Speciation of the Ternary Cobalt(II) Picolinic and Dipicolinic Acid Complexes with Small Bioligands

Abstract

This study reports on the determination of stability constants for ternary cobalt(II) complexes using primary ligands, pyridine carboxylic acids (picolinic (HPic) and dipicolinic (H2Dipic) acids), along with secondary ligands: lactic acid (HLac, HL), oxalic acid (H2Ox, H2L), citric acid (H3Cit, H3L), and phosphoric acid (H3PO4, H3L). Potentiometric data for binary cobalt(II) bioligand complexes and ternary cobalt(II) pyridine carboxylic acid and bioligand complexes were analyzed using the computational program LETAGROP. The experiments were conducted in an ionic medium of 1.0 mol dm–3 NaNO3 at 25 °C. Species distribution diagrams were generated, and relative stability parameters Δlog10 K, log10 X, and % R.S. were calculated. These findings may have important implications for the design of new cobalt(II) complexes for various applications.