STRUCTURE and PROPERTIES of ALKANAL OXIMES as COPPER EZTRACTANTS

Abstract
Composition, structure and interfacial activity of alkanal oximes and kinetics of copper extraction from chloride solutions are discussed. Semiempirical self-consistent field calculations are used to study the structure of alkanal oximes and their mono- and dihydrates. These calculations are in a qualitative agreement with the ratio of alkanal (Z)-and (E)-isomers, interfacial activity and kinetics data.