| Abstract: | The combustion method described in this paper makes possible the determination of carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen in highly air-sensitive compounds. A rigorous procedure was developed to ensure isolation from air when these compounds are analyzed. (π-C5H5)2Zr(CH3)2, which is known to hydrolyze in air, was used to assess the method′s capability of isolating the compounds from air prior to combustion. The procedural changes described resulted in improved precisions for the determination of carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen for (π-C5H5)2Zr(CH3)2 by at least a factor of 4. |
