Eriochromecyanine R reacts with Al in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium chloride to form a blue ternary chelate. Its absorption maximum is at 587mμ, the absorbance being constant at pH 5.36.3 The sensitivity was very high, the molar extinction coefficient being 1.17×10
5. The absorbance obeys Beer's law over 0.010.08μg Al/m
l. V, Zr, Cu, Fe, Cr, Ga, Bi, Ta, Ti, Pt, Ge, Be, Th, and U interfere remarkably.
The recommended procedure for obtaining the calibration curve is as follows. About 25m
l of the neutral solution containing 0.54μg Al is transfered to a 100m
l beaker. To this solution are added 2m
l of 0.5
M acetic acid and 1m
l of 0.5% cetyltrimethylammonium chloride solution. Further, 10m
l of 0.02% Eriochromecyanine R solution and 5m
l of 4
M ammonium acetate solution are added quietly. After five minutes, the mixture is transfered in to a 50m
l volumetric flask and is diluted to 50m
l with water. The absorbance of the solution is measured at 587mμ against a reagent blank.
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