Some new aromatic hydroxylamines as spectrophotometric reagents for vanadium

A comparative study is described of the use of N-benzoyi-o-tolyl-, N-benzoyl-m-tolyl, N-benzoyl-p-tolyl-, N-benzoyl-p-chlorophenyl- and N-phenylacetylphenyl-hydroxylamines, as spectrophotometric reagents for the determination of vanadium, after extraction with chloroform. All the reagents form 1:2 (metal:reagent) complexes in hydrochloric acid media or at pH 4.8–6.0; the dissociation constants of the complexes are of the order of 10^-9 and 10^-8, respectively, except those of N-benzoyl-p-chloro-phenylhydroxylamine which are of the order of 10^-8 in both media. The reactions in hydrochloric acid media are more selective and sensitive than those at pH 4.8–6.0. In presence of alcohol, the wavelengths of maximum absorption decrease. The pK_a values of the hydroxylamines were determined in water and in alcohol-water (1:1) solutions.