Copper(II)-selective membrane electrodes based on o-xylylene bis(dithiocarbamates) as neutral carriers

Authors:
  • SKSatsuo Kamata
    Satsuo Kamata
  • HMHiroyuki Murata
    Hiroyuki Murata
  • YKYoko Kubo
    Yoko Kubo
  • ABAjay Bhale
    Ajay Bhale
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Abstract
o-Xylylene bis(diisobutyl- and methyloctadecyl-dithiocarbamate) were synthesised and used as neutral carriers in membrane electrodes to improve the selectivity for Cu2+. The electrodes based on these ionophores, with o-nitrophenyl octyl ether as a plasticising solvent mediator and potassium tetrakis-(p-chlorophenyl)borate as an anion excluder, exhibit a linearity range of 10–1–10–6 Mand have a Nernstian slope of 28–29 mV per decade at 25 °C. The highly selective electrode based on o-xylylene bis(diisobutyldithiocarbamate) rejected the interference of alkali, alkaline earth and transition metal cations by a factor in the range 102–104 and showed a high selectivity for Cu2+ even in chloride and bromide media. The properties of the electrodes are discussed and also compared with those of o-xylylene bis(diethyldithiocarbamate) under similar measurement conditions.