Oxidation of aqueous solutions of cobalt(II) in the presence of some aminoacids

Summary The complexes between cobalt(III) and aminoacids such as glutamine, asparagine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid and proline were studied.Cobalt(III)-aminoacid systems were investigated by spectrophotometry after oxidizing the cobalt(II) complexes by sodium peroxide. The variation of the absorption spectra shows the pH dependence of the process and it is clear that the formation of the complexes occurs through oxo-intermediates.Complexation ratios, molar absorptivity values and the concentration quotients at equilibrium were determined at pH 2.2 to avoid the formation of binuclear dioxygen-cobalt complexes.