A Sensitive Visible Spectrophotometric Method for Copper Using Bis-Substituted Thiocarbamoyl Trisulfides

Autor: R. T. Lofberg
Rok vydání: 1969
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Zdroj: Analytical Letters. 2:439-448
ISSN: 1532-236X
0003-2719
DOI: 10.1080/00032716908055293
Popis: Bis-substituted thiocarbamoyl disulfides (thiuram disulfides) were investigated as chromogenic reagents for the analysis of copper in trichloroacetic acid solutions. It was found that hydrogen peroxide speeded color development, increased color stability and enhanced color intensity in a trichloroacetic acid-alcohol matrix. In the presence of hydrogen peroxide, all copper complexes had molar absorptivities exceeding 30,000. Bis-pentamethylene thiocarbamoyl disulfide was selected as the best commerically available reagent of those investigated. The procedure is almost interference free, silver and mercury being the most serious interference. The sensitivity is 6 × 10−3 micrograms/cm2.
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