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Stability constants and spectroscopic properties of thorium(IV)-arsenazo III complexes in perchloric acid

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The complexation of thorium with arsenazo III in perchloric acid was quantitatively investigated with ultraviolet–visible (UV–Vis) absorption spectroscopy. The UV–Vis absorption of both 1:1 and 1:2 (thorium to arsenazo III) complexes in perchloric acid were found to be highly enhanced than the previously reported absorption of the complexes in hydrochloric acid. The stability constants of thorium-arsenazo III complexes were determined via computational analysis, and the SIT (specific ion interaction theory) was employed to evaluate the dependence on ionic strength. This work contributes to a better understanding of the speciation and spectroscopic properties of thorium-arsenazo III complexes at high ionic strength.

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This work was supported by the BK21 PLUS program, and a grant from the Nuclear R&D Program of the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (Grant Nos. 2016M2B2B1945252 and 2017M2A8A5014801).

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Choi, S., Yun, JI. Stability constants and spectroscopic properties of thorium(IV)-arsenazo III complexes in perchloric acid. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 319, 401–407 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-6342-y

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