Thioglycolate Complexes of Trivalent Lanthanum, Cerium, Praseodymium, Neodymium, Samarium, Gadolinium, Terbium, Dysprosium, Holmium, Erbium, Thulium, Ytterbium and Lutetium

Department of Chemistry, Regional Engineering College, Rourkela-769 008

Manuscript received 9 September 1980, revised 21 May 1984, accepted 29 April 1985

The formation of 1 :1 and 1 : 2 comnlexes of rare earth ions (Ln^III - La^III , Ce^III, Pr^III, Nd^III, Sm^III, Gd^III, Tb^III, Dy^III, Ho^III, Er^III, Tm^III, Yb^III, Lu^III) with thi oglycolic acid (H₂TG) have been studied-pH-metrically. The equilibrium for the reactions,

              Ln²⁺+H₂TG^{\(\rightleftharpoons\)}C²⁺+H+         C^{2+\(\rightleftharpoons\)}C+H⁺

   and     Ln³++2H₂TG^{\(\rightleftharpoons\)}\(C_1^+\)2+2H⁺,     \(C_1^+\)₂ ^{\(\rightleftharpoons\)}C _{1 2} +H⁺, 

   have been determined.             

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