Synthesis of certain pyridinyl and diazinyl hydrazones containing one or more ferroin groups, and their chromogenic reactions with iron, copper, cobalt and nickel

Fifteen new hydrazones with one or more ferroin groups were prepared, and their chelation and chromogenic properties with iron(II), copper(I), cobalt(II) and nickel(II) were investigated. Improved sensitivity in the spectrophotometric determination of cobalt, copper, and nickel is provided by several of the new compounds. Several others are capable of forming unusually stable and interesting binuclear iron(II) complexes.