Trivalent manganese as an oxidimetric reagent

A study of the use of trivalent manganese as an oxidimetric reagent has been made. The manganic ion was stabilised with pyrophosphate. The stability of this reagent over a period of six weeks was established. The reagent may be used in conjunction with barium diphenylamine sulphonate for the titration of ferrous iron even in the presence of 5N hydrochloric acid. It may also be used for the titration of vanadium, nitrite, oxalate, peroxide and arsenite, but the procedures for oxalate and peroxide are unsatisfactory. The redox potential of the reagent was 1.22 volt at 25° C, which was lower than that found for manganic sulphate (ca. 1.4 volt).     

Quantitation of ranitidine in pharmaceuticals by titrimetry and spectrophotometry using potassium dichromate as the oxidimetric reagent

Four new methods are described for the determination of ranitidine hydrochloride (RNH) in bulk drug and in formulations employing titrimetric and spectrophotometric techniques and using potassium dichromate as the oxidimetric reagent. In titrimetry (method A), RNH is treated with a measured excess of dichromate in acid medium, and the unreacted oxidant is back titrated with iron(II) ammonium sulfate. The three spectrophotometric methods are also based on the oxidation of RNH by a known excess of dichromate under acidic conditions followed by the determination of surplus oxidant by three different reaction schemes. In one procedure (method B), the residual dichromate is treated with diphenylcarbazide and the absorbance measured at 540 nm. Calculated amount of iron(II) is added to residual dichromate and the resulting iron(III) is complexed with thiocyanate and measured at 470 nm (method C). Method D involves reduction of unreacted dichromate by a calculated amount of iron(II) and estimation of residual iron(II) as its orthophenanthroline complex after raising the pH, and measuring the absorbance at 510 nm. In all the methods, the amount of dichromate reacted corresponds to the drug content. The experimental conditions are optimized. The titrimetric procedure is applicable over 5–10 mg range. In spectrophotometric methods, Beer’s law is obeyed in the ranges 5–50, 5–80, and 10–100 µg ml^?1 for method B, method C, and method D, respectively. The methods were validated for accuracy, precision and recovery. The proposed methods were applied to the analysis of RNH in the tablet and the injection forms, and the results were in agreement with those obtained by the reference method.     

Studies on potassium chlorate as a primary oxidimetric reagent

Conditions have been established for the use of potassium chlorate as a primary oxidizing agent in the direct titration of vanadium(III), tin(II) and titanium(III) with visual or potentiometric end-points.     

o-Iodosobenzoate as an oxidimetric titrant

o-Iodosobenzoate has been used as a titrant at pH 7 with potassium iodide and starch as indicator, under Andrews' titration conditions with iodine monochloride as preoxidant, and in acid medium with potassium bromide and Methyl Red as indicator. Methods are described for the determination of tetrathionate (through disulphide cleavage by cysteine), hydrogen sulphite, thiosulphate, xanthates, cysteine and glutathione in certain combinations (involving masking of sulphite and thiols with acrylonitrile). Hexacyanoferrate(II) is determined in the presence of arsenic(III), antimony(III) and thallium(I). Sulphathiazole, sulphadiazine and sulphamerazine consume six equivalents of bromine per mole, but phthalation or diazotization of the aromatic amino group prevents disubstitution of bromine in the benzene ring. Chloramphenicol is determined by reduction of its aromatic nitro group to an amino group, followed by bromination. Rutin and vitamin C react with eight and two equivalents of bromine per mole respectively.     

Potassium persulphate as volumetric reagent

Summary Potassium persulphate has been used as volumetric reagent for the direct determination of hydrazine sulphate, phenyl hydrazine hydrochloride, semicarbazide hydrochloride, thiosemicarbazide, acetone semicarbazone, benzal semicarbazone, benzalazine, aminoguanidine hydrochloride, 4-phenyl semicarbazide hydrochloride, ethylmethyl ketone semicarbazone and 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy benzal semicarbazone in hydrochlorid acid medium at room temperature, using iodine monochloride as a catalyst and preoxidiser. Chloroform was used as an indicator. It was coloured violet owing to the liberation of iodine during the titration and became very pale yellow at the end-point due to the formation of iodine monochloride. Normality of the solution with respect to hydrochloric acid was kept between 6.0 and 7.5 N in these redox titrations.     

Titrimetric assay of ofloxacin in pharmaceuticals using cerium(IV) sulphate as an oxidimetric reagent

Two titrimetric methods which are simple, rapid, cost-effective and eco-riendly are described for the determination of ofloxacin (OFX) in bulk drug and in tablet formulations based on the oxidation of OFX by Ce(IV) sulphate. In direct titrimetry (method A), the acidified solution of OFX is titrated directly with Ce(IV) sulphate using ferroin as indicator, and indirect titrimetry (method B) involves the addition of known excess of Ce(IV) sulphate to an acidified solution of OFX followed by the determination of unreacted oxidant by back titration with ferrous ammonium sulphate (FAS) using the same ferroin indicator. In both the methods, the amount of Ce(IV) sulphate reacted corresponds to OFX concentration. Method A and method B permit the determination of OFX over the concentration range of 1.5?C15 mg in both the methods and the quantitation is based on a 1: 5 reaction stoichiometry (OFX: Ce (IV) sulphate). The methods were statistically evaluated by calculating percent relative error (% RE) for accuracy and percent relative standard deviation (% RSD) for precision, and were applied successfully to the determination of OFX in tablets with mean recoveries in the range of 96.50?C98.42%. No interference was observed from common additives found in pharmaceutical preparations. The accuracy and reliability of the methods were further ascertained by performing recovery tests s standard-addition technique.     

A contribution to the use of tetravalent manganese in solutions of sulfuric acid as an oxidimetric reagent

The preparation of solutions of manganese(IV) sulfate in 9 M sulfuric acid as well as the stability of these solutions was studied for 0.00501 M concentration of manganese(IV) ions. Potentiometric titration of solutions of primary standard substances, potassium iodide and sodium hexacyanoferrate, was recommended for determining the titer of 0.005 M reagent solutions. It was verified that manganese(IV) sulfate can be used for determining low concentrations of organic substances by direct titration determination of hydroquinone, p-aminophenol, and metol and by indirect determination of oxalic acid.     

A new oxidimetric reagent: potassium dichromate in a strong phosphoric acid medium—I Titrimetr1c determination of manganese

A new method has been developed for the direct titrimetric determination of manganese^II, depending on its oxidation to manganese^III with potassium dichromate at room temperature in a strong phosphoric acid medium using a potentiometric or photometric endpoint. Oxygen of the air does not interfere. The potentiometric method gives results to an accuracy within ± 0.3% for 20–150 mg of manganese/50 ml of titration solution; with the photometric method 5–17 mg of manganese/40 ml of titration solution can be determined with an error of 0.3–1.0% depending on the amount present. Potassium dichromate in 12.0M phosphoric acid has a formal redox potential of about 1.5 V and this reagent appears to have great possibilities in titrimetric analysis.     

Potassium hexacyanoruthenate(II) as an analytical reagent for iron

Fe(III) undergoes a reaction with colourless Ru(CN)(4-)(6) to produce an intensely violet-blue complex that absorbs at 550 nm and obeys Beer's law over the iron concentration range 0.04-2 mug/ml in acidic medium. Some common cations and anions are tolerable at low concentrations. The procedure is applicable for determination of total iron in potable water. Destruction of organic matter is required for contaminated surface waters or soil samples.     

Potassium superoxide as an alternative reagent for Winterfeldt oxidation of beta-carbolines

Potassium superoxide was examined as an alternative oxidation reagent for the Winterfeldt reaction. KO(2) was found to be superior to the original Winterfeldt protocol for base-sensitive substrates. [reaction--see text]     

Bromamine-B as a new oxidimetric titrant

A new oxidimetric titrant, bromamine-B (sodium salt of N-bromobenzenesulphonamide) is introduced for use in aqueous medium. Direct potentiometric and visual end-point titrations and back-titration procedures have been developed for the determination of typical reductants.     

Potassium meta-periodate as volumetric reagent : Iodine bromide method

Potassium meta-periodate has been used as an oxidising agent in acid medium for the volumetric estimationss of potassium iodide, arsenious oxide, antimonous oxide, stannous chloride, mercurous chloride, sodium sulphite, sodium thiosulphate, sodium tetrathionate, ferrous sulphate, potassium thiocyanate, hydrazine sulphate, phenylhydrazine hydrochloride and hydroquinone by the iodine bromide method. Carbon tetrachloride is used as an indicator. It is coloured pink during the titration. and becomes colourless at the end-point due to the formation of stable iodine bromide complex IBr2-, which does not dissociate, in the presence of a large excess of bromide ion.     

Potassium 3-phenylmethyldithiocarbazate as substoichiometric reagent: Determination of silver

An accurate and rapid radiochemical method has been developed for the determination of silver based on the substoichiometric extraction of its complex with potassium 3-phenylmethyldithiocarbazate into chloroform from pH 5.5 acetate buffer. Microgram amounts of silver could be determined with an average error of ±1.1% and the effect of diverse metal ions was critically examined. The method developed was applied to evaluate the silver content of photofilm washings.     

Bromamine-T as a new oxidimetric titrant

A new oxidimetric titrant, bromamine-T (sodium salt of N-bromo-p-toluene sulphonamide), is introduced for use in aqueous medium. Direct potentiometric and visual indicator titration methods as well as back-titration procedures have been developed for the determination of a variety of substances.