Direct and Second Order Analogue Derivative Extraction-Spectrophotometric Determination of Iron with 2 (4, 5-Dimethyl-2-Thiazolylazo)-4, 6-Dimethylphenol

Abstract

An extraction-spectrophotometric method for the determination of trace amounts of iron based on its extraction into chloroform with 2-(4, 5-dimethyl-2-thiazolylazo)-4, 6-dimethylphenol has been developed, which allows the determination of 5–28 μg Fe (ϵ₇₇₃ = 1.38×10⁴ 1. mol⁻¹. cm⁻¹). The use of second order analogue derivative spectrophotometry allows the determination of down to 0.2–5 μg, Fe. The methods are quite selective and have been applied to the determination of iron in mineral waters.

Key Words:

• 2-(4, 5-dimethyl-2-thiazolylazo)-4, 6-dime-thylphenol
• iron
• extraction-spectrophoto-metry
• water