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Spectrophotometric determination of uranium with 1-[(5-Methyl-2-pyridyl)azo]-2-naphthol

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Uranium(VI) reacts with 1-[(5-methyl-2-pyridyl)azo]-2-naphthol (5-Me-β-PAN) in aqueous solution. The complex can be extracted with chloroform at pH 7.0–11.5 to give a red solution with an absorbance peak at 560 nm. The color is stable and the system conforms to Beer's law at the range of 1.5–8 ppm uranium in chloroform layer. Common anions and cations do not interfere. Large amounts of interfering cations can be masked by potassium cyanide, EDTA or triethanolamine. The proposed method is a selective procedure for the determination of uranium. The molar absorptivity in the chloroform extract is 2.1×104 l mole−1 cm−1 at 560 nm.

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Uran(VI) reagiert mit 1-[(5-Methyl-2-pyridyl)azo]-2-naphthol(5-Me-β-PAN) in wäßriger Lösung unter Bildung einer mit Chloroform bei pH 7,0–11,5 extrahierbaren, roten Komplexverbindung mit einem Absorptionsmaximum bei 560 nm. Die Färbung ist beständig und folgt dem Beerschen Gesetz zwischen 1,5 und 8 ppm Uran. Die üblichen Ionen stören nicht. Große Mengen störender Kationen können mit Kaliumcyanid, ÄDTA oder Triäthanolamin maskiert werden. Die vorgeschlagene Methode ist für die Uranbestimmung selektiv. Die molare Extinktion des Chloroformextraktes beträgt 2,1×104 l·Mol·−1 cm−1 bei 560 nm.

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Shibata, S., Furukawa, M. & Ishiguro, Y. Spectrophotometric determination of uranium with 1-[(5-Methyl-2-pyridyl)azo]-2-naphthol. Mikrochim Acta 62, 129–133 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01271427

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