The speciation of rhodium(III) in hydrochloric acid media by capillary zone electrophoresis.
A fast and effective method to study the aquation of rhodium(III) chlorocomplex in hydrochloric solutions using capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) is developed. At least five species, some of which seem to be oligomeric, are formed in solution during the aquation process at pH>1. The fast hydration of RhCl(6)(3-) makes this species impossible to detect. The first species detected in the optimised conditions is RhCl(5)(H(2)O)(2-) although RhCl(4)(H(2)O)(2)(-) is the main species during the first stage of the aquation process. When equilibrium is reached either RhCl(3)(H(2)O)(3) or a cationic complex, RhCl(2)(H(2)O)(4)(+), is formed as the main species. Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionisation Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is used as a novel technique to elucidate the structure of the rhodium aqua/chloro complexes formed in solution. Results obtained by CZE are confirmed by spectrophotometry.
Sánchez
Juan M
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Department of Analytical Chemistry, Masaryk University, 61137 Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Chemistry, University of Girona, 17071 Girona, Spain.
Hidalgo
Manuela
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Havel
Josef
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Salvadó
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