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Title: Copper mercaptides as sulfur dioxide indicators

Abstract

Organophosphine copper(I) mercaptide complexes are useful as convenient and semiquantitative visual sulfur dioxide gas indicators. The air-stable complexes form 1:1 adducts in the presence of low concentrations of sulfur dioxide gas, with an associated color change from nearly colorless to yellow-orange. The mercaptides are made by mixing stoichiometric amounts of the appropriate copper(I) mercaptide and phosphine in an inert organic solvent.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Los Alamos, NM
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
863339
Patent Number(s):
4152118
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
copper; mercaptides; sulfur; dioxide; indicators; organophosphine; mercaptide; complexes; useful; convenient; semiquantitative; visual; gas; air-stable; form; adducts; presence; concentrations; associated; color; change; nearly; colorless; yellow-orange; mixing; stoichiometric; amounts; appropriate; phosphine; inert; organic; solvent; color change; dioxide gas; stoichiometric amounts; organic solvent; sulfur dioxide; stoichiometric amount; complexes form; oxide gas; stable complexes; /436/422/999/

Citation Formats

Eller, Phillip G, and Kubas, Gregory J. Copper mercaptides as sulfur dioxide indicators. United States: N. p., 1979. Web.
Eller, Phillip G, & Kubas, Gregory J. Copper mercaptides as sulfur dioxide indicators. United States.
Eller, Phillip G, and Kubas, Gregory J. Mon . "Copper mercaptides as sulfur dioxide indicators". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863339.
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author = {Eller, Phillip G and Kubas, Gregory J},
abstractNote = {Organophosphine copper(I) mercaptide complexes are useful as convenient and semiquantitative visual sulfur dioxide gas indicators. The air-stable complexes form 1:1 adducts in the presence of low concentrations of sulfur dioxide gas, with an associated color change from nearly colorless to yellow-orange. The mercaptides are made by mixing stoichiometric amounts of the appropriate copper(I) mercaptide and phosphine in an inert organic solvent.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979},
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