 1–6 ml, and relative errors over the stated range are of the order of ±2%.

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Zusammenfassung Cyanoferrat(II) oder Cyanoferrat(III), nachdem dieses reduziert wurde, lassen sich bestimmen, indem man als Uranylcyanoferrat(II) fällt, den Niederschlag mit Alkali zersetzt und die äquivalente Uranmenge nach einer Standardmethode titriert. Ein anderer Weg, der auch für die Bestimmung von Cyanokobaltat geeignet ist, führt über die Zersetzung des mit Eisen(II) erhaltenen Niederschlages und die Bestimmung des dabei entstandenen dreiwertigen Eisens nach Standardmethoden. Schließlich kann man einen gemessenen Überschuß Eisen(II) zusetzen und diesen titrieren. Das Verfahren eignet sich für 1 bis 100 mg Komplexion. Dabei werden 1 bis 6 ml Maßlösung verbraucht. Der relative Fehler beträgt ±2%.

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Résumé On peut précipiter les ferrocyanures, ou bien les ferricyanures après réduction, à l'état de ferrocyanure d'uranyle, décomposer le précipité par une base et doser par titrimétrie, au moyen de méthodes classiques, l'uranium correspondant au cyanure complexe. Une variante de la méthode, également applicable aux cobalticyanures, consiste à décomposer le précipité obtenu avec l'ion Fe-II et à doser le fer-III résultant suivant des procédés classiques. Une autre variante consiste aussi à ajouter un excès connu de fer-II et à doser l'excès par titrimétrie. On peut appliquer la méthode aux quantités de l'ordre de 1 à 100mg d'ion complexe et opérer sur 1 à 6ml environ avec des erreurs relatives de l'ordre de ±2% sur le domaine en question.

     

Thermolysis of complex cyanides,XX. thermal decomposition of Zn[Fe (CN)5NO] · 3H2O and identification of the products of decomposition

The thermal decomposition of Zn[Fe (CN)₅NO] was studied by thermal analysis, IR and Mössbauer spectroscopy. The experimental results showed that the decomposition starts with cyanogen formation, giving a tetracoordinated cyano-nitrosyl intermediate. The NO ligand elimination is followed by a structural rearrangement to Fe[Zn (CN)₄].

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Zusammenfassung Die thermische Zersetzung von Zn[Fe (CN)₅NO] wurde derivatographisch und mittels IR- und Mössbauer-Spektroskopie untersucht. Die Zersetzung beginnt mit Dizyanentwicklung unter Bildung eines tetrakoordinierten Cyano-nitrosyl-Intermediärs. Der Eliminierung des NO-Liganden folgt eine zu Fe[Zn (CN)₄] führende strukturelle Umordnung.

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Zn[Fe(CN)₅NO] , ë . , , - . NO , Fe[Zn(CN)₄].

     

The complex cyanides of chromium(II) and chromium(0)

Summary Chromium(II) cyanide dihydrate has been isolated from the reaction between aqueous chromium(II) and KCN; it can be dehydrated at 100°in vacuo. From the red solutions containing an excess of cyanide, crystalline hexacyanochromates(II) M₄[Cr(CN)₆] (M=Na or K) have been isolated: these are dihydrates at room temperature, but become anhydrous when dried at 100°in vacuo. In liquid ammonia, the hexacyanochromates(II) are reduced to the chromium(O) compounds M₆Cr(CN)₆ by the respective alkali metals. All of these compounds are extremely air-sensitive and are low spin; i.r. and reflectance spectra are reported as well as x-ray powder data for Na₄[Cr(CN)₆], K₄[Cr(CN)₆] and K₆Cr(CN)₆.     

Adsorption of complex silver cyanides on Ag(111). Quantum chemical consideration

The interaction of AgCN molecules and Ag(CN)₂^?, Ag(CN)₃^2?, Ag(CN)₄^3? ions with the silver surface is studied based on the cluster model of the metal surface by quantum chemistry methods. The geometrical and energy parameters of the interaction of these species with the metal surface are assessed. As regards the strength of their chemical bond with the surface, these compounds form the following series: Ag(CN)₂^? < Ag(CN)₃^2? < AgCN < Ag(CN)₄^3?. The surface activity of silver-containing species is compared with regard to the solvent effect. It is found that Ag(CN)₂^? and Ag(CN)₃^2? anions exhibit close adsorbabilities on silver. Molecules AgCN are not accumulated on the surface because of their very low content in solution. The adsorption of Ag(CN)₄^3? is hindered due to a considerable value of degradation energy of this three-charged ion. In the adsorbed state, the ions Ag(CN)₂^? and Ag(CN)₃^2? represent stable compounds displaying no surface dissociation to yield compounds with the smaller coordination numbers.     

Halogenated xenon cyanides ClXeCN, ClXeNC, and BrXeCN

We report on the preparation and characterization of three new noble-gas molecules ClXeCN, ClXeNC, and BrXeCN. These molecules are synthesized by 193 nm photolysis and thermal annealing of ClCN and BrCN in a xenon matrix. The absorption spectra are measured in the mid- and far-infrared regions, and the assignment is supported by isotope substitution and quantum chemical calculations at the B3LYP and MP2 levels of theory. The present results demonstrate a way to prepare other noble-gas molecules of this type.     

Thermolysis of azobenzene

Thermolysis of azobenzene in a melt and in solution results in the formation of aniline. The possible directions of the reaction are considered. Comparison of the enthalpies of the reaction proves that the cleavage of a -bond in the N=N group to form a biradical intermediate is thermodynamically more favorable than that of a C-N -bond.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1562–1564, September, 1993.     

Thermolysis of dimethyl sulfoxide

The thermal decomposition of dimethyl sulfoxide at small extent of reaction has been studied at temperatures of 297-350°C and pressures of 10–400 Torr. The major products CH₄, C₂H₄, and SO₂ were shown to follow first-order kinetics. The activation energies for production of each was about 48 kcal·mole^?1. A chain mechanism has been postulated in the light of the results of isotopic substitution experiments.     

Removal of cyanides by electrooxidation

The paper describes a study on electro-oxidation of cyanides complexed with copper, present in metal plating wastewater. A detailed voltammetric study has indicated that formation in situ of the electrocatalytic film of copper oxide and electro-oxidation of cyanides probably occurs at the same anode potential. By contrary to other materials at which electro-oxidation of cyanide also occurs, at copper oxide elimination of cyanide occurs at a potential lower then the potential of hydroxide ion discharge.     

Thermolysis of alkylfuryl alcohols

Alkylfuryl alcohols, particularly 5-hydroxymethyl-2-methylfuran, produce bis(5-alkyl-2-furyl)methane and related ethers when exposed to hydrothermolytic or pyrolytic conditions. The hydrothermolytic route to the di(furyl)methane appears to proceed through a carbonium ion intermediate. However, a triene intermediate, obtained via dehydration, cannot be overlooked for the pyrolytic mechanism. The dimer was detected in condensed cigarette smoke.     

Unusual Thermolysis of Diisobutyl Polysulfides

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Thermolysis of N-allylic 1,2,4-triazoles

A number of 4-allylic substituted 3,5-diphenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazoles were thermolyzed at 315–320° in evacuated glass ampoules. The main reaction in the melt was rearrangement to the corresponding 1-substituted triazoles, which appeared to proceed via competing S_N2 and S_N2′ mechanisms. The allylic systems were observed to undergo [2,3]-allyl walk reactions between the 1- and 2-ring positions. Allyl to vinyl isomerization also took place. Substitution of the allylic moiety increased the rate of reaction but decreased the rate of isomerization of allylic to the vinylic substituted triazoles. The 4-vinyl substituted triazoles were inert under the reaction conditions. Some triazoles were converted into substituted pyridines. This was proposed to proceed via nitrogen extrusion and formation of a 1,3-dipolar intermediate (nitrile ylide) which added intramolecularly to the allyl moiety and subsequently aromatized to the pyridine.     

The electron-impact-induced fragmentation of n-alkyl cyanides

The mass spectra of the alkyl cyanides up to n-pentyl cyanide were studied. Using metastablel ion transitions, appearance potentials and deuterium labelling, the fragmentation patterns, spectral characteristics and trends for this series can be given. The investigation of labelled compounds demonstrates the specificity of rearrangement and normal decomposition processes. Alkyl ions in nitriles are produced by simple cleavage of the carbon-carbon bond, while ions of the type [M –alkyl]⁺, which at the first sight could originate in the same way, are presumably formed via cyclic intermediates and are in fact rearrangement ions. Apart from the known γ and δ-hydrogen rearrangements, there is novel evidence for a β-hydrogen rearrangement via a five-membered ring transition state.     

Hydrolysis of cyanides in aqueous solutions

The hydrolytic destruction of cyanides in aqueous solutions is studied. The reaction can be described by a first-order equation with respect to cyanide, and its rate depends on pH. An analysis of the parameters of the Arrhenius equation and reaction rate coefficients implies that molecular prussic acid is predominantly involved in the hydrolysis. A mathematical model is created for predicting the development of cyanide removal over time at different pHs and temperatures