Complexometric Determination of Mercury(II) Using 2-Mercaptopropionylglycine as a Selective Masking Reagent

 A selective complexometric method for the determination of mercury(II) in the presence of associated metal ions is reported, based on the selective masking ability of 2-mercaptopropionylglycine (MPGH₂) towards mercury. Mercury, along with other associated metal ions, is first complexed with excess of EDTA and the surplus EDTA is back titrated at pH 5–6 (hexamine buffer) with standard zinc sulfate solution using xylenol orange as indicator. An aqueous 1% solution of MPGH₂ is then added to displace EDTA selectively from the Hg-EDTA complex and the released EDTA is titrated with the same standard zinc sulfate solution. Reproducible and accurate results are obtained for 4–85 mg of mercury with a relative error of ≤ 0.26% and coefficient of variation not exceeding 0.42%. The interferences of various cations and anions are studied. The method is used for the analysis of mercury in its complexes and alloy samples. Received August 30, 2000. Revision January 15, 2001.     

An Anionic Mn(III) Ethyleneglycolate Complex

Summary.  The crystal structure of consists of individual layers in which the anionic complexes form strings of vertex-sharing octahedral units. These strings are interconnected by units to form layers via Na-Cl and Na-O interactions. An outstanding feature of the compound are the unusually strong Jahn-Teller elongated trans- octahedra. Received April 25, 2000. Accepted May 8, 2000     

Colorimetric Procedure for the Microdetermination of the Antibilharzial Drug Praziquantel and its Applications to Pharmaceutical Formulations

 A procedure for the colorimetric assay of praziquantel has been developed. The method is based on the formation of charge-transfer complexes with p-chloranil (I), dichloronitrophenol (II), 2,3-dichloro-5,6 dicyano-p-benzoquinone (III), 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (IV) and tetracyanoethylene (V) as π-acceptors to give highly coloured species. The coloured products are measured spectrophotometrically at 550, 425, 460, 844 and 393 nm for I, II, III, IV and V, respectively. Optimization of the different reaction conditions is described. The colour system obeyed Beer’s law in non-aqueous media in the concentration range 2.0–48 μg ml⁻¹. It was stable for at least 4.0 h. The detection limit was found to be 0.6 μg ml⁻¹. Applications of the procedure to the analysis of various pharmaceutical samples gave reproducible and accurate results. Further, the validity of the procedure was confirmed by applying the standard addition technique. The total average recovery was 100.2%. Received June 10, 2000. Revision December 23, 2000.     

Spectrophotometric Microdetermination of Some Pharmaceutically Impor tant Aminoquinoline Antimalarials, as Ion-Pair Complexes

 A simple, rapid, accurate and sensitive spectrophotometric method for the microdetermination of some pharmaceutically important aminoquinoline antimalarials, namely amodiaquine dihydrochloride (I), chloroquine phosphate (II) and primaquine phosphate (III) is described. The method is based on the interaction of these drugs with calmagite indicator to give highly coloured ion-pair complexes which exhibit maximum absorption at 663, 665 and 666 nm, respectively, Beer’s law is obeyed in the concentration ranges 1.0–25.0, 1.0–28.0 and 1.0–33.0 μg/ml for the drugs I, II and III, respectively. For more accurate analysis, the Ringbom optimum concentration ranges are 2.5–22.5, 2.0–26.0 and 3.0–30.0 μg/ml, respectively. The apparent molar absorptivities were calculated. Statistical treatment of the experimental results indicates that the method is sufficiently accurate and precise. The accuracy of the method is indicated by the recovery (99.8±1.4%) and the precision by the relative standard deviation (>1.5%). The proposed method has been applied to the determination of these drugs in certain formulations, with results that compared favourably with those obtained by the official methods. Received November 2, 1998. Revision February 29, 2000.     

Indirect Complexometric Determination of Mercury(II) Using Potassium Bromide as Selective Masking Agent

 A complexometric method for the determination of mercury in presence of other metal ions based on the selective masking ability of potassium bromide towards mercury is described. Mercury(II) present in a given sample solution is first complexed with a known excess of EDTA and the surplus EDTA is titrated against zinc sulfate solution at pH 5–6 using xylenol orange as the indicator. A known excess of 10% solution of potassium bromide is then added and the EDTA released from Hg-EDTA complex is titrated against standard zinc sulfate solution. Reproducible and accurate results are obtained for 8 mg to 250 mg of mercury(II) with a relative error ± 0.28% and standard deviations ≤0.5 mg. The interference of various ions is studied. This method was applied to the determination of mercury(II) in its alloys. Received April 18, 2001 Revision October 10, 2001     

Colorimetric Estimation of Melatonin in Pharmaceutical Formulations

 Three simple and sensitive colorimetric methods (A–C) for the determination of melatonin in bulk samples and in pharmaceutical formulations are described. They are based on the formation of coloured species by reaction of ninhydrin with the drug (method A, λ_max 397 nm) by oxidation of the indol moiety in melatonin with potassium persulphate (method B, λ_max 450 nm) or by reduction of osmium (VIII) (method C, λ_max 516 nm). Regression analysis of Beer-Lambert plots showed good correlations in concentration ranges between 0.8–14.2, 70.0–140.0 and 2.0–40.0 μg/mL for methods A, B and C, respectively. The molar absorptivity, Sandell sensitivity and detection limit were calculated. For more accurate analysis, Ringbom optimum concentration ranges were calculated. The validity of the proposed methods was tested by analysing pharmaceutical formulations containing melatonin. The relative standard deviations were ≤ 0.95% with recoveries 99.0–101.33%. Received October 20, 1999. Revision February 10, 1999.     

Solubilization of Cationic Hemicyanine Dyesin Anionic Surfactant Micelles: A Partitioning Study

Summary.  Cationic hemicyanine dyes of the 1-methyl-4-(4-(di-n-alkylamino)-styryl) pyridinium betain type (alkyl group=methyl to butyl) have been investigated by differential spectroscopy in order to ascertain their solubilization in aqueous micellar solution of sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS). The differential absorption spectra were recorded as a function of surfactant concentration at 25.0°C. Thermodynamic parameters were calculated from partition coefficient data. The results show that cationic hemicyanine dyes are solubilized at the micellar surface, indicating an electrostatic interaction between dyes and surfactant micelles. Received October 15, 1999. Accepted February 14, 2000     

Zero-Crossing Derivative Spectrophotometric Determination of Mercury(II) And Palladium(II) with 5-(3,4-Methoxyhydroxyphenylmethylene)-2-thioxo-1-3-thiazolidine and Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide

Abstract

A method is proposed for the simultaneous determination of mercury(II) and palladium(II) by first-derivative spectrophotometry based on the absorption spectra of their complexes with 5-(3,4-Methoxyhydroxyphenylmethylene)-2-thioxo-1,3-thiazolidine [5-(3,4-methoxyhydroxybenzylidene) rhodanine]. Zero-crossing measurement technique is found suitable for the measurement of the first-derivative value at the specified wavelengths. Mercury(II) (0.4-1.4 μg ml^?1) and palladium(II) (0.08 - 1.8 μg ml^?1) in different ratios have been determined simultaneously. A critical evaluation of the proposed method is performed by statistical analysis of the experimental data.     

Synthesis of 2H-Thiopyrans by Rhodium(II) Acetate-Catalyzed Reaction of 4-Amino-2,5-dihydro-3-thiophenecarbonitriles with a-Diazocarbonyl Compounds II [1]

Summary.  The reaction of 4-amino-2,5-dihydro-2- and -5-methyl-3-thiophenecarbonitriles with α-diazocarbonyl compounds in the presence of rhodium(II) acetate gave regioselectively 4-cyano-2H-thiopyrans (C₂-S insertion) in moderate to good yields; 5-cyano-2H-thiopyrans (C₅-S insertion) were not isolated. The starting compounds were synthesized by reaction of tetrahydro-2- and -5-methyl-4-oxo-3-thiophenecarbonitriles with morpholine, piperidine, and pyrrolidine in the presence of formic acid in ethanol. Received November 13, 2000. Accepted December 12, 2000     

Tuning the Helicity of (2,2′-Bidipyrrinato)-nickel(II) Complexes

Summary.  The influence of the terminal substituents of 2,2′-bidipyrrin ligands on the geometrical and spectroscopic properties of the respective nickel(II) complexes was investigated. Helicity was found to be an intrinsic structural feature of all 2,2′-bidipyrrins studied to date, including a species with minimum helical overlap. Surprisingly, no changes became apparent upon increasing the size of the terminal substituent from methyl to 1,4-butadiyl. t-Butyl groups at the termini, however, were found to be sterically too demanding to allow the formation of stable nickel(II) complexes. Received October 5, 2001. Accepted (revised) November 14, 2001     

Color Reaction Between 4-(2-Pyridylazo)Resorcinol and Mercury (II) in the Presence of Surfactant,and Improved Spectrophotometric Determinations of Mercury(II) and Cyanide Ion with its Coloring

Abstract

The reactions among 4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol (PAR), mercury(II) and/or cyanide ion in the presence of water soluble surfactants alone or combination were systematically investigated at about pH 9. The spectrophotometric determinations of mercury(II) and cyanide ion were investigated by using the PAR-mercury(II)-HPC complex (3:2:2 molar ratio) in the presence of N-hexadecylpyridinium chloride (HPC) alone; calibration graphs were rectilinear in the ranges of 0 – 40 μg mercury(II) and 0 –10 μg cyanide ion in a final 10 ml with the apparent molar absorptivities of 5.9 × 10⁴ for mercury(II) and 2.5 × 10⁴ 1 mol^?1 cm^?1 for cyanide ion at 590 nm. The proposed method had advantages—rapidity, simplicity without solvent extraction, and sensitivity in comparison with reported solvent extraction methods. The interference of foreign ions decreased 1/2–l//4-fold compared with that in the presence of non-ionic surfactant alone.     

Kinetic Determination of Trace Amounts of Cu(II) in Water Based on its Catalytic Effect on the Reaction of Mercaptosuccinic Acid and Cr(VI)

 A kinetic method is presented for the determination of Cu(II) in water. It is based on the catalytic effect of Cu(II) on the oxidation of mercaptosuccinic acid by chromate in acidic media. The extent of the reaction is followed spectrophotometrically at 345 nm and pseudo-first order rate coefficients are determined as a function of catalyst concentration. The optimum operating conditions regarding ionic strength, temperature and concentration of reagents were established. Interference by several ionic species was studied and the effects of Fe(III) and Pb(II) were suppressed by complexation with pyrophosphate. Calibration lines were obtained for both low (30–640 μg · l⁻¹) and high (640–1500 μg · l⁻¹) catalyst concentrations. The relative standard deviation for 625 μg · l⁻¹ Cu(II) is 6.1% (n = 5). The detection limit is 22 μg · l⁻¹. The method was applied to real samples of river water of the mining region of Baia-Mare, Northern Romania. The results were compared to those obtained by an officially standardized AAS method. Good agreement was attained. The method is inexpensive, fairly rapid and sensitive. Moreover, its working range covers the exact range of concentrations usually encountered in the mentioned geographic area. Received July 28, 2000; accepted December 10, 2001; published online June 24, 2002     

Electrometric Studies on the Ternary Complexes of M(II) With Chlorpromazine and Some Amino Acids

 The stability constants for the binary M(II)- chlorpromazine hydrochloride (CPZ) and the ternary complexes M(II)-chlorpromazine-amino acid, have been studied using pH-measurements. The amino acids (aa) are: glycine, glutamic acid, histidine and the metal ions are: Cu(II), Zn(II), Co(II), Ni(II) and UO₂(II). All experiments were carried out in the presence of 0.1 mol dm⁻³ KNO₃. The resulting stability constants of the binary and the ternary complexes were compared. It was observed that the stability of the ternary complexes-except for glutamic acid – are lower than of the binary ones. Received October 22, 1998. Revision March 14, 1999.     

Extraction of Unprotected Amino Acids by Mixed-Ligand Nickel(II) and Copper(II) Chelates

Summary.  Six mixed-ligand Nickel(II) and Copper(II) chelates with square-planar geometry of the formula [Ni/Cu(O-O)(S-tmpn)]B(C₆H₅)₄ were prepared, where O-O represents acetylacetonate, tropolonate, or hinokitiolate and S-tmpn is (S)-tetramethyl-1,2-propanediamine. The compounds were investigated with respect to their function as receptor for unprotected amino acids, taking advantage of their high solubilities in non-polar organic solvents. In liquid-liquid extraction experiments between a 1,2-dichloroethane phase containing the metal chelates and an aqueous phase containing amino acids (rac-phenylglycine, rac-phenylalanine, or rac-tryptophan), the nickel(II) chelates effectively extracted amino acids from the aqueous phases under neutral conditions, forming octahedral ternary chelates. Received February 19, 2001. Accepted April 2, 2001     

Study of the Ternary Systems M(II)(NO3)2–LiNO3–H2O (M(II) 5 Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba) at 25°C

Summary.  The isothermal solubility diagrams of four aqueous systems containing lithium nitrate and nitrates of group IIA metals – magnesium, calcium, strontium, and barium – were studied at 25°C. No double salt formation was observed. The results were compared with similar nitrate and chloride systems. Some trends in the shape of the phase diagrams were observed. Hydration analysis was applied to the solubility branches, rendering information about ionic processes in saturated solutions. Further, the ratio of activity coefficients of the saturating solid phase in ternary and binary solutions (γ/γ₀) was obtained. Received April 13, 2001. Accepted June 15, 2001     

X-Ray Diffraction and Raman Spectroscopic Study of Bis-(Pyridine Base) Complexes of Cadmium(II) Halogenides

Summary.  The molecular structures of bis-(pyridine base) complexes of cadmium(II) chloride and bromide, where the pyridine base is pyridine ( py), 3-methylpyridine (3-Me-py), 4-methylpyridine (4-Me-py), and 4-ethylpyridine (4-Et-py), were investigated by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. The crystal structures of CdCl₂ py ₂ (1), CdCl₂(3-Me-py)₂ (2), and CdCl₂(4-Me-py)₂ (3) were determined. All crystals are monoclinic; 1: a = 17.784(2), b = 8.666(1), c = 3.8252(7) ?, β = 91.54(1)°, space group: P2₁/n; 2: a = 11.89(1), b = 14.41(1), c = 3.874(6) ?, β = 92.3(1)°, space group: P2₁/a; 3: a = 21.091(2), b = 3.8884(5), c = 18.2317(3) ?, β = 113.64(1)°, space group: C2/c. The structures were refined to R/R _w values (%) of 3.2/5.5, 3.0/5.0, and 3.4/5.1 for 1–3. All cadmium atoms are octahedrally coordinated with the chloride ions forming infinite di-μ-chloro polymeric linear chains and the nitrogen atoms of the pyridine base in trans configuration. The Cd chains are oriented along the c-axis in 1 and 2 and along the b-axis in 3. The crystal structures indicate the absence of a peculiar interaction between the polymeric chains. The Raman spectra of eight complexes were measured in the range of 550–50 cm⁻¹, and the Raman peaks originating from cadmium-halogen vibrations were assigned. The Raman spectra of 1 and 2 are quite alike in the lattice mode vibration region. The resemblance of the cadmium-halogen vibration peaks indicates the same halogenide ion bridged octahedral structure for all complexes. Received March 27, 2001. Accepted (revised) June 19, 2001     

Determination of Mercury Species by Capillary Column GC-QTAAS with Purge and Trap Preconcentration Technique

 A GC-QTAAS procedure was developed for the determination of methylmercury and inorganic mercury(II) in biological samples. A capillary column DB-1 (J&W Scientific) was used for the separation of ethylated mercury species. Sodium tetraethylborate was used as derivatization reagent. When direct sample introduction did not provide low enough detection limits, a purge and trap preconcentration technique was developed, where the evolved mercury species were concentrated on Tenax-ta adsorbent. With this system the measuring range was between 0–5 ng (as Hg) for the different species (dimethylmercury, methylmercury and inorganic mercury(II)) in a 100 μl sample. The detection limits obtained for a 250 mg sample with the standard addition method were 72 μg/kg, 136 μg/kg and 224 μg/kg for dimethylmercury, monomethylmercury and inorganic mercury(II), respectively. The method was successfully applied to the determination of mercury species in the dogfish certified standard reference material (DOLT-2). Received November 13, 2000. Revision June 12, 2001.     

Complexation of Cu(II) with Glycine in Aqueous Solution of an Anionic Surfactant

The complexation of Cu²⁺ with glycine in aqueous solution of an anionic surfactant, sodium dodecyl sulfate, was studied spectrophotometrically. Sodium dodecyl sulfate in concentrations above the critical micellization concentration participates in the complexation. The composition of the complexes and the equilibrium constants of the complexation were determined.__________Translated from Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii, Vol. 75, No. 3, 2005, pp. 383–385.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Vladimirova, Morgunova, Ramenskaya.     

Crystal Structure and Characterisation of Mercury(II) Dichromate(VI)

Summary. Dark-red single crystals of HgCr₂O₇ were grown by reacting HgO and CrO₃ in excess at 200°C for four days. The crystal structure (space group P3₂, Z = 3, a = 7.2389(10), c = 9.461(2) ?, 1363 structure factors, 57 parameters, R[F ²>2σ(F ²)] = 0.0369, wR(F ² all) = 0.0693) was determined from a crystal twinned by merohedry according to (110). It consists of nearly linear HgO₂ units ( (Hg–O) = 2.02 ?) and dichromate units that are linked into infinite chains ‘O₃Cr–O–CrO₃–Hg–O₃Cr–O–CrO₃’ running parallel to the c-axis. Six additional Hg–O contacts between 2.73 and 2.96 ? stabilise the structural arrangement. The dichromate anion exhibits a staggered conformation with a bent Cr–O–Cr bridging angle of 140.7(6)°. Upon heating above 300°C, HgCr₂O₇ decomposes in a two-step mechanism to Cr₂O₃. The title compound was additionally characterised by vibrational spectroscopy.