The Application of strongly oxidizing agents in flow injection analysis : Part 1. Silver(II)

The application of silver(II) as a powerful oxidizing reagent in flow injection analysis is described in detail. Under the experimental conditions, the half-life of the very unstable silver(II) was about 120 s. Nevertheless, various organic and inorganic substances could be determined. Spectrophotometric detection was at 390 nm where silver(II) in nitric acid solutions absorbs strongly. As neither iron(III) nor copper(II) reacts with silver(II), oxidizable compounds can be determined in the presence of large amounts of these species. Special attention is given to manganese(II), which can be determined selectivity by this method in the range 10^?5–10^?4 mol l^?1.     

A microelectrode study of the mechanism of the reactions of silver(II) with manganese(II) and chromium(III) in sulphuric acid

The variation of the steady state limiting current for the Ag(I)/Ag(II) oxidation wave with the radius of the microdisc electrode, concentration and temperature has been used to probe the kinetics and mechanisms for the reactions of silver(II) with manganese(II) and chromium(III) in 10 mol dm⁻³ sulphuric acid. It is shown that the current density for the silver(I) mediated oxidation of manganese(II) is controlled by the diffusion of manganese(II) to the surface except for microelectrodes with radii below 5 μm. On the other hand, the current density for the mediated oxidation of chromium(III) is determined by the rate of the Ag(II)/Cr(III) reaction over a range of conditions. In contrast to the Ag(II)/water reaction, its kinetics can be fitted to a mechanism where the initial electron transfer from Cr(III) to the Ag(II) is the rate determining step.     

Determination of peroxydiphosphate in acid medium with oxalate (i) with silver(I) as catalyst and (ii) in the presence of excess of manganese(II)

Peroxydiphosphate can be determined with oxalate in acid medium in the presence of silver(I). Excess of oxalic acid along with the sample and silver (I) is heated to boiling and the excess of oxalic acid is titrated against standard permanganate. Another method involves boiling for 2 min a mixture consisting of the sample and excess of manganese(II), followed by titration of the resulting Mn(III) or MnO(2) with standard oxalic acid solution.     

Determination of cerium in minerals with sulphanilic acid

Cerium can be determined colorimetrically in minerals with sulphanilic acid. Cerium(III) ions are oxidized with silver(II) in 1-7% sulphuric acid. Sulphanilic acid is oxidized by cerium(IV) ions in 20% sulphuric acid. The absorbance is determined at 540 nm. In the presence of maganese or chromium, cerium can be separated by precipitation as the oxalate. Lanthanum can be used as a gathering agent if necessary.     

Catalytic kinetic simultaneous determination of iron, silver and manganese with the Kalman filter by using flow injection analysis stopped-flow spectrophotometry

A catalytic differential kinetic method with Kalman filter for the simultaneous determination of multi-component is described. The oxidization of Rhodamine B (RB) by potassium periodate in a slightly acid solution is a slow reaction. But iron(III), silver(I) or manganese(II) has a differential catalytic effect on the oxidation reaction of RB in the presence of 1,10-phenanthroline as the activator. So iron, silver and manganese can be simultaneously determined by measuring the decreasing absorbance of the dye (RB) at 555 nm. A flow injection analysis stopped-flow spectrophotometric system with a microcomputer performs the determinations. This method has been applied to determining iron, silver and manganese of alloy samples with satisfactory results.     

Cation-exchange behaviour of the platinum group and some other rare elements in hydrobromic acid-thiourea-acetone media

Ion-exchange distribution coefficients and elution curves are presented for copper(I), silver, gold(I), palladium, platinum(II), rhodium(III), iridium(III), ruthenium(III), osmium(III), mercury(II), thallium(I), tellurium(II), lead and bismuth in mixtures of thiourea, hydrobromic acid, acetone and water, with the cation-exchange resin AGW50W-X4. The system affords excellent separations of rhodium, mercury, silver (or copper), tellurium, gold, and palladium (or platinum) from each other.     

Pyrrole-appended derivatives of O-confused oxaporphyrins and their complexes with nickel(II), palladium(II), and silver(III)

Condensation of 2,4-bis(phenylhydroxymethyl)furan with pyrrole and p-toluylaldehyde formed, instead of the expected 5,20-diphenyl-10,15-di(p-tolyl)-2-oxa-21-carbaporphyrin, a pyrrole addition product [(H,pyr)OCPH]H(2); this product can formally be considered as an effect of hydrogenation of 3-(2'-pyrrolyl)-5,20-diphenyl-10,15-di(p-tolyl)-2-oxa-21-carbaporphyrin ([(pyr)OCPH]H). The new oxacarbaporphyrinoid presents the (1)H NMR spectroscopy features of an aromatic molecule, including the upfield shift of the inner H21 atom. Insertion of NiCl(2) or PdCl(2) into [(H,pyr)OCPH]H(2) gave two structurally related organometallic complexes, [(pyr)OCP]Ni(II)] and [(pyr)OCP]Pd(II)], in which the metal ions are bound by three pyrrolic nitrogens and the trigonally hybridized C21 atom of the inverted furan. The reaction of [(H,pyr)OCPH]H(2) with silver(I) acetate yields a stable Ag(III) complex [(C(2)H(5)O,pyr)OCP]Ag(III)] substituted at the C3 position by the ethoxy and pyrrole moieties. The macrocyclic frame of [(H,pyr)OCPH]H(2) is conserved. Addition of trifluoroacetic acid to [(C(2)H(5)O,pyr)OCP]Ag(III)] yielded a new aromatic complex [(pyr)OCP]Ag(III)](+). The structures of [(pyr)OCP]Ni(II)] and [(C(2)H(5)O,pyr)OCP]Ag(III)] have been determined by X-ray crystallography. In both molecules the macrocycles are only slightly distorted from planarity and the nickel(II) and silver(III) are located in the NNNC plane. The dihedral angle between the macrocyclic and appended-pyrrole planes of [(pyr)OCP]Ni(II)] reflects the biphenyl-like arrangement with the NH group pointing out toward the adjacent phenyl ring on the C5 position. Tetrahedral geometry around the C3 atom was detected for [(C(2)H(5)O,pyr)OCP]Ag(III)]. The Ni[bond]C and Ag[bond]C bond lengths are similar to other nickel(II) or silver(III) carbaporphyrinoids where the trigonal carbon atom coordinates the metal ion. The trend detected in the (13)C chemical shifts for the appended-pyrrole resonances has been rationalized by the extent of effective conjugation between the macrocycle and the appended pyrrole moiety controlled by the hybridization of the C3 atom and the metal ion oxidation state. The dianionic or trianionic macrocyclic core of the pyrrole-appended derivatives is favored to match the oxidation state of nickel(II), palladium(II), or silver(III), respectively.     

Iodometric determination of peroxydiphosphate in the presence of copper(II) or iron(II) as catalyst

Peroxydiphosphate can be determined iodometrically in the presence of a large excess of potassium iodide with copper(II) or iron(II) as catalyst through the operation of the Cu(II)/Cu(I) or Fe(II)/Fe(III) cycle. The method is applicable in HClO(4), H(2)SO(4), HCl and CH(3)COOH acid media in the range 0.1-1.0M studied. Nickel, manganese(II), cobalt(II), silver, chloride and phosphate are without effect.     

Analytical applications of a liquid anion-exchanger for the separation of uranium(IV) in malonate solution

Uranium was quantitatively extracted with 4% Amberlite LA-1 in xylene at pH 2.5-4.0 from 0.001 M malonic acid. It was stripped from the organic phase with 0.01 M sodium hydroxide and determined spectrophotometrically at 530 nm as its complex with 4-(2-pyridylazo) resorcinol. Of various liquid anion-exchangers tested, Amberlite LA-1 was found to be best. Uranium was separated from alkali and alkaline earth metal ions, thallium(I), iron(II), silver, arsenic(III) and tin(IV) by selective extraction, and from zinc, cadmium, nickel, copper(II), cobalt(II), chromium(III), aluminium, iron(III), lead, bismuth, antimony(III) and yttrium by selective stripping. The separation from scandium, zirconium, thorium and vanadium(V) was done by exploiting differences in the stability of chloro-complexes.     

Determination and differentiation of nitrilotriacetic acid and ethylenediaminetetra-acetic acid

Ethylenediaminetetra-acetic acid (EDTA) and nitrilotri-acetic acid (NTA) can be differentiated and determined by titration with metal ions to visual metallochromic dye end-points. EDTA can be determined without interference from NTA, either by titrating with copper(II) at pH 5 using PAN indicator, or by titrating with iron(III) at pH 6 and 70 degrees using Tiron indicator. The total chelating power (EDTA + NTA) can be determined either by titrating with lead(II) at pH 4.4 using dithizone indicator, or by titrating with iron(III) at pH 3.5 using Tiron indicator ; NTA is determined by difference. The lowest concentration at which NTA can be determined in EDTA by titration to the iron(III)-Tiron end-point is about 1 wt.%. The apparent stability constants of the iron(III)-Tiron complexes under the conditions of the titration at pH 3.5 and pH 6 have been determined using the method of continuous variations.     

New riches in carbaporphyrin chemistry: silver and gold organometallic complexes of benzocarbaporphyrins

The NH-N-NH-N core of the porphyrin system represents one of the best studied and most versatile platforms for coordination chemistry. However, the replacement of one or more of the interior nitrogens with carbon atoms would be expected to diminish the ability of these systems to form metallo derivatives considerably. Despite this expectation, carbaporphyrinoid systems have been shown to form stable organometallic derivatives. Although azuliporphyrins and benziporphyrins act as dianionic ligands, benzocarbaporphyrins are trianionic ligands. Treatment of five different meso unsubstituted benzocarbaporphyrins and two different meso tetraarylbenzocarbaporphyrins with excess silver(I) acetate afforded 65-97% yields of the corresponding silver(III) organometallic derivatives. The insertion of silver metal was confirmed by mass spectrometry and X-ray crystallography. The UV-vis spectra showed a strong Soret band at wavelengths between 437 and 451 nm, together with a series of Q-type bands at longer wavelengths. The new metallo carbaporphyrins demonstrate the presence of a strong diatropic ring current in their proton NMR spectra, and carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy indicates that the derivatives retain a plane of symmetry. The reaction of meso tetraaryl carbaporphyrins with gold(III) acetate afforded the related gold(III) complexes, and these also showed strongly porphyrin-like aromatic characteristics. The UV-vis spectra for the gold complexes again showed a strong Soret band between 437-439 nm, but a secondary band near 400 nm is somewhat intensified for the gold species compared to the spectra for the related silver(III) meso tetrasubstituted carbaporphyrins. The ring currents observed for the gold(III) complexes by proton NMR spectroscopy were comparable to those of the silver(III) derivatives, implying that both series have similar macrocyclic conformations. Cyclic voltammetry was performed on two different carbaporphyrins, their silver(III) derivatives, and a gold(III) complex. The silver complexes display a reversible cathodic wave that is assigned to the Ag(III/II) couple. However, the gold porphyrinoid gave a value for the reductive wave that could be due to a gold(III/II) couple or a ligand-based process.     

Direct spectrophotometry of silver in a non-aqueous medium

Silver in the range 0.01–10 p.p.m. is extracted from aqueous solution containing anthranilic acid diacetic acid into methyl isobutyl ketone as silver di-n-butylammonium salicylate without interference from 10-fold amounts of Mg, Ca, Zn, Pb, Al, Cu(II), Ni Co(II), Mn(II), Fe(III), Bi or any compatible common anion. Hg(II) is co-extracted slightly but can be retained in the aqueous phase with EDTA. Spectrophotometric determination of the extracted silver is done with pyrogallol red at 390 mμ in 4-cm cuvettes. The colour system is stable and reproducible. No special purification of reagents is necessary even for the lowest concentrations of silver.     

Chemical reduction and spectrophotometric determination of silver, copper and nickel

Silver(I), copper(II) and nickel(II) can be reduced to the metallic state by formaldehyde at pH 11, chromium(II) in 2.5M sulphuric acid, and borohydride at pH 5.5-6.0, respectively. Reoxidation of these metals with iron(III) in the presence of Ferrozine enables their determination at concentration below 1 mug/ml by measurement of the absorbance of the iron(II)-Ferrozine complex at 562 nm, with a precision better than 3%. The apparent molar absorptivities for silver, copper and nickel are 2.78 x 10(4), 5.56 x 10(4) and 5.58 x 10(4) l.mole(-1).cm(-1), respectively. The average thickness of silver films on glass surfaces can be determined in the way.     

Nitroxide chemistry XXII. Oxidation of N,N-bis(trifluoromethyl)hydroxylamine

A number of cheap oxidising agents have been found to be effective for the conversion of N,N-bis(trifluoromethyl)hydroxylamine into bis(trifluoromethyl)nitroxide. The best of these are cerium(IV) salts either in the solid state or in aqueous acid solution. Efficient, self-indicating processes have been developed using either catalytic amounts of silver(II) picolinate and aqueous potassium persulphate solutions, or electrochemical oxidation with cerium(III) nitrate and sodium nitrate in dilute nitric acid.     

Sorption of Pu(IV) on Aliquat-336 impregnated silica-gel

A new ion exchange material prepared by impregnating Aliquat-336 on silica-gel has been investigated for the recovery of plutonium from nitric-oxalic acid solutions. The distribution ratio of Pu(IV) was studied at various concentrations of nitric and oxalic acids. The presence of Al(III) and Fe(III) in the solution, enhances the uptake of Pu(IV). Pu(IV) breakthrough capacities (btc) have been determined using 2.5 ml bed of the ion exchange material column in the absence and the presence of Al(III) and Fe(III) nitrate. The elution behavior of Pu(IV) was also studied using nitric acid solutions containing reducing agents. More than 90% of plutonium could be recovered from nitric-oxalic acid solutions.     

Coulometric argentometric determination of microamounts of sulphur in iron and steel after reduction to hydrogen sulphide with iron(II) in strong phosphoric acid medium

A coulometric method was developed for the determination of microamounts of sulphur in iron and steel. Hydrogen sulphide is quantitatively evolved by reduction with iron(II) in strong phosphoric acid medium and is titrated with electrolytically generated silver ion from a silver anode. Microamounts of sulphide (2.96–224.3 μg) in sodium sulphide standard solutions could be determined with an error of only a few percent. Sulphur in a potassium sulphate standard solution is quantitatively reduced to hydrogen sulphide and could be separated from the solution by heating and determined accurately. Trace amounts of sulphur (7–100 μg g^?1) in iron and steels could be determined with a standard deviation of 0.7–2.1 μg g^?1.     

Selective and quantitative separation of zinc and lead from other elements by cation-exchange chromatography in hydrohalic acid-acetone solutions

Zinc and lead can be separated from Cd, Bi(III), In and V(V) by eluting these elements with 0.2M hydrochloric acid in 60% acetone from a column of AG50W-X8 cation-exchange resin, zinc and lead being retained. Mercury(II), Tl(III), As(III), Au(III), Sn(IV), Mo(VI), W(VI) and the platinum metals have not been investigated quantitatively, but from their distribution coefficients, should also be eluted. Vanadium(V), Mo(VI) and W(VI) require the presence of hydrogen peroxide. Zinc and lead can be eluted with 0.5M hydrochloric acid in 60% acetone or 0.5M hydrobromic acid in 65% acetone and determined by AAS; the alkali and alkaline-earth metal ions, Mn(II), Co, Ni, Cu(II), Fe(III), Al, Ga, Cr(III), Ti(IV), Zr, Hf, Th, Sc, Y, La and the lanthanides are retained on the column, except for a small fraction of copper eluted with zinc and lead. Separations are sharp and quantitative. The method has successfully been applied to determination of zinc and lead in three silicate rocks and a sediment.     

Speciation of dissolved iron(II) and iron(III) in environmental water samples by gallic acid-modified nanometer-sized alumina micro-column separation and ICP-MS determination

A method has been developed for the speciation of trace dissolved Fe(II) and Fe(III) in water by coupling gallic acid (GA) modified nanometer-sized alumina micro-column separation with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The separation of Fe(II) and Fe(III) was achieved based on the obvious difference in reaction kinetics between Fe(II) and Fe(III) with GA. Fe(III) was selectively retained on the micro-column at pH 5.5-6.5, while Fe(II) could not be retained by the micro-column at the whole tested pH range of 1.0-6.5, and passed through the micro-column. The Fe(II) can be determined by ICP-MS directly without preconcentration/separation procedure, while Fe(III) retained on the micro-column was then eluted with 1.0 mL of 1 mol L(-1) HCl and determined by ICP-MS. The parameters affecting the separation of Fe(II) and Fe(III) were investigated systematically and the optimum separation conditions were established. Under the optimized conditions, the detection limits of 0.48 microg L(-1) and 0.24 microg L(-1) with relative standard deviation of 5.6% and 4.3%(C= 5 microg L(-1), n= 7) for Fe(II) and Fe(III) were found, respectively. No obvious effect on the speciation of Fe(II) and Fe(III) was found with the change of the ratio of Fe(II) and Fe(III) from 0 ratio 10 to 10 ratio 0. The proposed method was applied for the determination of trace Fe(II) and Fe(III) in environmental water and the recoveries for spiked samples were found to be in the range of 97-105%.     

Preparation and analytical properties of a chelating resin functionalized with 1-hydrazinophthalazine ligand

A poly[styrene-co-(divinylbenzene)] resin (XAD-4) functionalized with 1-hydrazinophthalazine ligand has been prepared and its analytical properties investigated. The pH dependence of sorption of metal ion on the resin has been determined for Cu(II), Ni(II), Co(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), Pb(II), Fe(III) and Cr(III). Trace amounts of these metal ions were quantitatively retained on the resin and recovered by eluting with 1 mol l(-1) hydrochloric acid. The resin was found to be selective for Fe(III) and its separation from other metal ions was carried out effectively. Metal ions concentrations were determined using AAS.     

Ion-selective chalcogenide electrodes for a number of cations

Ion-selective chalcogenide disc electrodes have been developed which are responsive to cations such as silver, lead, chromium(III), nickel, cobalt(II), cadmium, zinc, copper(II) and manganese(II) ions. Each was prepared by using the corresponding metal chalcogenide with silver sulphide. An electrode was assembled with both a compacted and a sintered disc. The sintered electrodes were more sensitive and stable than the compacted ones. Response to silver ion was 59.5 mV pAg , to lead, nickel, cadmium, zinc and copper(II) 29.5 mV pM and to chromium(III) 20 mV pM . Cobalt(II) and manganese(II) electrodes had a non-Nernstian response of 25 mV pM . Both selenides and tellurides can be used for potentiometric determination, but the manganese(II) electrode serves as an analytical tool only when the disc consists of manganese(II) telluride and silver sulphide.