Development and analytical applications of a new liquid-membrane 3,5-dinitrosalicylate-selective electrode

A 3,5-dinitrosalicylate (DNS)-selective electrode with a liquid membrane of either tetraphenyIphosphonium-DNSH dissolved in p-nitrocumene or dimethyldioctadecylammonium-DNSH dissolved in 1-decanol is described. The liquid membrane electrode exhibits rapid and near-Nemstian response to DNSH- activity from 10^-2 to 10^-5 M. The response is unaffected by pH in the range 2.5–6.5. The electrode has been successfully applied in the direct potentiometric titration of iron(III) and copper(II) with EDTA and in the indirect titrimetric determination of aluminium(III) and nickel(II). It is also useful in titrations of bulky quaternary cations such as cetyltrimethylammonium, cetylpyridinium and didodecyldimethylamnionium ions with DNSHNa.     

The autoprotolysis constant of liquid anhydrous hydrogen fluoride

The autoprotolysis constant of HF K: [H⁺][F^?] = 10^?12.50 ( I : 0.1, KSbF₆, 0° C ) has been evaluated from potentiometric titrations of solutions of H⁺ with F^?. The F^? concentrations were determined with the help of an Ag electrode acting in the presence of HCl and AgCl as a F^? electrode.     

Determination of the association constant of NaSO 4 − with the sodium-selective electrode

The association constant of the NaSO ₄ ^? complex has been determined using a sodium-selective electrode in an aqueous medium of 0.5 M ionic strength at 25°C. The constant calculated was 2.5±0.2, and no evidence was found under the present conditions for the existence of higher complexes.     

13C-ESR-Kopplungskonstanten des radikalanions des 3,5-di-tert-butyl-nitrobenzols

¹³C-ESR coupling constants of all ring carbon atoms of the radical anion of 3,5-di-tert-butyl-nitrobenzene are determined on samples with ¹³C in natural abundance and assigned on the basis of their solvent dependence. The assignment of a ¹³C coupling constant described for the radical anion of nitrobenzene is revised.     

Laser-Induced Fluorescence and Photoelectron-Photon Coincidence Studies of 3,5-Octadiyne Cation

3,5-Octadiyne cation in its lowest excited state has been studied in the gas phase by laser-induced fluorescence and photoelectron-photon coincidence techniques. The excitation spectrum of the ò″←²A″ transition has been obtained and yields vibrational frequencies of some of the fundamentals for the excited cationic state. The fluorescence quantum yields and lifetimes at selected energies within the òA″ state have been determined from the coincidence measurements. This provides quantitative data for the discussion of the relaxation behaviour of such an excited open-shell cation.     

Copper(II) complexes with <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-(phenyl)alkylthiosemicarbazones of 3,5-dichloro- and 3,5-diiodosalicylic aldehydes

N-(Phenyl)alkylthiosemicarbazones of 3,5-dichloro- and 3,5-diiodosalicylic aldehydes (H₂L) and their copper(II) complexes [Cu(HL)(CH₃OH)]⁺(NO₃)^– have been synthesized. The structure of one of the complexes has been determined by X-ray analysis.     

Potentiometric membrane sensor based on 6-(4-nitrophenyl)-2,4-diphenyl-3,5-diaza-bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene for detection of Sn(II) in real samples

A Sn²⁺ ion-selective electrode which was prepared with a polymeric membrane based on 6-(4-nitrophenyl)-2,4-diphenyl-3,5-diaza-bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene (NDDBH) as a ionophore. Effects of experimental parameters such as membrane composition, nature and amount of plasticizer, the amount of additive and concentration of internal solution on the potential response of Sn²⁺ sensor were investigated. The electrode exhibited a Nernstian slope of 28.8 ± 1.1 mV/decade of Sn²⁺ over a concentration range of 1.0 × 10⁻⁵ to 1.0 × 10⁻¹ M of Sn²⁺ in an acidic solution (pH 1). The limit of detection was 4.0 × 10⁻⁶ M. The results show that this electrode can be used in ethanol media until 20% (v/v) concentration without interference. It can be used for more than 6 weeks without any considerable divergence in the potentials. The proposed membrane electrode revealed very good selectivity for Sn(II) ions over a wide variety of other cations and could be used in acidic media. The standard electrode potentials were determined at different temperatures and used to calculate the isothermal coefficient of the electrode. The stability constant (log K_s) of the Sn(II)-ionophore complex was determined at 25 °C by potentiometric titration in mixed aqueous solution. It was used as indicator electrode in potentiometric determination of Sn(II) ion in real samples.     

Sensitive flotation-spectrophotometric method for the determination of vanadium (IV) with 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid and rhodamine B

Vanadium(IV) is determined by reaction with 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid and rhodamine B in weakly acidic medium. The flotation of the ternary ion-association complex is carried out with cyclohexane followed by dissolution in acetone for subsequent spectrophotometric determination. The molar absorptivity is 5.91×10⁵ l mole^–1 cm^–1 at 555 nm. Beer's law is obeyed in the range 0.05–1.5 g vanadium(IV) in 25 ml. The method is selective for vanadium(IV) in the presence of sodium fluoride and has been applied to standard reference materials.     

Rate constant for the gas-phase reaction of hydroxyl radical with the natural hydrocarbon bornyl acetate

The gas-phase reaction of bornyl acetate (bicyclo[2,2,1]-heptan-2-ol-1,7,7-trimethyl-acetate) with hydroxyl radical has been studied. A relative method was used to determine the rate constant for this reaction, with n-octane as reference compound. Methyl nitrite photolysis experiments were carried out in an environmental smog chamber at atmospheric pressure and (294±2) K. The rate constant determined for bornyl acetate is k=(13.9±2.2)×10⁻¹² cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹. The experimental rate constant has been compared with the rate constants calculated with the structure-activity relationship (SAR) and with the evolution trend of the acetate rate constants. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet: 30: 497–502, 1998     

Synthesis and characterization of 2-(3,5-Dichloro-2-pyridylazo)-5-dimethylaminophenol as a reagent for determination of lanthanum

2-(3,5-Dichloro-2-pyridylazo)-5-dimethylaminophenol (3,5-diCIDMPAP) has been synthesized and its spectral properties, acid-base equilibria, physical constants, and solubility and stability are presented. This reagent is highly promising for the determination of lanthanides. The influence of Triton X-100 on the dissociation constant has been investigated and the association constant between the reagent and the surfactant determined. Analytical data for the 3,5-diCIDMPAP complexes with La(III), Eu(III), Gd(III), Er(III) and Yb(III) are given, La(III) in synthetic samples has been determined with 3,5-diCIDMPAP.     

Reaktionen vonN-Sulfinylverbindungen mit dem 1,2,4-Trithia-3,5-diborolan-Ringsystem und Substitutionsreaktionen am 1,2,4-Trithia-3,5-diborolan und 1,2-Dithia-4-aza-3,5-diborolidin

The reaction of trimethylsilyl- and pentafluorophenyl-N-sulfinylamine respectively with 3,5-dihalogeno-1,2,4-trithia-3,5-diborolanes yields the 1,2-dithia-4-aza-3,5-diborolidines1-3.Tert-butyl-N-sulfinylamine and 3,5-dimethyl-1,2,4-trithia-3,5-diborolane react analogous. OtherN-sulfinylamines however split the disulfane bridge in 3,5-dimethyl-1,2,4-trithia-3,5-diborolane and the 1,4-dithia-2-aza-3,5-diborolidines5A-7(A) are formed. Besides of boroxines, cyclo-2,4,6-trimethyl-1,3-dioxa-5-aza-2,4,6-triboranes and cyclo-2,4,6-trimethyl-1-oxa-3,5-diaza-2,4,6-triboranes are formed as byproducts,8–10 have been isolated. In 1,2,4-trithia-3,5-diborolanes and 1,2-dithia-4-aza-3,5-diborolidines the bromo-atoms can be substituted by alkyl (13, 14), by amino (15–20) and by isothiocyanato groups. The compounds were characterised analytically and spectroscopically (MS; NMR:¹H,¹¹B,¹⁹F,²⁹Si; IR).

     

Acidity constant of hydrofluoric acid

A detailed experimental investigation of the association (acidity) constant of hydrofluoric acid has been made at 25°C in sodium perchlorate media at ionic strengths between 0.01 and 0.5M. Results were obtained by potentiometry using a fluoride ion-selective electrode in conjunction with three types of reference electrode, all involving cells with liquid junction. After careful consideration of possible errors in the present results and a critical study of the literature, a zero ionic strength pK _a ^o (HF) value of 3.18±0.02 is recommended until existing contradictions can be resolved.     

The determination of the second dissociation constant of sulfuric acid

The second dissociation constant of sulfuric acid is determined in 1M NaClO₄ at 25°C using an electrochemical cell without liquid junction consisting of a glass and a perchlorate electrode. By taking into account the association between the Na⁺ and SO ₄ ^2– ions an average value of 0.0184±0.0005 is found using three different methods. This corresponds with an apparent acidity constant KA ₂ ^* of 0.095±0.003     

Experimental standard molar enthalpies of formation of crystalline 3,5-dimethylpyrazole, 3,5-dimethyl-4-nitrosopyrazole, 1,3,5-trimethyl-4-nitrosopyrazole,and 3,5-dimethyl-1-phenyl-4-nitrosopyrazole

The standard (p^o =  0.1 MPa) molar enthalpies of combustion in oxygen, at T =  298.15 K, for crystalline 3,5-dimethylpyrazole (Me₂Pyr), 3,5-dimethyl-4-nitrosopyrazole (Me₂PyrNO), 1,3,5-trimethyl-4-nitrosopyrazole (Me₃PyrNO), and 3,5-dimethyl-1-phenyl-4-nitrosopyrazole (Me₂PhPyrNO) were measured by static-bomb calorimetry. These values were used to derive the standard molar enthalpies of formation of the crystalline compounds. The standard molar enthalpies of sublimation for these four compounds were measured by microcalorimetry.The experimental results obtained allow us to derive the values of the standard molar enthalpies of formation, in the gaseous state, for the monomeric compounds involved in this work. These last values are discussed comparatively with results previously obtained for some aromatic nitroso derivatives.     

Studies on the electrochemical and thermodynamic behaviour of Hg-HgS electrode in the presence of sulphide ions

Mercury-mercury (II) sulphide electrode has been prepared and its electrochemical and thermodynamic behaviour has been studied in different media. The electrode is found to show Nernstian response to pS (− log [S²⁻]) over the range 5.19–10.38. In the pH range 7.96–11.98, at constant [S²⁻]_v, its response is also Nernstian. The values of thermodynamic functions, viz., ΔG⁰. ΔH⁰, and ΔS⁰ for the electrode reaction: Hg₍₃)+S²⁻ _aμ ⇌HgS_(s)+2e, have been determined. Further, the standard free energy of formation (ΔG _f ⁰ ) and solubility product constant (K _vp ) of HgS in aqueous medium at 25±0.1°C have also been determined.     

Determination of some steroidal bases in non-aqueous media by potentiometric titrations at a small constant current

In this work the volumetric and coulometric titrations of some newly synthesized androstene steroidal compounds with pyridine ring are carried out. The titrations were followed potentiometrically at a small constant current using pairs of identical platinum or glassy carbon electrodes, both in presence of quinhydrone. As the titration reagent, in volumetric titrations served 0.01 mol dm^?3 perchloric acid, and in coulometric titrations hydrogen ions were anodically generated in situ from quinhydrone at the platinum electrode. Sodium perchlorate served as the supporting electrolyte.Amounts of 1.18-5.35 mg of the investigated steroidal compounds were determined with a relative standard deviation less than 1.4% at volumetric and 1.2% at coulometric determinations. A negative influence of the supporting electrolyte on magnitude of the signal change in potentiometric determinations was observed. Glassy carbon electrodes are more advantageous over platinum ones.The achieved results are in good agreement with those of catalytic thermometric titrations.     

A solvent-free synthesis of ethyl 3,5-diaryl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylates via triethylphosphite mediated reductive cyclization of ethyl 2-nitro-5-oxo-3,5-diarylpentanoates under microwave irradiation

Ethyl 3,5-diaryl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylates have been synthesized in good yields from ethyl 2-nitro-5-oxo-3,5-diarylpentanoates by treatment with triethylphosphite under microwave irradiation. The integrity of the mechanism proposed has been augmented by ³¹P NMR and EIMS experiments.     

Electron-impact studies XCV–skeletal rearrangement fragments in the mass spectra of 3,5- diphenylisoxazole and 3,5- diphenylpyrazole

The ion [C₁₃H₉]⁺ (m/e 165) is produced from the molecular ion of 3,5-diphenylisoxazole by the process [M ? CO ? H₂CN·] and [M ? CO ? HCN ? H·] and from that of 3,5-diphenyl-pyrazole by the eliminations [M ? N₂H· ? C₂H₂]. These processes have been studied by ²H and ¹³C labelling. A correlation between photochemical, thermal and electron-impact decompostions is noted for 3,5-diphenylisoxazole.     

Dissociation constant of aqueous trifluoroacetic acid by cryoscopy and conductivity

The dissociation constant of trifluoroacetic acid in aqueous solution has been determined at 25°C by electrical conductivity (0.65 mol-l^–1) and at 0°C by cryoscopy (1.05 mol-l^–1) and electrical conductivity (0.98 mol-l^–1). The good agreement between the values of the constant determined by cryoscopy and conductivity at 0°C lends confidence to the value at 25°C determined by electrical conductivity. The constant determined at 25°C is in reasonable agreement with values determined by differential refractometry (0.92 mol-l^–1) and from acidity function data (0.80 mol-l^–1) reported by other workers. This work renews confidence in the electrical conductivity method for determining dissociation constants of moderately strong acids.     

Standard potential of the Ag-AgCl electrode and acidity constant of glycine at constant molality of NaCl in glucose-water mixed solvents from 278.15 to 318.15 K

Standard electrode potentials E° of Ag-AgC1 electrode in molality scale and acidityconstants of glyeine pK_1° at constant molality of NaCl (1.0 mol·kg~(-1)) in 5 and 15 mass%glucose-water mixed solvents over a range of temperatures from 278.15 to 318.15 K weredetermined from precise emf measurements.The dependence of acidity constant on temperatureis given as a function of the thermodynamic temperature T by an empirical equation, pK_1°=A_1(K/T)-A_2+A_3(T/K).The corresponding thermodynamic quantities of the first dissociationprocess of glycine were calculated and the effects of both tho solvent and the salt on themwere also discussed.