Metal chelates of thiazole-2-ylthiourea

Summary The formation constants of 1-phenyl-3-thiazole-2-ylthiourea complexes with some bivalent metal ions (Cu^II, Ni^II, Zn^II and Mn^II) have been determined in 75% EtOH–H₂O. Complexes of Cu^II, Ni^II, Zn^II, Hg^II and Pd^II have been isolated and characterized by conductance, i.r., electronic spectra and magnetic measurements. The ligand forms ML complexes with Cu^II and Hg^II and ML₂ with Ni^II, Zn^II and Pd^II, where L is the uninegatively charged bidentate ligand and binds through the ring nitrogen and thiocarbonyl sulphur atoms.     

Hydralazine-selective PVC membrane electrode based on hydralazinium tetraphenylborate

A hydralazine ion-selective PVC membrane electrode based on hydralazinium tetraphenylborate has been prepared with dioctyl phthalate as plasticizer. The electrode showed linear response with a slope factor of 57.5 mV/concentration decade at 20 degrees over the concentration range from 4 x 10(-4) to 10(-1)M hydralazine. The effects, on the electrode performance, of membrane composition, pH of the test solution and the time of soaking were studied. The electrode exhibited good selectivity for hydralazine with respect to a large number of inorganic cations and organic substances of biological importance. The standard-addition method and potentiometric titrations were used to determine hydralazine concentrations in pure solutions and in a pharmaceutical preparation, with satisfactory results.     

Ternary complexes of palladium(II) and selected amines

Summary The formation and equilibria of the binary and ternary palladium(II) complexes of diethylenetriamine (dien) with other selected amines have been investigated. The results of pH titration measurements allowed the calculation of equilibrium constants, characteristic for the binary and ternary complexes formed. The concentration distribution of various complex species was evaluated and the chelation mode ascertained by conductivity measurements.     

Ionization of some derivatives of benzamide, oxamide and malonamide in DMF-water mixture

The ionization of six compounds of bis-phenolic amides was studied spectrophotochemically in DMF-water mixture. The compounds showed two pK_a values in the range of 5.97-7.32 for pK_a1 and 7.61-8.44 for pK_a2. The obtained values of K_a were normalized using the distribution diagrams of the different species and found to be in the range of 5.81-7.42 for pK_a1 and 7.48-8.27 for pK_a2.     

Indirect atomic absorption and atomic emission spectrometric determination of antazoline,hydralazine and amiloride hydrochlorides and quinine sulphate

Ion-association complexes of antazoline HCl [I], hydralazine HCl [II], amiloride HCl [III] and quinine sulphate [IV] with [Co(SCN)₄]^2– and [Co(NO₂)₆]^3– were precipitated and the excess unreacted cobalt complex was determined. A new method using atomic emission and atomic absorption spectrometry for the determination of the above drugs in pure solutions and pharmaceutical preparations is given. The drugs can be determined in the ranges 0.3–3.0, 0.19–1.96, 0.3–3.0, and 0.78–7.82 mg/25 ml solutions of I, II, III, and IV, respectively, with mean relative standard deviations of 0.65–2.03 % and recovery values of 95.76–101.2% indicating high precision and accuracy.     

Coordination properties of N,O-carboxymethyl chitosan (NOCC). Synthesis and equilibrium studies of some metal ion complexes. Ternary complexes involving Cu(II) with (NOCC) and some biorelevant ligand

In the present study, the acid-base equilibria of N,O-carboxymethy chitosan abbreviated as (NOCC), is investigated. The complex formation equilibria with the metal ions Cu^(II), Ni^(II), Co^(II), Mn^(II), and Zn^(II) are investigated potentiometrically. The stability constant values of the binary and ternary complexes formed in solution were determined and the binding centers of the ligands were assigned. The relationships between the properties of the studied central metal ions as ionic radius, electronegativity, atomic number, and ionization potential, and the stability constants of the formed complexes were investigated in an effort to give information about the nature of chemical bonding in complexes and make possible the calculation of unknown stability constants. Cu^(II), Ni^(II), and U^(VI) complexes with NOCC are isolated as solid complexes and characterized by conventional chemical and physical methods. The structures of the isolated solid complexes are proposed on the basis of the spectral and magnetic studies. The ternary copper(II) complexes involving NOCC and various biologically relevant ligands containing different functional groups, as amino acids and DNA constituents are investigated. The stability constants of the complexes are determined and the concentration distribution diagrams of the complexes are evaluated.     

Equilibrium and hydrolysis ofα-amino acid esters in ternary complexes of copper(II) involving glycyl-L-tyrosine

Summary Binary and ternary complexes of copper(II) with glycyl-L-tyrosine and an amino acid ester were investigated by potentiometric and spectrophotometric techniques. The kinetics of base hydrolysis of the above esters in the presence of copper(II)-glycyl-L-tyrosine complex was studied at 30°C.     

Aspect-ratio dependent oscillatory thermocapillary convection in the floating half zone

The dependency of the critical Marangoni number on the geometrical aspect ratio of the floating half zone is essential to predict the onset of oscillatory thermocapillary convection.The experimental studies in the microgravity conditions on floating half zones of several centimeters in diameter have predicted that the critical Marangoni number increases with the increasing aspect ratio,and the terrestrial experimental studies have predicted the contradictory conclusion for floating half zones of several mil...