Potassium ions, reactions

Prussian Blue. Reaction of [Fe(CN)3] with an excess of aqueous h on(Ill) produces the finely divided, intensely blue precipitate Pmssian Blue [1403843-8] (tetrairon(Ill) tris(hexakiscyanoferrate)), Fe4[Fe(CN)3]. Pmssian Blue is identical to Turnbull s Blue, the name which originally was given to the material produced by reaction of [Fe(CN)3] with excess aqueous h on(Il). The soHd contains or has absorbed on its surface a large and variable number of water molecules, potassium ions (if present in the reaction), and h on(Ill) oxide. The h on(Il) centers are low spin and diamagnetic h on(Ill) centers are high spin. Variations of composition and properties result from variations in reaction conditions. Rapid precipitation in the presence of potassium ion affords a colloidal suspension of Pmssian Blue [25869-98-1] which has the approximate composition KFe[Fe(CN)3]. Pmssian Blue compounds are used as pigments in inks and paints and its formation on sensitized paper is utilized in the production of blueprints. 

A variety of shale-protective muds are available which contain high levels of potassium ions (10). The reaction of potassium ions with clay, well known to soil scientists, results in potassium fixation and formation of a less water-sensitive clay. Potassium chloride, potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate [584-08-7] (99), tetrapotassium pyrophosphate [7320-34-5] (100), and possibly the potassium salts of organic acids, such as potassium acetate [127-08-2] (101) and formate, have all been used as the potassium source. Potassium chloride is generally preferred because of its low cost and availabihty. 

Fig. 4. Schematic of a multisequence biosensor in which the target glucose is first converted to glucose-6-phosphate, G6P, in the test solution by hexokinase. G6P then reacts selectively with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase immobilized on the quartz crystal surface. Electrons released in the reaction then chemically reduce the Pmssian blue film (see Fig. 3), forcing an uptake of potassium ions. The resulting mass increase is manifested as a...

Frensch and Vdgtle have recently appended three crown ether units to the cyclo-triveratrylene unit . Note that Hyatt had previously prepared the open-chained relatives of this structure (see Sect. 7.3 and Eq. 7.6). Whereas Hyatt prepared the cyclo-triveratrylene skeleton and then appended polyethyleneoxy arms to it, Frensch and Vogtle conducted the condensation reaction (formaldehyde/HCl) on the preformed benzocrown. Thus benzo-15-crown-5 was converted into the corresponding tris-crown (IS) (mp 203.5—205.5°) in 4% yield. The yield was somewhat higher for the condensation of benzo-18-crown-6, but in both cases, yield ranges were observed. These species formed 1 3 (ligand/salt) complexes with sodium and potassium ions. 

Poloxamers are used primarily in aqueous solution and may be quantified in the aqueous phase by the use of compleximetric methods. However, a major limitation is that these techniques are essentially only capable of quantifying alkylene oxide groups and are by no means selective for poloxamers. The basis of these methods is the formation of a complex between a metal ion and the oxygen atoms that form the ether linkages. Reaction of this complex with an anion leads to the formation of a salt that, after precipitation or extraction, may be used for quantitation. A method reported to be rapid, simple, and consistently reproducible [18] involves a two-phase titration, which eliminates interferences from anionic surfactants. The poloxamer is complexed with potassium ions in an alkaline aqueous solution and extracted into dichloromethane as an ion pair with the titrant, tet-rakis (4-fluorophenyl) borate. The end point is defined by a color change resulting from the complexation of the indicator, Victoria Blue B, with excess titrant. The Wickbold [19] method, widely used to determine nonionic surfactants, has been applied to poloxamer type surfactants 120]. Essentially the method involves the formation in the presence of barium ions of a complex be-... 

Ferrocyanide reduces persulphate, the reaction being second-order in a fairly saline medium (0.5 M K2S04) with /c2 = 3.2x 10 exp(—11.9 x lO /Hr) l.mole . sec. The rate is strongly influenced by the presence of potassium ions and this has been shown not to be merely an ionic strength effect" . Consideration of all possible modes of ion-pairing led to the conclusion that the two reactants are [K(Fe(CN)6] and [KS20g] . At zero ionic strength, E = 9.6 kcal.mole and AS = —34.7 eu. Kershaw and Prue have measured the specific effects of many other cations on the rate of this reaction. 

Although rum ammonia levels are not routinely measured, it is a useful indicator of Reye s syndrome and should be monitored in newborns at risk of developing hyperammonemia Ammonia is produced in many analytically useful enzyme reactions and the ammonium ISE has been used as the base sensor in several enzyme electrodes (see next section). In addition to valinomycin, other antibiotics such as the nonactin homalogs and gramicidins also behave as ionophores. The nonactin homolo were originally studied for their ability to selectively bind potassiiun ions It was then discovered that ammonium ions were preferred over potassium ions, and the selectivity coefficient Knh+ = 0.12 was reported. Since ammonia is present at fairly low levels in serum, this selectivity is not sufficient to to accurately measure NH4 in the presence of K. An extra measure of selectivity can be gained by using a gas permeable membrane to separate the ammonia gas from the sample matrix... 

The subscript after potassium in the chemical formula for potassium sulfate shows that two potassium ions are needed. Potassium sulfate is a salt. When the two equations are put together (as they would occur when the acid and base are mixed together), they represent the double displacement neutralization reaction that occurs between sulfuric acid and potassium hydroxide ... 

Because this is a reaction between an acid and a base, it will be a double displacement reaction, and the positive ions will switch places. The potassium ion will react with the sulfate ion, forming the salt potassium sulfate (K2S04). And the hydrogen ion in the acid will react with the hydroxide ion in the base to form HOH, or water (H20). 

A novel cadmate complex has been formed by the reaction of Cd(NH2>2 with I C=CH in the presence of acetylene in liquid ammonia.250 The potassium salt, K2Gd(CCH)4-2NH3 191, has been structurally characterized. The cadmium center is tetrahedrally coordinated to four acetylide units with which it forms Cd-C bonds of 2.23-2.25 A (Figure 29). The acetylide ligands are 7r-coordinated to two crystallographically distinct potassium ions whose coordination sphere is completed by two ammonia molecules. 

In the literature the term soluble Prussian blue introduced by Keggin and Miles [5] to determine the KFeFe(CN)6 compound is still widely used. However, it is important to note, that the term soluble refers to the ease with which the potassium ion can be peptized rather than to the real solubility of Prussian blue. Indeed, it can be easily shown by means of cyclic voltammetry that the stability of Prussian blue films on electrode supports is nearly independent of their saturation by potassium cations. Moreover, Itaya and coworkers [9] have not found any appreciable amount of potassium ions in Prussian blue, which makes doubtful structures like KFeFe(CN)6. Thus, the above equation fully describes the Prussian blue/Prussian white redox reaction. 

Other reactions in which cations other than protons are catalyti-cally effective are esterification and acetal formation, catalyzed by calcium salts,277 and the bromination of ethyl cyclopentanone-2-carboxylate, catalyzed by magnesium, calcium, cupric, and nickel, but not by sodium or potassium ions.278 One interpretative difficulty, of course, is the separation of catalysis from the less specific salt effects. The boundary line between salt effects (medium effects) and salt effects (catalysis) is not sharp either in concept or experimentally. 

If we examine the reactant, we find that the compound, KF, is an ionic compound containing potassium ions and fluoride ions. For this reason, we could replace the KF(1) in the original equation with K+(l) + F (l). These two ions, either alone or in combination, are the only substances, other than electrons, that can appear on the reactant side of the half-reactions. One of these ions, the fluoride ion, appears in the fluorine half-reaction. Since KF, and therefore F, is a reactant, we must reverse the fluorine half-reaction to place the fluoride ion on the reactant side. The original KF has no F2, so F2 cannot be a reactant. 

The nitrate and potassium ions are spectator ions in this reaction. 

A third method of estimating solvent basicity is provided by the donor number concept 14 ). The donor number of a solvent is the enthalpy of reaction, measured in kcal per mole, between the solvent and a Lewis add such as antimony (V) chloride. (Other Lewis acids, such as iodine or trimethyltin chloride, may be used, but the scale most often reported is that for SbCl5.) Available values for the SbCls donor number have been included in Table 1. Plots of the Walden product versus solvent basicity (A//SbC1 ) for several solvents are shown for lithium, sodium, and potassium ions in Fig. 10 and for the tetraalkylammon-... 

In the synthesis of potassium chloride from its elements, metallic potassium is oxidized to form potassium ions, and gaseous chlorine is reduced to form chloride ions. This reaction is shown in Figure 10.10. Each half-reaction can he balanced hy writing the correct formulas for the reactant and product, balancing the numbers of atoms, and then adding the correct number of electrons to balance the charges. For the oxidation half-reaction,... 

This enzyme [EC 4.1.3.12] catalyzes the reaction of 3-carboxy-3-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoate with coenzyme A to produce acetyl-CoA, 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate, and water. This enzyme has a potassium-ion requirement. 

This enzyme [EC 4.1.99.1], also known as L-tryptophan indole-lyase, catalyzes the hydrolysis of L-tryptophan to generate indole, pyruvate, and ammonia. The reaction requires pyridoxal phosphate and potassium ions. The enzyme can also catalyze the synthesis of tryptophan from indole and serine as well as catalyze 2,3-elimination and j8-replacement reactions of some indole-substituted tryptophan analogs of L-cysteine, L-serine, and other 3-substituted amino acids. 

The reaction sequence outlined in Scheme 12 illustrates how macrocyclic polyether-thiono diesters such as RR)-lfi6 can be prepared (184) from 0,0-dimethyl 2,6-pyridinedicaibothiolate and (RR)-S4, Potassium thiocyanate forms a 1 1 crystalline complex with (RR)-1S6 and presumably the potassium ion serves as a template for the (1 -I-1) cyclization. Raney nickel desulfurization of (/ R)-186 yields the chiral pyridino-18-crown-6 derivative RR)-191. 

When potassium perchlorate is included in the composition, potassium ions are formed as seen in reactions (8.2) and (8.3). However, potassium emits in the near-IR region of the electromagnetic spectrum and so has little effect on the colour. On the other hand, the ionised form of Ba is undesirable since it emits in the blue region, and potassium salts are often added to Ba stars to suppress ionisation. 

Potassium and its salts can he identified hy flame test. It imparts hlac color to the flame. Potassium ion in aqueous solution can be identified by reaction with sodium tetraphenylborate, NaB(C6H5)4. In weakly acid solution, a white precipitate of the potassium salt KB(C6H5)4 is obtained. The precipitate is filtered, dried, and weighed to measure potassium. The test is quantitative. 

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