“…Since the target metal palladium is a soft acid, its selective extraction is possible with soft donor based extractants containing N/S atoms. Based upon this presumption several extractants, namely, tertiary and quaternary amines [7,8], ␣-benzoin oxime (ABO) [9], dioctyl sulphides [10], trialkylphosphine sulphide (TIPS) [11], bis-(2-ethylhexyl) sulphoxide (BESO) [12] and benzoylmethylene triphenylphosphorane (BMTTP) [13], have been developed at various laboratories. Recently, a novel ligand of the class thiodiglycolamides, namely, N,N,N ,N -tetra(2-ethylhexyl)thiodiglycolamide (T(2EH)TDGA) has been synthesized in our laboratory and studied for extraction behavior of palladium from simulated high level waste (SHLW) solution [14,15].…”