title: Influence of anionic additive on Hg(2+) interference on Ag(+)-ISEs based on [2.2.2]p,p,p-cyclophane as neutral carrier.
abstract: The influence of the anionic additive on the Hg(2+) interference on Ag(+)-ion-selective electrodes (Ag(+)-ISEs) based on [2.2.2]p,p,p-cyclophane as pi-coordinating neutral carrier was studied by potentiometric measurements. The weakly coordinating carborane anion (7,8,9,10,11,12-hexabromocarborane, CB(11)H(6)Br(6)(-)) was compared with the commonly used tetrakis(4-chlorophenyl borate) (TpClPB(-)) as the anionic additive in plasticized PVC membrane-based Ag(+)-ISEs. The Hg(2+) interference was reduced by six orders of magnitude when replacing TpClPB(-) with CB(11)H(6)Br(6)(-) as the anionic additive, resulting in log K (Ag ,Hg )=-3.8+/-0.1 determined by the matched potential method (MPM). This indicates that weakly coordinating carboranes may be particularly useful as anionic additives in ISEs for soft cations.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Process Chemistry Centre, Abo Akademi University, Biskopsgatan 8, FIN-20500 Abo-Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bobacka
authors.forename: Virpi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Väänänen
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lewenstam
authors.forename: Ari
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ivaska