MBAMT,a new locating and chelating agen in TLC and ring colorimetric determination of Cu(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Pd(II), Pt(IV), and Rh(III)

Summary Synthesis of MBAMT (3-methyl-4-benzylideneamino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole) and its IR and NMR spectral data are reported. The high stability of the characteristically coloured chelates with Cu(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Pd(II), Pt(IV) and Rh(III) has been made the basis for their efficient ascending TLC separations on silica gel G layers, when present together. Results of four different solvent systems are included to assess efficient resolution of the chelates along with their limits of identification and separation. TLC separations, followed by the ring colorimetric determination of the six metal ions (as ternary mixtures) are tabulated.MBAMT=3-methyl-4-benzylideneamino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole.