The application of strongly oxidizing agents in flow injection analysis : Part 2. Manganese(III)

The application of manganese(III) as a powerful oxidizing agent in flow injction analysis is described. Manganese(III) is generated electrochemically in the flowing system at a working electrode consisting of a packed bed of gold powder. Spectrophotometric detection is used at 490 nm, where manganese(III) in sulphuric acid solution absorbs strongly. Undr the experimental conditions, the generation of manganese(III) can be accompanied by generation of manganese(IV) and permanganate; manganese(III) alone can be generated by a proper selection of the generating current and the flow rate. Results are presented for the determinatin of various organic and inorganic substances by means of manganese(III), usually at concentrations in the 10^?4—10^? mol l^?1 range. Unlike permanganate and manganese(IV), manganese(III) does not react with chloride, so that oxidizable compounds can be determined in the presence of large amounts of this species.