1:1- und 1:2-Metallchelate unsulfierter o,o′-Dihydroxyazoverbindungen. Eine dünnschicht-chromatographische Untersuchung

In an earlier publication 4] the possibility of the Chromatographic separation of structurally isomeric metal chelates was mentioned; this is dealt with here in more detail. Further the separation of 1:2 mixed complexes from azo dyes and 1:2 metal-complex mixtures by thin-layer chromatography (TLC) on polyamide is described. In certain circumstances it is possible to distinguish between 1:2 metal-complex dyes with sulphonamide or alkylsulphonyl groups and those without these substituents by TLC on silica gel. The TCL methods described allow-when correctly interpreted-an unambiguous distinction between structurally isomeric metal complexes of the 1:1 and 1:2 series, and mixed complexes and mixtures of complexes of the 1:2 metal-chelate type of unsulphonated o,o′-dihydroxyazo compounds. Symmetrical o,o′-dihydroxyazo compounds, such as 2,2′-dihydroxy-5,5′-dimethylazobenzene(7), are suitable as complex-formers for heavy-metal ions, allowing the separation of the latter as their coloured chelates with aid of TLC. Structural isomers are excluded because of the molecular symmetry, so that the results are unambiguous.