-Extraction behavior of divalent transition and group IIA metals with five polypyrazolylborates, H4_nB(pz*)n-(pz: 1-pyrazolyl or 3,5-dimethyl-l-pyrazolyl; n = 2, 3 and 4) has been studied. Bidentate bispyrazolylborate ligands extract divalent transition metals but do not group IIA metals. The selectivity of dihydrobis(1-pyrazolyl)borate for transition metals resembles that of 8-hydroxyquinoline. Methyl substituents in the pyrazole ring increase the stability of chelates through inductive effect and decrease that for small metal ions through steric hindrance. Hydrotris-and tetrakis(1-pyrazolyl)borate, which can act as a tridentate ligand, are highly strong extracting ligands for divalent transition metals. Moreover, these ligands extract Be(II), Mg(II) and Ca(II). Steric characteristics of the ligands contribute to anomalously high stability of the chelates and selectivity for the metal ions.Key wards polypyrazolylborates, transition metal, group IIA metal, liquid-liquid extractionThe poly(1-pyrazolyl)borates, which were first reported by Trofimenko[1], are unique uninegative ligands of the general formula, H4_nB(pz)n-(pz: 1-pyrazolyl; n = 2, 3 and 4), and a wide variety of their chelates of various elements continues to provide a fascinating and fertile field of research to inorganic chemists [2,3]. Dihydrobis(1-pyrazolyl)-borate anion, which is a bidentate ligand, is similar to a fi-diketonate anion and forms bis neutral chelates with divalent transition metal ions. The bispyrazolylborate chelates are different from f3-diketonates in that the chelate ring has a boat type configuration and the metal ion is screened by the ligand moiety (Fig, 1)[4]. Further replacement of the remaining boron hydrogen atoms by pyrazole groups to produce hydrotris-and tetrakis(l-pyrazolyl)borate anion, which can act as a tridentate ligand. They react readily with not only divalent transition metals but also group IIA metals and form stable octahedral chelates (Fig. 2)[5]. The polypyrazolylborates seem very attractive to analytical chemists from a view point of ligand design, because they have unique structures and their electronic and steric parameters can be altered by a proper choice of substituents. However, studies have scarcely been reported on analytical chemistry and chelate chemistry in solution using these ligands. We report here the solvent extraction of divalent metal ions with five polypyrazolylborate ligands in order to clarify the characteristics of the ligands for selective extraction of metais [6][7][8].
EXPERIMENTALReagents and apparatus Dihydrobis(1-pyrazolyl)borate (H2B(pz)z-), hydrotris(1-pyrazolyl)borate (HB(pz)3-), tetrakis(1-pyrazolyl)borate (B(pz)4) and dihydrobis(3,5-dimethyl-l-pyrazolyl)borate (H2B(3,5-dmpz)2-) were synthesized according to Trofimenko's method [1], and dihydro(1-pyrazolyl)(3,5-dimethyl-l-pyrazolyl)borate (H2B(pz)(3,5-dmpz)-) was synthesized according to Frauendorfer s method [9]. These ligands were recrystallized as potassium salts except that H2B(pz)(3,5-dmpz)-was recrystallized ...