Kinetic determination of ascorbic acid by the 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol reaction with a stopped-flow technique.

The reaction of ascorbic acid with 2.6-dichlorophenolindophenol is applied for the kinetic determination of ascorbic acid in 0.05M oxalic acid. Stopped-flow techniques are used; the concentrations of the reactants of the second-order reaction can be adjusted so that the transmittance signal remains nearly invariant for a wide range of voltage. Theoretical and experimental results are in very good agreement. Analytical working curves are presented for the determination of ascorbic acid in the ranges 5.0·10^-4–1.0·10^-2M and 5.0·10^-5–1.0-·10^-3M with errors of 1.0% and 2.2%. respectively. The method is simple, fast and sensitive.