Complexation reaction of metal ions with peptide systems. Part II. Potentiometric studies of the complexes of glycyl-DL-valine with Gd, Dy, Er and Yb

The stable complexes of amino acids with rare earths have found importance in the separation of these metals¹. The complexation reactions of a number of dipeptides with copper and nickel have been reported in the literature^{2 – 9}; but little work appears to have been done with rare earth metals. This paper is a continuation of our earlier communication¹⁰, and deals with the study of complexes of Gd³⁺, Dy³⁺, Er ³⁺ and Yb³⁺ with Glycyl-DL-valine. The Calvin—Bjerrum^{11, 12} pH titration technique, as modified by Irving and Rossotti¹³, has been employed.