Homo- and heteroleptic mercury(II) complexes with monoamino complexones in aqueous solution

Reactions of mercury(II) with iminodiacetic (H₂Ida), 2-hydroxyethyliminodiacetic (H₂Heida), and nitrilotriacetic acids (H₃Nta) were studied by spectrophotometry and pH potentiometry. The resulting complexes included [HgIda], [Hg(OH)Ida]^?, [HgIda₂]^2?, [HgHeida], [Hg(OH)Heida]^?, [Hg(Heida)₂]^2?, [HgNta]^?, [HgNta₂]^4?, [Hg(Ida)Heida]^2?, [Hg(Ida)Nta]^3?, and [Hg(Heida)Nta]^3?. The logarithms of their stability constants calculated for I = 0.1 (NaClO₄) and T = 20 ± 2°C were 11.14 ± 0.07, 20.33 ± 0.08, 19.40 ± 0.10, 11.42 ± 0.04, 19.68 ± 0.11, 18.48 ± 0.09, 13.42 ± 0.05, 20.80 ± 0.08, 19.05 ± 0.06, 20.64 ± 0.11, and 20.53 ± 0.16, respectively. The experimental data were analyzed in terms of the mathematical models that predict the existence of a wide spectrum of complex species in solution and allow one to consider only those species that are sufficient for accurate reproduction of the observed pattern.