Kinetic Determination of Nanogram Levels of Manganese(II) by Naphthol Blue Black–Potassium Periodate–1,10-Phenanthroline System

摘要

The catalytic effect of manganese(II) on the oxidation of Naphthol Blue Black, with potassium periodate in the presence of 1,10-phenanthroline in weakly acidic media is studied. The reaction is followed spectrophotometrically by measuring the decrease in the absorbance of the dye at 618 nm. Under the optimum conditions (3 × 10−5 mol dm−3 Naphthol Blue Black, 6 × 10−4 mol dm−3 potassium periodate, 1 × 10−4 mol dm−3 1,10-phenanthroline, 0.1 mol dm−3 acetate buffer – pH 4.0, 60 °C, 5 min) manganese(II) in the range 0.08–4 ng cm−3 can be determined by the fixed-time method with a detection limit of 0.025 ng cm−3. The influence of foreign ions on the accuracy of the results is investigated. The developed method is highly sensitive, selective, and simple. The method was applied successfully to the determination of manganese in cucumbers, garlic cloves and parsley leaves.