2,2'-Diaminodiphenyldisulphide-a new sensitive spectrophotometric reagent for platinum

2,2'-Diaminodiphenyldisulphide is a highly sensitive platinum chromogen. Platinum(IV) forms a complex with it in 50% aqueous ethanol at pH 5.0-6.0, having maximum absorption at 725 nm. The molar absorptivity of the complex is 5.48 x 10(4)1.mole(-1).cm(-1) at 725nm and the sensitivity is 0.0035 mug/cm(2). The colour system obeys Beer's law from 0.25 to 5 ppm with optimum concentration range 0.75-4 ppm of platinum. The relative error is 2.7%. The metal to reagent ratio is 1:2, and the stepwise formation constants K(1) and K(2) are 5.6 x 10(4) and 1.96 x 10(4) respectively.