Some analytical applications of aromatic sulfonyl haloamines: Determination of thiocyanate and cyanide ions in metal complexes and salts with bromamine-B and dichloramine-B

Abstract

Simple, rapid, and reproducible methods for the determination of thiocyanate and cyanide ions in metal salts and complexes with bromamine-B (BAB) and dichloramine-B (DCB) have been developed. The oxidation involves eight and two electron changes, respectively, with NCS − and CN − ions in 0.05–0.20 N NaOH medium in the case of BAB and in partially aqueous medium with DCB. The proposed methods could be employed for computing the number of thiocyanate and cyanide ligands present in the respective metal complexes.