Thiocyanate complexes, cobalt, copper, iron

Pyrazolin-5-ones form complexes with both inorganic and organic compounds much more readily than do the 2-pyrazolin-5-ones. The most extensive series of complexes is that formed with a variety of metallic salts. Antipyrine (2,3-dimethyl-l-phenyl-3-pyrazolin-5-one) forms a series of complexes with salts of divalent, trivalent and tetra-valent metals. Two molecules of antipyrine form a complex with one molecule of copper, cadmium, cobalt and zinc salts.266,866,1116 Complexes prepared from metallic nitrates are usually hydrated.1322 There also exists a series of complexes in which three molecules of antipyrine form a complex with one or two molecules of metallic salts. Such complexes form with two molecules of simple ferric salts272 or with one of complex iron cyanides.608 Nitrates of thorium, lanthanum, cerium and samarium also give such complexes.841 This ratio also occurs in some antipyrine complexes with cadmium and zinc thiocyanate.266 A number of salts of rare earths and iron which have complex anions such as thiosulfate, thiocyanate, dithionic acid and complex iron cyanides form complexes in which six molecules of antipyrine are present.405,408 608,841,950 Stannic chloride forms salts containing three or four molecules of antipyrine and hydrochloric acid.46... 

Twenty per cent TBF dissolved In kerosene was used as extractant. The partition coefficient, increases with Increased TBF concentration. Increases with increased pH, and decreases with increased sulfate concentration. Vanadium and Iron (ill) are appreciably extracted by TBP from thiocyanate solutions. Copper, titanium, cobalt are weakly extracted. Iron (ll), cadmium, molybdenum, magnesium and aluminum are essentially not extracted. Phosphate Ion may cause the precipitation of uranium or complex formation when present in large amounts. Okada, et al. report the extraction of uranium by TBP, mesityl oxide, and methyl ethyl ketone from phosphoric acid solutions having 20 times as much ammonium thiocyanate as uranium. 

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