SOLVENT EXTRACTION EQUILIBRIA OF TRIS(BENZOYL- TRIFLUOROACETONATO)COMPLEX OF COBALT(II) AND NICKEL(II) AS ION-PAIRS WITH TETRABUTYLAMMONIUM

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Abstract
Solvent extraction of cobalt(Il) and nickel(II) in aqueous 1 mol dm−3 NaCl solutions with benzoyltrifluoro-acetone(Hbfa) in carbon tetrachloride has been measured in the absence and presence of tetrabutylammonium(tba+). In the absence of tba+, M(bfa)2 species is extracted and the extraction of cobalt(II) is better in the higher Hbfa concentration range but in the presence, M(bfa)3 −tba+ type ion-pair is extracted and the extraction of nickel-(II) is always better. This is explained in terms that although the bis-nickel(II) complex is more stable, it is much more strongly hydrated than the bis-cobalt(II) complex and consequently its extraction is hindered but in the tris-complexes such a large difference of the hydration may not occur and the more stable nickel(II) complex is extracted better.