Titrations with extractive end-points: The iodine titration

A method for the titration of arsenite and thiosulphate with iodine is recommended in which the iodine is extracted as Ph₃MeAsl₃ at the end-point. The method is satisfactory for titration with $\text{N}\text{10}$, $\text{N}\text{50}$ and $\text{N}\text{100}$ iodine solutions, in the presence of coloured ions of molar concentrations up to 200 times that of the iodine solution. Copper(II) ions interfere. A stable tri-iodide Ph₃MeAsl₃ has been prepared by two different methods.     

Titrations with extractive end-points: The permanganate titration

A method for titrations with KMnO₄ in coloured solutions is recommended, in which the permanganate ion is extracted as Ph₃MeAsMnO₄ at the end-point. The procedure is satisfactory for titrations with $\text{N}\text{10}$, $\text{N}\text{50}$ and $\text{N}\text{100}$ KmnO₄, and for the back-titration of KmnO₄, in the presence of coloured ions of molar concentrations up to 400 times that of the substance titrated. A stable permanganate, Ph₃MeAsMnO₄.$\text{case1}\text{2}$H₂O, has been isolated.     

Reactions of triphenylarsine oxide with aqueous hydrogen fluoride: Crystal structure of bis(triphenylarsine oxide)hydrogen(I) tetrafluoroborate

Fluorination of triphenylarsine oxide by aqueous hydrogen fluoride (1–40%) in the absence of glass readily gives triphenylarsine difluoride. When the reaction with dilute (1%) aqueous hydrogen fluoride is carried out in borosilicate glass apparatus, the glass participates in the reaction resulting in the formation of the crystalline 2:1 adduct 2Ph₃AsO·HBF₄. Crystals of this compound are monoclinic, $\text{P}$2₁/$\text{c}$, $\text{a}$ = 12.926(4), $\text{b}$ = 17.819(6), $\text{c}$ = 14.994(4) Å, β = 98.97(3)°, Z = 4. The structure contains cations [(Ph₃AsO)₂H]⁺ in which $\text{O}\text{?}$O is 2.44(2)Å, and anions BF₄^?.     

Decarboxylierung cyclischer und acyclischer dicarboxylato-komplexe des platins

The interaction of (Ph₃P)₂PtO₂ (I) with the dicarboxylic acids HO₂C(CH₂)_nCO₂H (n = 1–3), phthalic acid and maleic acid gives the dicarboxylato complexes (Ph₃P)₂$\text{PtO(O)C(CH}{}_2\text{)}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>n</mtext>}}\text{C(O)O}$ (II) (n = 1–3), (Ph₃P)₂$\text{PtO(O)CC}{}_6\text{H}{}_4\text{C(O)O}$ (III) and cis-[(Ph₃P)₂Pt(O(O)CCHCHC(O)OH)₂] (IV) in nearly quantitative yield. Thermal and photoinduced decarboxylation of III and IV yields the platina heterocycles (Ph₃P)₂$\text{PtC}{}_6\text{H}{}_4\text{C(O)O}$ (V) and (Ph₃P)₂$\text{PtCHCHC(O)O}$ (VI) with a carbon-platinum σ-bond. Complex VI has been characterized by an X-ray crystal structure determination.     

Effect of excess AgO and EDTA on the redox titration involved in potentiometric determination of plutonium

Attempts to carry out potentiometric determination of plutonium (by AgO-oxidation method) following the determination of thorium (by complexometric EDTA titration) gave positively biased irreproducible values of plutonium. In order to understand the factors leading to the erroneous values of plutonium, the effect of varying amounts of AgO and EDTA on redox [Fe(II)/K₂Cr₂O₇] titration in the medium consisting of 1M H₂SO₄ and 0,4M HNO₃ was studied. When AgO (up to 200 mg) was added in the titration medium and destroyed by sulfamic acid prior to the redox titration, the dichromate tittre value (amount of standard K₂Cr₂O₇ solution equivalent to 1 g of Fe(II) solution) showed negative bias. The bias was found to decrease with increase in time interval between AgO destruction and the redox titration. The presence of EDTA (up to 15 mg) gave positive bias in the titre value. Results on the titre values obtained under different conditions of the aqueous medium indicated the possibility of formation of unstable Ag(II)-sulfamic acid compled, which is probably responsible for the irreproducible values of plutonium.     

Coulometric titration of iodide and iodine with electrolytically generated hypobromite

Conditions for the quantitative coulometric titration of iodide and iodine with electrolytically generated hypobromite in the presence of borax buffer have been established. Iodide and iodine are oxidized to iodate. The method, with biamperometric indication of the equivalence point, was successfully applied for a wide range of iodide concentrations (6.21–2115μg with reliability intervals of ±0.21–±11μg) and iodine concentrations (24.26–3311μg with reliability intervals of ±0.36–±11.7μg). The determinations are accurate and sensitive even in the presence of large amounts of bromides and chlorides ($\text{Br}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{I}{}^{\mathrm{?}}$= 1.2·10⁶ and $\text{C}\text{l}$^?I^?=4.0·10^{3), as well as in the presence of oxidizing agents such as IO₃?, BrO₃? and CrO₄2? ($\text{I}\text{O}$₃?/I₂)=3.2·105, $\text{I}\text{O}$₃?/I₂=3.1·103, $\text{Br}\text{O}$-₃/I₂}=1.1·10⁴ and $\text{Cr}\text{O}$^2-₄/I₂=1.0·10⁴, as was confirmed by statistical tests. The oxidation mechanism under the conditions of coulometric titrations is discussed.     

Oxygenation of 2,6-di-t-butylphenols with superoxo Co(III) complexes

Superoxo Co(III) complexes, [Co(CN)₅O₂][X]₃ where X = Et₃N⁺ and (Ph₃P)₂N⁺, mediate the dioxygen incorporation into 2,6-di-$\text{t}$-butylphenols ($\text{1}$) with the same regioselectivity as that in the base-catalyzed oxygenation of $\text{1}$. The superoxo species acts as a base but is not incorporated into the substrate.     

An 57Fe Mössbauer effect study of magnetic ordering in the Fe2O3Cr2O3 system

⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer effect spectra have been obtained as a function of temperature for a series of Fe₂O₃Cr₂O₃ compositions in the range 0.2–75% Fe₂O₃. From 30% of Fe₂O₃ upwards, the dependence of the reduced internal magnetic field $\text{H}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>eff</mtext>}}\text{(T)}\text{H}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>eff</mtext>}}\text{(T = 0)}$ on reduced temperature, $\text{T}\text{T}{}_{\mathrm{N}}$, was found to be identical with that for α-Fe₂O₃, indicating the persistence of Fe₂O₃-type ordering over this composition range. For 0.2% of ⁵⁷Fe₂O₃ in Cr₂O₃, the reduced field values fall far below those for α-Fe₂O₃ or Cr₂O₃, and weak coupling of Fe₃⁺ with Cr³⁺ has been inferred.A Morin transition similar to that for α-Fe₂O₃ was not present for samples containing 75% of Fe₂O₃. Quadrupole shifts ? were found to be negative and diminishing between 75 and 30% Fe₂O₃, and positive between 20 and 0.2%. The limiting value at lowest dilution of 0.113 ± 0.010 mm/sec corresponds to a nuclear quadrupole coupling constant e²qQ of 0.45 ± 0.04, approximately half that for α-Fe₂O₃. Cone angles for Fe³⁺ spin vectors in the spin-spiral arrangements for intermediate compositions have been derived, and are similar to, but less extreme than those deduced from neutron diffraction data.     

The colorimetric micro-determination of nickel as triphenylmethylarsonium bis-dithio-oxalato nickelate(II)

The colorimetric micro-determination of nickel described involves the formation of [Ph₃MeAs]₂ [Ni(C₂S₂O₂)₂] and ita extraction into an organic solvent. As the extracted compound is strongly coloured, its concentration is measured without furthcr treatment. The procedure given is suitable within a range of 25 to 250 μg of nickel -with an average error no greater than 1%. Iron, cobalt and copper interfere seriously, and a simple method is suggested for their removal.     

A practical synthesis of fluoromethyltriphenylphosphonium salts

A practical synthesis of [Ph₃$\text{P}\text{+}$CH₂F]BF₄^? is reported $\text{via}$ two routes, $\text{via}$ fluorination of [Ph₃$\text{P}\text{+}$CH₂OH]BF₄^? with DAST or $\text{via}$ hydrolysis of the phosphoranium salt, [Ph₃$\text{P}\text{+}$$\text{C}$F$\text{P}\text{+}$Ph₃]Br^?.     

Synthesis,Reactions and Catalytic Activities of a Cationic Acrylonitrile-Rhodium(I) Complex

Reaction of RhCl (CO)(Ph₃P)₂(Ph₃P = triphenylphosphine) with AgClO₄ in acrylonitrile at 30°C produces a new cationic rhodium(I) complex, [Rh(CH₂CHCN)(CO) (Ph₃P)₂]ClO₄ ($\text{1}$) and AgCl. The ¹H-NMR and IR spectra of $\text{1}$ suggest that acrylonitrile is coordinated to rhodium through the π-system of the vinyl group. The complex $\text{1}$ reacts with molecular hydrogen to give a propionitrile-rhodium(I) complex, [Rh(CH₃ CH₂CN) (CO)(Ph₃P)₂ClO₄($\text{2}$) where the coordination of propionitrile through nitrogen is suggested by the ¹H-NMR and IR spectral data. The coordinated acrylonitrile in $\text{1}$ is readily replaced with triphenylphosphine and propionitrile to give [Rh(CO)(Ph₃P)₃] ClO₄ and $\text{2}$, respectively. The complex $\text{1}$ is catalytically active for the hydrogenation and polymerization of acrylonitrile at 25°C under the atmospheric pressure of hydrogen.     

Determination of uranium in the presence of iron and plutonium by Ti(III) reduction and biamperometric titration

A method is described for the determination of uranium in the presence of iron and plutonium. Ti(III) is used as the reductant in a mixture of H₂SO₄ and HNO₃. Fe(II) and Pu(III) are selectively oxidized by the nitrous acid generated in the reaction between Ti(III) and HNO₃. The U(IV) is determined by titration with K₂Cr₂O₇ using biamperometry to detect the end point. The method is applicable to a variety of nuclear materials encountered at different stages of the nuclear fuel cycle and has no bias. The precision of the method is evaluated at different levels from 100 microgram to 100 milligram. The method is simple, rapid and convenient.     

Determination of mercury species in gas condensates by on-line coupled high-performance liquid chromatography and cold-vapor atomic absorption spectrometry

A method for the speciation of mercury in gas condensates is reported. Mercury(II) chloride (HgCl₂), methylmercury chloride (MeHgCl), phenylmercury acetate (PhHgAc) and diphenylmercury (Ph₂Hg) are separated by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using gradient elution. Prior to the determination, the organic ligands and the matrix were destroyed by oxidation with K₂Cr₂O₇. Mercury is detected with cold-vapor atomic absorption spectrometry (CVAA), where the mercury compounds are reduced to metallic mercury by a treatment with NaBH₄. In a continuous-flow system the concentrations of the reagents used are optimized using a modified simplex algorithm. Detection limits for mercury are at the 10 ng ml^?1 level. Analysis of multi-compound mixtures indicates that chemical reactions between HgCl₂ and Ph₂Hg and between MeHgCl and Ph₂Hg take place. The method developed was applied to the speciation of mercury in gas condensates and did not require use of any solvent extraction or chemical derivatization steps. In the gas condensates, mercury(II) compounds were found to be present at the 100 ng ml^?1 level.     

Crystallography and phase relations of MeOM2O3TiO2 systems (Me = Fe,Mg, Ni; M = Al,Cr, Fe)

Subsolidus phase relations of ternary oxide systems containing divalent Fe, Mg, or Ni, trivalent Al, Cr, or Fe, and tetravalent Ti are characterized by solid solutions at metal/oxygen ratios $\text{3}\text{4}$, $\text{2}\text{3}$, and $\text{3}\text{5}$. At low temperatures only compounds with cubic or hexagonal close-packed oxygen and uniform oxygen coordination remain stable in the crystal structures NaCl, spinel, ilmenite-α-Al₂O₃, TiO₂. The pseudobrookite phases FeTi₂O₅, MgTi₂O₅, Al₂TiO₅, Fe₂TiO₅, the V₃O₅ structure phase Cr₂TiO₅, and the Andersson phases Cr₂Ti_n?2O_2n?1 (n = 4,6,7,8,9) decompose. Additional phases with close-packed oxygen as predicted by a simple structure model for metal/oxygen ratios $\text{7}\text{12}$, $\text{5}\text{6}$, and $\text{11}\text{12}$ do not form but presumably are important for nonstoichiometric solid solutions. Most differences between systems containing transition metals and the MgOAl₂O₃TiO₂ system can be attributed to crystal field effects.     

Polymerizations of ethylenic monomers initiated by superacids—II: Complexation of some trifluoromethanesulphonates by their conjugate acid

Ionic trifluoromethanesulphonates (triflates) are strongly solvated with their conjugate acid in dichloromethane (Ph₃C⁺, n-Bu₄N⁺, Ag⁺) and acetonitrile (Na⁺, Ag⁺). A ¹H and ¹⁹F NMR study of the chemical shifts of various acid-salt mixtures show that in CH₂Cl₂ three homoconjugates A^? · HA, A^?. (HA)₂ and A^?(HA)₃ were formed with large formation constants whereas in acctonitrile only the 1:1 homoconjugate was formed with an equilibrium constant K₁ ～ 4 1 · M^?1. This result explains why the protonation by CF₃SO₃H of non-polymerizable olefins such as 1,1-diphenylethylene and 3-phenylindene is always incomplete ($\text{1}\text{3}$ and $\text{1}\text{2}$ respectively) in CH₂Cl₂. Conditions in which covalent triflates could be obtained have been investigated. As a consequence of homoconjugation, reaction of Ph₃COH with triflic anhydride led to Ph₃C⁺ CF₃SO^?₃ HOSO₂CF₃. Other tertiary alcohols were dehydrated by triflic anhydride and led to ethylenic compounds (1,1-diphenylethanol) or ethers (2-phenyl 2-propanol). Esters were only observed in the case of benzyltriflate (at ?20°) and in the case of 1-phenylethyltriflate which is a model of polystyryltriflate (stable at room temperature).     

High frequency titrations: The mercury(ii)-thiocyanate reaction

Soluble complex-formation of mercury(II) thiocyanate has been studied oscillometrically. The titration of mercury(II) nitrate with thiocyanate gives one inflection corresponding to the formation of Hg(SCN)₂, while in the reverse titration the formation of Hg(SCN)⁺ is also indecated. The method is useful for a rapid determination of very small quantities of mercury or thiocyanate in highly dilute solutions. The titrations can be effected in presence of nitric acid provided its total acidity in the system does not exceed about $\text{1}\text{300}$N. Further Work on the mercury(II) -halide and mercury(II)-cyanide reactions is in progress.     

Determination of plutonium and uranium in the same aliquot by potentiometric titration

A potentiometric titration method was developed for the determination of plutonium and uranium in the same aliquot in nitric acid medium. Plutonium was first determined by oxidation to Pu/VI/ by fuming with conc. HClO₄. Pu/VI/ formed was reduced to Pu/IV/ with known excess of Fe/II/ and the excess Fe/II/ was titrated with standard K₂Cr₂O₇ to a potentiometric end point. Uranium in the same solution was determined by reduction to U/IV/ with Fe/II/ in conc. H₃PO₄ medium and titrating U/IV/ formed with standard K₂Cr₂O₇ using the potentiometric end point detection technique. For the quantity of plutonium and uranium each in the range of 3–5 mg per aliquot a precision of ±0.2% and ±0.4%, respectively, was obtained.     

A sulphur dioxide adduct of triphenylindium

The product from the reaction of triphenylindium with sulphur dioxide, previously considered to be O-benzenesulphinatodiphenylindium(III), is now formulated as the $\text{1}\text{1}$ adduct, Ph₃In(O₂S).     

Interactions magnétiques dans des groupements binucléaires [Fe2O7]8− au sein de Na8Fe2O7

The magnetic interaction in the structural units [Fe₂O₇]^8?, built of two corner-sharing FeO₄ tetrahedra, in Na₈Fe₂O₇ ($\text{Na}{}_2\text{O}\text{Fe}{}_2\text{O}{}_3\text{=}\text{4}\text{1}$) has been studied by magnetic susceptibility measurements (4.2–500 K). An exchange integral $\text{J}\text{K}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>B</mtext>}}$ of ?37 K is obtained by comparison of the experimental values and the calculated ones using a Heisenberg-Dirac-Van Vleck-type Hamiltonian ? = $\text{?2J}\text{S}\text{?}{}_1\text{S}\text{?}{}_2$. The hypothesis of magnetically isolated [Fe₂O₇]^8? groups is corroborated by Mössbauer spectroscopy between 1.5 and 77 K. The susceptibility measurements of the solid solutions Na₈Fe_2?xM_xO₇ (M = Al, Ga; 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.2 for Al; 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 for Ga) leads to the same conclusion of the existence of isolated Fe³⁺Fe³⁺ pairs in Na₈Fe₂O₇. The type of substitution of Fe by Al or Ga is determined; homonuclear Fe³⁺Fe³⁺ and M³⁺M³⁺ pairs and heteronuclear Fe³⁺M³⁺ pairs are formed.     

β‐K2Cr2O7

The monoclinic modification of dipotassium dichromate, β‐K₂Cr₂O₇, has been synthesized in the K₂Cr₂O₇–H₂O system. The structure consists of K⁺ cations and Cr₂O₇^2? dimers. In contrast with triclinic α‐K₂Cr₂O₇ [Kuz'min, Ilyukhin, Kharitonov & Belov (1969). Krist.Tech. 4 , 441–461], the Cr₂O₇^2? groups in β‐K₂Cr₂O₇ have twofold crystallographic symmetry and are parallel to each other.