Spectrophotometric determination of iron(II) by extraction of its ion associated complex with 3-(4-phenyl-2-pyridyl)-5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazine and tetraphenylborate into molten naphthalene

Abstract

A new spectrophotometric method for the determination of iron (II) after extraction of its 3-(4-phenyl-2-pyridyl)-5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazine complex with tetraphenylborate anion into molten naphthalene has been developed. The optimum pH range for the extraction is 6.0–7.0. The solid naphthalene containing the iron(II) associated complex is separated by filtration and dissolved in DMF. Beer's law is obeyed in the concentration range 1.0–16µg of iron(II) in 10 ml of DMF solution. The molar absorptivity and sensitivity are 2.85×104 1 mol−1 cm−1 and 0.00194μg cm−2, respectively. The interference of various ions has been studied. Conditions have been satisfactorily applied for the determination of iron in standard reference materials and practical samples and results compared with other standard colorimetric procedures.