Abstract
A simple method has been developed for the determination of cobalt. The cobalt(III) complex of 2-diethylamino-5-nitroso-1, 4, 5, 6-tetrahydropyrimidine-4, 6-dione (ENPD) is soluble in water and its yellow complex, once formed, is stable even at pH 1.0, while other metal complexes decompose at this pH. The cobalt(III)-ENPD complex has a molar absorptivity of 6.3×104l mol-1 cm-1 at 385nm. The formation of the complex is quantitative over the pH range from 4.8 to 6.8. The molar ratio of cobalt(III) to ENPD in the complex is 1:3 according to the continuous variation method. The proposed method was satisfactorily applied to the determination of cobalt in various samples, such as monel, nimonic and magnet alloys.
