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Titrimetric determination of xanthates with ICN and BrCN

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Methyl, ethyl,iso-propyl, allyl,n-butyl,t-butyl,iso-amyl, cyclohexyl and benzyl xanthates of potassium have been determined by titrating with iodine and bromine cyanides in aqueous medium at pH 5.0–5.4 and in acetonitrile, ethanol, 1 ∶ 1 ethanol-carbon tetrachloride mixture and ethyl acetate media visually and/or potentiometrically. The xanthates react in the molar ratio 2 ∶ 1 with these oxidants and are oxidised to dixanthogen. The potentiometric titrations of BrCN with xanthates, unlike with other reductants, are possible in aqueous medium even in absence of iodide which has to be added in visual titrations because of a lack of some specific indicator. The titrations are rapid, simple, accurate and reversible and as little as 1 mg can be determined in aqueous or acetonitrile medium.

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Methyl-, Äthyl,i-Propyl-, Allyl-,n-Butyl-,t-Butyl-,i-Amyl-, Cyklohexyl und Benzylxanthate des Kaliums wurden durch Titration mit Jod- und Bromcyanid in wäßrigem Medium bei pH 5,0–5,4 und in Acetonitril, Äthanol, Äthanol-Tetrachlormethan (1∶1) bzw. in Äthylacetat bestimmt. Diese Titrationen erfolgten visuell bzw. potentiometrisch. Die Xanthate reagieren mit diesen Oxydationsmitteln im Molarverhältnis 2∶1 zu Dixanthogen. Die potentiometrische Titration von Bromcyan mit Xanthaten ist im Gegensatz zu anderen Reduktionsmitteln in wäßrigem Medium möglich auch ohne Anwesenheit von Jodid, das bei visueller Titration in Ermangelung eines spezifischen Indikators zugesetzt werden muß. Die Titrationen sind rasch, einfach, genau und reversibel. Sie eignen sich in wäßriger Phase und in Acetonitril zur Bestimmung von nur 1 mg.

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Paul, R.C., Singh, K., Chauhan, R.K. et al. Titrimetric determination of xanthates with ICN and BrCN. Mikrochim Acta 62, 801–814 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01218299

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