title: A new catalytic reaction of rhenium and its analytical application.
abstract: Small amounts of perrhenate in fairly concentrated sulphuric acid media and in the presence of tin(II) chloride are found to catalyse the acid hydrolysis of alpha-furildioxime, with production of a new absorption peak at 320 nm, due to the di-alpha-furildiketone produced. The catalytically active species is a sulphate complex of rhenium(IV). The catalytic action of rhenium is promoted by citric acid. Rhenium can be determined in the range 0.0005-0.5 mug/ml. Interferences are eliminated by a preliminary extraction. The method has been applied to the determination of rhenium in copper concentrates of low rhenium content, copper ores and rocks. On the basis of the inhibitory effect of molybdenum the reaction can be used for determination of this element as well.
authors.affiliation: Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jordanov
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pavlova
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stefanov