Yoshihiro Nakahashi

Highly sensitive spectrophotometric determination of cobalt using o-hydroxyhydroquinonephthalein and hydrogen peroxide in the presence of mixed surfactants

SummaryThe effects of cobalt(II) and surfactants on the decomposition of various xanthene dyes by hydrogen peroxide have been systematically investigated. A simple and highly sensitive spectrophotometric determination of cobalt(II) (0.05 ∼ 1.2 Μg/10 ml) is proposed. The method is based on the catalytic effect of cobalt(II) on the oxidation of o-hydroxyhydroquinonephthalein (Qnph) by hydrogen peroxide. The proposed catalytic spectrophotometric determination was sensitive, selective, reproducible and virtually unaffected by the presence of other ions; the effective molar “desorptivity” was 4.2×108 l/mol per cm, Sandell sensitivity was 0.15 pg/cm2, and the relative standard deviation was 3.2% at 0.6 ng/10 ml (n=5). The selective assays of cobalt(II) in water samples were also investigated with satisfactory results (95% ∼ 101%).

Fluorometric determination of iron(III) with o-hydroxyhydroquinonephthalein in the presence of Brij 58

Abstract A highly sensitive fluorescence reaction of iron(III) with o-hydroxyhydroquinonephthalein (Qnph) in the presence of various surfactants, and its application to the fluorophotometry of trace amounts of iron(III) is described. the method is based on the fluorescence quenching reaction between Qnph and iron(III) in the presence of Brij 58 at pH 3–4. the quenching calibration graph was linear over the range 0 – 300 ng per ml iron(III) by using fluorescence reaction at Em 525 nm with Ex 470 nm, and the iron(III) detection limit was 5 ng/ml. the proposed method is simple, rapid and does not involve heating or solvent extraction.

Application of Xanthene Derivatives in Analytical Chemistry Part LXV. The Spectrophotometric Determination of Vanadium with O-Hydroxyhydroquinonephthalein in the Presence of Cationic Surfactants

Abstract The colour reaction between o-hydroxyhydroquinonephthalein and vanadate ion in the presence of hexadecyltri-methylammonium chloride and L-ascorbic acid as a reductant was discussed. And the spectrophotometric determination of vanadium utilizing the colour reaction system in micellar media was proposed at about pH 5.4. Beers law was obeyed in the concentration range 0-8 μg of vanadium at 540 nm. The apparent molar extinction was 8.7 × 10 4 1 mol−1 cm−1 with Sandell sensitivity of 0.0006 μg/cm2. This proposed method was relatively simple and sensitive, and then its applications for the waste water, river water, rain water, etc. were discussed.

Xylenol Orange, Zirconium(IV) and Fluoride Color Reaction in Mixed Micelles of N-Hexadecylpyridinium Chloride and Brij 35, and Its Analytical Application1

Abstract The color reaction between Xylenol orange (XO), zirconium (IV) and fluoride ions in the presence of various surfactants alone or in combination was studied at various pH. The XO -zirconium)IV)-fluoride ion ternary complex in mixed micellar media containing a low concentration of N-hexadecylpyridinium chloride (HPC) as a cationic surfactant and large amounts of (poly{oxyethylene)dodecyl ether (Brij 35) as a nonionic surfactant at weakly acidic media was found to be the most stable, and showed a remarkable bathochromic shift and clear contrast against a reagent blank. The maximum absorbance was at 600 nm in the mixed micellar media at pH 3.5, and the apparent molar absorptivities at 600 nm were 7.0 × 104 1 mol−1 cm−1 for zirconium(IV) and 1.4 × 104 1 mol−1 cm−1 for fluoride ion. The calibration curves covered the ranges of 0.5 ∼ 20.0 μg/10 ml zirconium! IV) and 0 ∼ 20.0 μg/10 ml fluoride ion with the Sandell sensitivities being 0.0013 μg/cm2 for zirconium(IV) and 0.0016 μg/cm2 for fluoride ion.

Fluorescence reaction between o-hydroxyhydroquinonephthalein and vanadium in micellar media, and its application

SummaryThe formation of complexes amongst vanadium, o-hydroxyhydroquinonephthalein (Qnph), or/and chlorpromazine hydrochloride (CP · HCl), as a phenothiazine drug, in non-ionic surfactant micellar media was fluorometrically investigated in weakly acidic media. Fluorometric methods for the determination of vanadium and CP · HCl were respectively established by measuring the difference of relative fluorescence intensities (ΔF) between Qnph and Qnph-vanadium solutions, andΔF between Qnph-vanadyl and Qnph-vanadyl-CP · HCl solutions at an emission wavelength of 540 nm with excitation at 400 nm in the presence of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) micelles. The calibration graphs were linear in the ranges of 0–0.5 μ vanadium and 0–220 μg CP · HCl per 10 ml of aqueous solution. The relative standard deviations (5 replicates) were 2.5% for 0.2 μg vanadium and 1.3% for 100 μg CP · HCl per 10 ml of aqueous solution, respectively. The applications to assays of vanadium in water and CP · HCl preparations were investigated, and the results were relatively good.

Fluorometric determination of uranium and tungsten with o-hydroxyhydroquinonephthalein in the presence of non-ionic surfactant.

Complex formation between uranium or tungsten and o-hydroxyhydroquinonephthalein (Qnph) in various micellar surfactant media has been investigated fluorometrically, and determination of uranium and tungsten based on the difference between the relative fluorescence intensities of Qnph and the metal complex at 535 nm, with excitation at 400 nm in the presence of poly(vinyl) alcohol as a non-ionic surfactant. The calibration curves were linear up to 1.0 mu/ml uranium and 0.9, mu/ml tungsten. The relative standard deviations (5 replicates) were 2.6% for tungsten and 3.0% for uranium, and recovery tests gave relatively good results (97-104%).

Kinetic- and catalytic-spectrophotometric determination of iron by pyrogallolphthalein and potassium perdisulphate in non-ionic surfactant micellar medium

SummaryA simple and highly sensitive spectrophotometric determination of iron with pyrogallolphthalein in a micellar medium of non-ionic surfactant is proposed. This method is based on the kinetic-catalytic action of iron(III) upon the decomposition reaction between pyrogallolphthalein and potassium perdisulphate at pH 2.4–2.9 in the presence of Triton X 100 as a non-ionic surfactant. The calibration graph is linear over the range 10–600 ng iron(III) per 10 ml in spectrophotometry (apparent molar absorption coefficient for decomposition was 1.25×10−6 l per mole per cm at 385 nm). The method was applied to assay and recovery tests for artificial waste water with satisfactory results (recovery 97.6%–103.5%).

Highly sensitive and selective fluorimetric methods for the determination of iron(III) and manganese(II) using fluorescein/hydrogen peroxide/triethylenetetramine and fluorescein/hydrogen peroxide/triethylenetetramine/tiron, respectively

SummaryHighly sensitive and selective spectrofluoriphotometric determinations of iron(III) with fluorescein(Fl)-hydrogen peroxide-triethylenetetramine (TETA), and manganese(II) with Fl-hydrogen peroxide-TETA-tiron are proposed. The methods are based on the inhibition of the oxidizing decomposition of Fl-hydrogen peroxide solution in the presence of iron(III)-TETA or manganese(II)-TETA-tiron combination. The calibration graphs are linear in the ranges of up to 220 ng iron(III) and up to 270 ng manganese(II) per 25 ml at an emission wavelength of 510 nm with excitation at 490 nm. By measuring the difference of relative fluorescence intensities (ΔF) between Fl-TETA-hydrogen peroxide and its iron(III) solutions or Fl-TETA-tiron-hydrogen peroxide and its manganese(II) solutions, the concentrations of iron(III) or manganese(II) are determined. The application of these methods to the analysis of iron(III) or manganese(II) in waste water was investigated with satisfactory results.

Spectrophotometric determination of bismuth(III) with o-hydroxyhydroquinonephthalein in the presence of Brij 58

A simple and sensitive spectrophotometric determination of bismuth(III) is based on the reaction between bismuth(III) and o-hydroxyhydroquinonephthalein in the presence of Brij 58 in acidic media. The calibration graph is linear over the range 0-3.5 mug/ml bismuth(III) in the final solution, and the apparent molar absorptivity at 520 nm is 9.03 x 10(4) l. mole(-1). cm(-1). The proposed method is 2-10 times more sensitive than other methods, and simpler. It has been applied to the assay of bismuth(III) in pharmaceutical preparations, such as dermatol and bismuth subnitrate, with good results.

The Spectrophotometric Determination of gallium (III) Using O-Hydroxyhydroquinonephathalein in the Presence of Surfactant Micellar

Abstract The color reaction systems between various metal ions and o-hydroxyhydroquinonephthalein(Qnph) as a xanthene dye, in the presence of various water soluble surfactants(cationic. anionic, non-ionic surfactants) alone or in combination, were systematically investigated at various pH areas. The coexistence of cationic and non-ionic surfactants, such as Zephiramine (Zp) and Brij 35, was most effective for the color reaction systems between Qnph and gallium(III), as a metal ion, at weakly acidic media. By using the color reaction between Qnph and gallium(III) in the coexistence of Zp and Brij 35, an improved and sensitive spectrophotometric determination of gallium(III) was proposed as method 1, and the calibration curve was rectilinear in the range of 0∼7.0 μg of gallium(III) in a final solution of 10ml at pH 6.4. The apparent molar absorptivity was 1.5 × 105 1 mol−1 cm−1 at 560 nm, and the interference of foreign ions was decreased by ½∼ ¼-fold in comparison with other methods; method 3—in the presen...