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Weidmann 2011 Separation of Nickel and Cobalt by Paper Chromatography
Weidmann 2011 Separation of Nickel and Cobalt by Paper Chromatography
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the racemic acid (1). The hydrochloride of the methyl betaine which was recrystallizecl
by adding hot ethyl acetate to a boiling solution of the coinpouncl in absolute ethanol
had m.p. 217-218' (gas evolution) and [a]: - 13.0" (27, in ethanol). The infrared
spectrum and the X-ray powder diagram of the synthetic (-)-homostachydrine hydro-
chloride were identical in all respects with those of the hydrochloride of the natural
material. Similarly, the synthetic and natural sainples were chromatographically pure,
and indistinguishable from each other, having RF 0.58 in n-butanol -concentrated
hydrochloric acicl - water (100 :20 :39) and R p 0.33 in 95% ethanol -concentrated aqueous
ammonia (95 :5).
We thanlr. Dr. Maria Przybylslta and Mr. R. Lauzon of these laboratories for the
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X-ray powder diagrams and for the infrared absorption spectra, respectively.
highly concentrated HC1, Co will allnost reach the liquid front. I n this case Co does
not flow as a spot any more, but has a long diffuse tail (see Fig. I ) . Similar results are
obtained when chromatographing CO using T B P as a solvent without admixture of
methanol (see Fig. 2).
TABLE I
RF of CO ~ ~ s i an gTBP/methanol mixture in the ratio 2:l
T B P adjusted with
N HCI 5.5 6 . 5 7 . 5 8 . 5 9 . 0 9 . 5 10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12.5
RF of CO 0.16 0 . 2 3 0 . 2 8 0.34 0 . 3 8 0.43 0.46 0.48 0.52 0.59 0.66 0.74
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As Table I1 shows, the RF values resulting thereof are considerably higher than those
obtained sing TBP/methanol mixtures.
'I'ABLE I1
RF values of Co
Ratio TBP/nrethanol
T B P adjusted
with N HCI 1 :1 2:l T B P pure
Previous tests have shown that Ni is not extracted by T B P from an aqueous solution.
This effect is apparent in the chromatogram. Figure 2 shows that, when using pure
HC1 equilibrated T B P , Ni is immobile; and in TBP/methanol mixtures the flow rate
is roughly proportioilal to the quantity of methanol present.
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From their investigation of the effect of foreign gases on the emissiorl spectrum of I2
"11 (v' = 2 6 ) , Arilot and McDowell ( I ) obtain collisioilal transfer coefficients which are