Spectrophotometric Study of Cobalt, Nickel, Copper, Zinc and Lead Complexes with Methylthymol Blue in Binary Water-Methanol Mixtures

Abstract

<em>The complexation reactions between methylthymol blue (MTB) and Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺ and Pb²⁺ ions have been studied in different water-methanol mixtures at pH 4.45 and 25 °C by a spectrophotometric technique. The stepwise stability constants of the resulting 1:1 and 2:1 (metal ion to ligand) complexes were determined from the absorbance-mole ratio data. It was found that the overall stability constants of the complexes formed increase in the order Zn²⁺<Co²⁺<Pb²⁺<Ni²⁺<Cu²⁺ for all solvent mixtures studied. There is an inverse relationship between the overall stability of the complexes and amount of water in the mixed solvent. A linear relationship was observed between log </em><em>b</em><em>₂</em><em> of the complexes and the mole fraction of methanol in the solvent mixture.</em>