Determination of trace molybdenum in vegetable and food samples by spectrophotometry with p-carboxyphenylfluorone

A new highly sensitive and selective chromogenic reagent, p-carboxyphenylfluorone (p-CPF), was studied for spectrophotometric determination of trace molybdenum. In 0.36 mol L(-1)phosphoric acid medium, p-CPF reacts with molybdenum(VI) to form a 1:3 red complex, which has a sensitive absorption peak at 531 nm. Under optimal conditions, the reaction of molybdenum(VI) with p-CPF completed rapidly and absorbance remains almost constant for at least 24 h. Molybdenum(VI) obeyed Beer's law in the range 0-2.0 microg mL(-1); the apparent molar absorption coefficient, Sandell's sensitivity and the limit of detection were found to be 1.03 x 10(5) L mol(-1) cm(-1), 1.028 ng cm(-2)and 0.73 ng mL(-1) respectively; the effect of various foreign ions were examined in detail. It was found that most coexisting ions can be tolerated in considerable amounts, especially 800 mg of Mn(II), 200 mg of Mg(II), Fe(II), Co(III), Ni(II) and Cd(II), 50 mg of Ca(II) and Al(III), 25 mg of Cu(II) and Fe(III), 10 mg of Hg (II), La(III), Bi(III), Pb(II) and Zn(II) don't interfere with the determination of molybdenum(VI). The proposed method is very simple, sensitive and selective, it has been applied to determine molybdenum in vegetable and food samples with a very high precision and accuracy. Moreover, the synthesis of the reagent and the conditions of the colour reaction were also studied in detail.     

Simultaneous derivative spectrophotometric determination of zinc and cadmium with 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol in the presence of cetylpyridinium chloride.

A selective and sensitive derivative photometric method has been developed for the determination of trace amounts of Zn2+ with 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol in the presence of cetylpyridinium chloride, a cationic surfactant. The molar-absorption coefficient and analytical sensitivity of the 1:2 complex at 554 nm are 1.19 x 10(5) L mol(-1) cm(-1) and 0.56 ng mL(-1), respectively. The detection limit is 1.96 x 10(-2) ng mL(-1) and Beer's law is valid in the 0.02-0.66 microg mL(-1) range of Zn2+. The developed derivative procedure, using the zero-crossing measurement approach, is applied for the rapid and selective simultaneous determination of Zn2+ and Cd2+ in the range of 0.06-0.66 and 0.20-1.60 microg mL(-1), respectively. Complex matrices, including reference materials, environmental and biological samples and synthetic mixtures, have been successfully analyzed for trace amounts of the two metal ions.     

The Color Reaction of Mercury(II) with the New Reagent 2-Methylthiophenyldiazoaminoazobenzene and Its Application

A new and very sensitive and selective chromogenic reagent, 2-methylthiophenyldiazoaminoa-zobenzene (MTDAA), was synthesized and studied in detail for the determination of trace mercury(II) in water samples. The method is based on the color reaction between MTDAA and mercury(II). It was found that mercury(II) reacts with MTDAA in Na₂B₄O₇-NaOH buffer solution (pH = 10.0) to form 1 : 2 red complexes; these show maximum absorption at 520 nm. Beer’s law is obeyed in 0–15 µg of mercury(II) in 25 mL of solution. The apparent molar absorptivity of the complex is 1.33 × 10⁵ L/(mol cm); its limit of quantification, limit of detection, and relative standard deviation are 0.75 ng/mL, 0.27 ng/mL, and 1.0%, respectively, giving better sensitivity. The influence of the reaction variables and the effect of interfering ions are reported; most of the metal ions in water samples can be tolerated in considerable amounts. Only a few ions can interfere with the determination of trace mercury(II), but these can be eliminated by prior extraction. The proposed method is sensitive, simple, and rapid. It has been applied to the determination of trace mercury(II) in water samples with satisfactory results.__________From Zhurnal Analiticheskoi Khimii, Vol. 60, No. 7, 2005, pp. 703–706.Original English Text Copyright © 2005 by Guo, Din, Tian, Liu, Chang, Meng.The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Rapid spectrophotometric determination of chromium(III)

A spectrophotometric procedure is suggested for the determination of Cr(III). The reaction between Cr(III) and 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-dimethylaminophenol is accelerated by sodium dodecyl sulphate(SDS), sodium benzoate causes a further increase in the absorbance of the chelate. The optimum pH range for the reaction is 5-5.8(benzoate buffer). The chelate exhibits maximum absorbance at 590 nm, obeys Beer's law over the concentration range 0.02-0.56 microg/ml of Cr(III), has molar absorptivity of 7.8 x 10(4) 1. mol(-1) cm(-1) and a Sandell sensitivity of 0.66 ng/cm. The metal to ligand ratio is 1:2 in the absence of SDS and 1:1 in its presence. A procedure for the determination of Cr(III) and Cr(VI), when present together, is described. The method has been applied to the analysis of Cr(III) in tap water.     

Spectrophotometric determination of trace molybdenum in plants and seeds with 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxyphenylflurone

A novel spectrophotometric method based on a new reagent, 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxyphenylflurone, was developed for the determination of molybdenum in plants and seeds. 3,5-Dibromo-4-hydroxyphenylflurone showed outstanding analytical characteristics for spectrophotometric determination of molybdenum. The reaction conditions are simple and stable. In 0.2 mol l(-1) phosphoric acid medium (which can combine with iron and other metal ions and greatly improves the selectivity of the color system), molybdenum(VI) reacts with 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxyphenylflurone to form a 1:2 red complex with an absorption maximum at 530 nm, the color reaction can completed in 2 min and the absorbance of the molybdenum complex remains stable for at least 72 h at room temperature. Its stability constant is 1.21 x 10(28) at 25 degrees C. Beer's law is obeyed over the range 0-0.6 microg ml(-1) Mo(VI). The reagent has very high sensitivity and selectivity; the molar absorptivity of the complex is 1.35 x 10(5) 1 mol(-1) cm(-1) and the limit of quantification, the limit of detection and relative standard deviation (n = 10) were found to be 6.7 ng ml(-1), 2.2 ng ml(-1) and 1.01%, respectively. Cu (50000-fold), Fe (20000-fold), K (20000-fold), NH4+ (20000-fold), Mg (15000-fold), Zn (10000-fold), Na (10000-fold), Al (4000-fold), Ca (25000-fold), Mn (2000-fold), Ce (500-fold), Cr (400-fold) and Bi (200-fold) do not interfere with the determination of trace levels of molybdenum up to the excesses indicated. The selectivity is much superior to that of other published methods. The proposed method was applied to the direct determination of molybdenum in plants and seeds with satisfactory results. The synthesis of the reagent and conditions of color reaction were studied in detail.     

Separation and determination of trace amounts of aluminium(III), vanadium(V), iron(III), copper(II) and nickel(II) with CALKS and PAR by RP-HPLC.

An RP-HPLC method for the separation and determination of aluminium(III), vanadium(V), iron(III), copper(II) and nickel(II) with CALKS (Chromazol KS) and PAR ([4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol]) chelating on a YWG-ODS column was developed. A mixture of methanol-tetrahydrofuran(THF)-water (60:5:35 v/v) containing 0.2 mol/L LiCl, 5 x 10(-5) mol/L CALKS, 5 x 10(-5) mol/L PAR and acetate buffer solution (pH 4.9) was selected as mobile phase. The method has high sensitivity, with the detection limits being 6 ng/mL for aluminium(III), 3.5 ng/mL for vanadium(V), 10.4 ng/mL for iron(III), 6.3 ng/mL for copper(II) and 8.7 ng/mL for nickel(II). It also has good selectivity, so that most foreign metal ions do not interfere under the optimum conditions. The method can be applied to the simultaneous determination of trace amounts of aluminium, vanadium, iron, copper and nickel in rice and flour samples.     

Simultaneous determination of gallium and indium with 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol in cationic micellar medium using derivative spectrophotometry.

A new derivative spectrophotometric method for rapid and selective trace analysis of Ga3+ and In3+ and for their simultaneous determination using 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol in a cationic micellar medium is reported. Molar absorptivity and Sandell's sensitivity of 1:1 Ga+ and In3+ complexes at their lambda(max) 553 nm and 558 nm are: 7.22 x 10(4) l mol(-1) cm(-1) and 5.85 x 10(4) l mol(-1) cm(-1), and 0.96 ng cm(-2) and 1.96 ng cm(-2), respectively. Linearity is observed in the concentration range 0.023-0.700 microg ml(-1) for gallium and 0.076-1.52 microg ml(-1) for indium; IUPAC detection limit is 0.012 and 0.035 ng ml(-1), respectively. These metal ions interfere with the determination of each other. However, 0.07-0.70 microg ml(-1) Ga3+ and 0.115-1.150 microg ml(-1) In3+ could be determined simultaneously when present together by the derivative method without any prior separation. The proposed procedures have been successfully applied for the individual and simultaneous determination of gallium and indium in synthetic binary mixtures, standard reference materials and environmental samples.     

铑-钨酸盐-罗丹明B缔合显色反应的研究及应用

在聚乙烯醇 (PVA)存在下 ,铑 ( )与钨酸盐及罗丹明 B(RB)形成的离子缔合物在 570 nm处产生最大吸收。建立了测定铑 ( )的光度分析方法 ,其表观摩尔吸光系数 ε达 1 0 7(L·mol-1·cm-1)数量级。方法的检测范围为 0～ 50ng/2 5m L ,检出下限为 0 .2 9ng/2 5m L。大量存在的常见离子对 Rh( )的测定不干扰。用此方法测定了催化剂及工业产品中铑的含量 ,结果与标准方法 (Sn Cl2法 )一致。     

Colour reaction of gold with 5-(4-sodium sulphonatephenylazo)-8-aminoquinoline and its analytical application

The synthesis of 5-(4-sodium sulphonatephenylazo)-8-aminoquinoline (SPAQ) is described, and a simple, rapid, selective and sensitive new spectrophotometric method for determination of gold is developed. SPAQ reacts with gold(III), and in the presence of cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide cationic surfactant and upon making the solution alkaline, forms a blue-green 1:3 (metal:ligand) with an absorption maximum at 605 nm. Beer's law is obeyed over the concentration range 0-2 microg/ml gold. The molar absorptivity and Sandell's sensitivity of the method are 1.48 x 10(5) 1.mole(-1).cm(-1) and 0.0013 microg/cm(2), respectively. The interference of various ions has been studied and the method has been used for the determination of microamounts of gold in ores and anode slimes.     

A new spectrophotometric method for the determination of total and ferric iron in rain water at the ppb level

A new, simple, selective and sensitive spectrophotometric procedure for the on-site quantification of iron at nano-gram levels in atmospheric precipitations, i.e. rain as sample source is described. It is based on the color reaction of Fe3+ with SCN- ions in the presence of a cationic surfactant, i.e. cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC), in strong HCl solution, and subsequent extraction of the complex with N-octylacetamide into toluene or chloroform. The apparent molar absorptivity of the complex is 2.60 x 10(5) L mol(-1) cm(-1) at lambdamax = 480 nm at an enrichment factor (EF) of 10. The detection limit (causing higher absorbance than the sum of the blank absorbance (0.009) and 3 SD) is 5 ng mL(-1) Fe. Ions commonly associated with iron did not interfere in the present method. The effect of analytical variables, i.e. amount and type of the reagents, acidity, solvent, temperature, dilution, etc., in the determination of iron are discussed. The validity of the present method is checked with GF-AAS. The method has been applied to the determination of iron at the ppb level in rain water samples.     

催化过氧化氢氧化镍-铬蓝黑R络合物光度法测定水体中痕量汞

采用催化过氧化氢氧化Ni(Ⅱ)-铬蓝黑R络合物光度法测定汞,通过优化对比实验,确定最佳反应条件为在pH 4.12的HAc-NaAc缓冲溶液中,以2.00 mL4g/L聚乙烯醇(PVA)作表面活性剂,5.00 mL H_2O_2(1+9)溶液可氧化1.00 mL0.001 mol/L Ni~(2+)溶液与1.00 mL 0.400g/L铬蓝黑R溶液反应生成的Ni(Ⅱ)-铬蓝黑R络合物,75℃水浴加热,汞对该反应具有明显催化作用.在波长571 nm处催化体系和非催化体系的吸光度差值最大.Hg(Ⅱ)在0.1～2.0g/L范围内符合朗格一比尔定律,检出限为3.2×10~(-9)g/L.经实际水体样本论证,本法可用于自然水体中痕量汞的直接测定.     

1-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylideneamino)-8-hydroxynaphthalene-3,6-disulfonic acid as a reagent for the spectrophotometric determination of boron in ceramic materials

A sensitive and selective spectrophotometric method for the determination of boron is described. The method is based on the colour reaction between boron and the reagent 1-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylideneamino)-8-hydroxynaphthalene-3,6-disulfonic acid (HMOA). In a HOAc-NH4OAc buffer of pH 5.5, HMOA reacts with boron to form a 1:2 yellow complex with a maximum absorption at 423 nm. The absorbance (lambdamax = 423 nm) is linear up to 1.2 microg ml(-1) boron in aqueous solution with a repeatability (RSD) of 1.12%. The molar absorptivity and Sandell's sensitivity are 7.19 x 10(3) l mol(-1) cm(-1) and 0.0015 microg cm(-2), respectively. The limit of quantification and limit of detection were found to be 17.1 and 5.2 ng ml(-1), respectively. The interference of various ions was examined in detail. All the metal ions studied can be tolerated in considerable amounts; in particular, the tolerance limits of Fe, Al, Zn, Ca and Mg are superior to those of other reagents such as Azomethine-H and Azomethine-HR. The proposed method was applied to the determination of boron in ceramic materials with satisfactory results.     

Spectrophotometric determination of nickel in biological samples using 1-azobenzene-3-(3-hydroxyl-2-pyridyl)-triazene

A new sensitive and selective chromogenic reagent, 1-azobenzene-3-(3-hydroxyl-2-pyridyl)-triazene (ABHPT), was synthesized. It has been found that ABHPT reacts with nickel(II) in a borax buffer solution (pH 10.0) to form 2: 1 red complexes with the maximum absorption at 530 nm. The apparent molar absorptivity of the complex is 2.6 × 10⁵ L/(mol cm). Most metal ions can be tolerated in considerable amounts, whereby only zinc and mercury may interfere with the determination of nickel(II). Nevertheless, this can be easily eliminated by prior separation with sulfhydryl dextran gel. A new method for the spectrophotometric determination of trace nickel(II) was developed. Beer’s law is obeyed for 0–15 μg of nickel(II) in 25 mL of solution. The limit of quantification, limit of detection, and relative standard deviation are 0.74 ng/mL, 0.25 ng/mL, and 1.0%, respectively. The method has been applied to the determination of trace nickel(II) in biological samples with satisfactory results. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Flame atomic absorption spectrometric determination of trace amounts of palladium,gold and nickel after cloud point extraction

In this article, a sensitive cloud point extraction procedure for the preconcentration of trace amounts of palladium, gold and nickel prior to their determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry has been developed. The cloud point extraction method is based on the complexation of Pd(II), Au(II), and Ni(II) ions with 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol and entrapping in non-ionic surfactant Triton X-114. The main factors affecting cloud point extraction efficiency, such as pH of sample solution, concentration of 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol and Triton X-114, equilibration temperature and time, were investigated in detail. Under the optimized conditions, calibration curves were constructed for the determination of palladium, gold and nickel according to the general procedure. Linearity was maintained from 0.01 to 1.0 μg/mL for palladium, 10.0 μg/mL to 1.5 μg/mL for gold, and 10.0 μg/mL to 0.5 μg/mL for nickel. Detection limits based on three times the standard deviation of the blank divided by the slope of analytical curve (3Sb/m) for Pd(II), Au(III), and Ni(11) ions were 3.4, 3.9, and 2.4 μg/mL, respectively. Seven replicate determination of a mixture of 0.5 μg/mL palladium and gold and 0.2 μg/mL nickel gave a mean absorbance of 0.174, 0.150, and 0.201 with relative standard deviation ±1.5, ±1.3, and ±1.8%, respectively. The high efficiency of cloud point extraction to carry out the determination of analytes in complex matrices was demonstrated. The proposed method has been applied for determination of trace amount of palladium, gold and nickel in certified reference material and water samples with satisfactory results.     

Non-extractive derivative spectrophotometric determination of cobalt in neutral micellar medium

A sensitive derivative spectrophotometric method using 1-nitroso-2-naphthol has been developed for determination of trace amounts of cobalt in the presence of a neutral surfactant. Photometric parameters, viz., lambda(max), molar absorption coefficient and analytical sensitivity of the complex formed in micellar media are 420 nm, 3.18x10(4) l mol(-1) cm(-1) and 2.05 ng ml(-1), respectively. Beer's law holds from 0.20 to 3.0 mug ml(-1) of the analyte concentration. The method has a high sensitivity with a detection limit of 1.68 ng ml(-1). A selective determination of cobalt in presence of copper(II) or iron(III) using derivative spectral profiles and without any masking or pre-separation is also reported. Samples of drugs and standard alloys analysed by the proposed method yielded results comparable to those obtained using recommended procedures.     

Kinetic Spectrophotometric Method for the Determination of Rhodium by Its Catalytic Effect on the Oxidation of O-Toluidine Blue by Periodate in Micellar Media

A simple kinetic spectrophotometric method was developed for the determination of ultra trace amounts of Rh(III). The method is based on the catalytic effect of rhodium(III) on the oxidation of o-Toluidine blue by periodate in micellar media. The reaction was monitored spectrophotometrically by measuring the decrease in absorbance of o-Toluidine blue at 628 nm with a fixed-time method. The decrease in the absorbance of o-Toluidine blue is proportional to the concentration of Rh(III) in the concentration range 1.0–400.0 ng/mL, with a fixed time of 0.5–4.5 min from initiation of the reaction. The limit of detection is 0.2 ng/mL Rh(III). The relative standard deviation for the determination of 0.020 and 0.100 g/mL Rh(III) was 2.2 and 1.5%, respectively. The method was applied to the determination of rhodium in water.     

Determination of manganese in some medicinal plants and their infusions by a catalytic spectrophotometric method

The catalytic effect of manganese (II) on the oxidation of the azo dye 3-Methyl-6-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-2-[2-methoxy-4-N (N, N diethylamino) phenylazo] benzothiazolium methylsulphate, with potassium periodate in the presence of 1,10-phenanthroline in weakly acidic media was studied. The reaction was followed spectrophotometrically by measuring the decrease in the absorbance of the dye at 560 nm. Under the optimum conditions (4 x 10(-5) mol dm(-3) azo dye, 4 x 10(-4) mol dm(-3) potassium periodate, 1 x 10(-4) mol dm(-3) 1,10-phenanthroline, 0.1 mol dm(-3) buffer--pH 3.0, 70 degrees C, 8 min) manganese (II) in the range 0.1-5 ng cm(-3) could be determined by the fixed-time method with a detection limit of 0.035 ng cm(-3). The developed method is highly sensitive, selective, and simple. The method was applied successfully to the determination of total manganese in some medicinal plants and to analyse their infusions for trace amounts of total manganese and free manganese (II) ions without separation.     

Spectrophotometric determination of selenium by use of thionin

A simple, rapid, and sensitive spectrophotometric method has been developed for the determination of selenium in real samples of water, soil, plant materials, human hair, and synthetic cosmetic and in pharmaceutical preparations. The method is based on the reaction of selenium with potassium iodide in an acidic medium to liberate iodine. The liberated iodine bleaches the violet color of thionin, and which is measured at 600 nm. This decrease in absorbance is directly proportional to selenium concentration and obeys Beer's law in the range 1-5 micro g selenium in a final volume of 10 mL (0.1-0.5 microg mL(-1)). The molar absorptivity and Sandell's sensitivity of the method were found to be 7.33 x 10(4) L mol(-1) cm(-1) and 0.0011 microg cm(-2), respectively. The optimum reaction conditions and other analytical conditions were evaluated. The effect of interfering ions on the determination is described.     

Micellanized spectrophotometric method for the determination of beryllium using haematoxylin

A simple and sensitized spectrophotometric method for the determination of trace amounts of beryllium has been described. The method is based on the formation of a ternary complex by the reaction of beryllium with haematoxylin in the presence of micellar medium (cationic surfactant, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide). The ternary complex of beryllium has a maximum absorbance at 592 nm and showed an excellent sensitivity (molar absorption coefficient of 7.07 x 10(4)L mol(-1)cm(-1) and the Sandell's sensitivity being 1.27 x 10(-4) microg cm(-2)) and reproducibility (within-day precision: R.S.D.相似文献   

Catalytic determination of nanogram amounts from iron(III) using its catalytic effect on the oxidation of sodium pyrogallol-5-sulphonate by hydrogen peroxide

A kinetic method is described for the determination of iron(III) based on its catalytic effect on the oxidation of sodium pyrogallol-5-sulphonate by hydrogen peroxide. The reaction was followed spectrophotometrically by measuring the rate of change in the absorbance of the coloured product at 436.8 nm. Nanogram amounts of iron(III) (2.0-75.0 ng cm(-3)) can be determined with good accuracy and reproducibility. The influence of foreign ions on the results was investigated and the method was found to be adequately selective. It has been applied satisfactorily to the determination of iron(III) in tap water samples. The kinetic parameters of both the catalysed and uncatalysed reactions are reported.