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Solvent extraction of niobium-4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol complex and spectrophotometric determination of niobium in oxalato solutions

Journal Article · · Anal. Chem., v. 48, no. 1, pp. 55-59
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ac60365a017· OSTI ID:4100641

Solvent extraction of niobium in the form of the pyridylazo resorcinol complex was studied. The strongly colored niobium complex which forms at pH 5.5 and contains 4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol and oxalate as ligands can be extracted into the chloroform by means of the tetraphenylarsonium and tetraphenylphosphonium chloride, respectively. The mechanism of the extraction is based on the formation of the ion-associated compounds that form between the hydrophobic organic cation and the oxo(oxalato)(pyridylazoresorcinolo)niobate(V) anion. The chloroform phase is more stable than the aqueous solutions of the complex, and it follows Beer's law in a significantly wider concentration range. A method was developed for the spectrophotometric determination of niobium in the organic phase after the chloroform extraction. This method has certain advantages over the niobium determination with 4-(2- pyridylazo)resorcinol in the aqueous oxalate medium. (auth)

Research Organization:
Univ., Zagreb
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-33-016613
OSTI ID:
4100641
Journal Information:
Anal. Chem., v. 48, no. 1, pp. 55-59, Journal Name: Anal. Chem., v. 48, no. 1, pp. 55-59; ISSN ANCHA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English