A column method using 2, 2′-dipyridyl-tetraphenylborate-naphthalene as an adsorbent has been establishedfor the determination of trace amounts of iron. The optimum pH range for the adsorption is4.2-6.4. Naphthalene containing iron (II) complexes is dissolved in
N, N-dimethylformamide and theabsorbance is measured at 525 nm. Beer's law is obeyed over the concentration range 3-45μg ofiron in 10 ml of
N, N-dimethylformamide solution. The molar absorptivity was calculated to be 9.2×10
3 lmol
-1cm
-1 at 525 nm. Nine replicate analyses of a sample solution containing 25.0μg of irongave a mean absorbance of 0.411 with a relative standard deviation of 0.66%. The method has been successfully applied to the determination of iron in sea waters and common salts.
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