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Polarography as a tool in organic analysis

IV. Determination of the quinone and azoxy functions by reduction with titanium(III)

Anwendung der Polarographie in der organischen Analyse

IV. Bestimmung von Chinon- und Azoxygruppen durch Reduktion mit Titan(III)

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Zur schnellen Bestimmung von Chinon- und Azoxygruppen durch Reduktion mit Titan(III) bei pH 3 bzw. 5,5 werden indirekte polarographische und visuelle Mikromethoden beschrieben. Der Überschuß an Reduktionsmittel wird zunächst polarographisch und anschließend volumetrisch durch Rücktitration mit Eisen(III)-lösung bestimmt, wobei Thiocyanat (bei der Chinongruppe noch zusätzlich Neutralrot) als Indicator dient. Beide Ergebnisse weisen etwa dieselbe Genauigkeit auf (±0,46%); doch ist die polarographische Methode allgemeiner anwendbar, besonders bei Chinonen, die nach der Reduktion auf Zusatz Eisen(III) verschiedenartige Färbungen hervorrufen.

Summary

Rapid indirect polarographic and visual micromethods have been developed for the determination of the quinone and azoxy groups by reduction with titanium(III) at pH values of 3 and 5.5, respectively. The excess of reductant is first determined polarographically followed by visual back-titration of the same solution with iron(III) using thiocyanate as indicator a drop of neutral red is added in case of the quinone function. Although the results obtained by the two finishes are of approximately the same order of accuracy (±0.46%), yet the polarographic finish proved to be of more general applicability particularly for quinones that give rise, after reduction, to a variety of colours on adding the iron(III) solution.

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Gawargious, Y.A., Bishara, S.W. Polarography as a tool in organic analysis. fresenius Z Anal Chem 245, 366–369 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00423949

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