1995 Volume 11 Issue 1 Pages 59-62
The formation constants of the adducts of 4, 4, 4-trifluoro-1-(2-thienyl)-1, 3-butanedionatolanthanoids(III) with 2-, 3-, and 4- phenylpyridines as well as the distribution constants and pKa of these pyridines were determined on the basis of data obtained by solvent extraction from a 0.1mol/dm3 sodium perchlorate solution into chloroform containing TTA and/or pyridines. It has been found that the adduct formation constants(β) of a given lanthanoid(III) chelate increase along with increased pKa of the phenylpyridine, and that the constants do not change much from light to middle lanthanoids, and then decrease for heavy ones. The constants for the 2-phenylpyridine adduct are lower than expected, possibly reflecting a steric effect. The pattern of a plot of log β1 versus the atomic number is different from that with carboxylic acids and bidentate amines.