Analytical Chemistry

Measurement of carbonyl compounds as the 2, 4-dinitrophenylhydrazonate anion. Reaction mechanism and an automated measurement system

PK Dasgupta, G Zhang, S Schulze…

Index: Dasgupta, Purnendu K.; Zhang, Genfa; Schulze, Shawn; Marx, John N. Analytical Chemistry, 1994 , vol. 66, # 13 p. 1965 - 1970

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Abstract

The standard procedure for determining carbonyl compounds involves the addition of strong caustic alkali to 2, 4-dinitrophenylhydrazones formed upon the reaction of carbonyl compounds with 2, 4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH).'In strong base, the hydrazones form ...