# Elucidation of the stoichiometry of Fe(III) and Fe(II) complexes formed with 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol (5-Br-PADAP). Application to Fe(III) and Fe(II) electrochemical determination at trace level in natural water

Nabiil Auckburally, Souheila El Bir, David Evrard, Brigitte Dustou, Laure Latapie, Laurent Boumati, Christine Roques, Pierre Gros

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Nabiil Auckburally, Souheila El Bir, David Evrard, Brigitte Dustou, Laure Latapie, et al.. Elucidation of the stoichiometry of Fe(III) and Fe(II) complexes formed with 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol (5-Br-PADAP). Application to Fe(III) and Fe(II) electrochemical determination at trace level in natural water. International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2022, pp.articleID:220122. 10.20964/2022.01.32. hal-03853199

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# Elucidation of the stoichiometry of Fe(III) and Fe(II) complexes formed with 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol (5-Br-PADAP). Application to Fe(III) and Fe(II) Electrochemical Determination at Trace Level in Natural Water

Nabiil Auckburally<fnref n="1" />,<fnref n="2" />, Souheila El Bir<fnref n="1" />, David Evrard<fnref n="1" />,*, Brigitte Dustou<fnref n="1" />, Laure Latapie<fnref n="1" />, Laurent Boumati<fnref n="2" />, Christine Roques<fnref n="1" />, Pierre Gros<fnref n="1" />

Received: 26 September 2021 / Accepted: 25 October 2021 / Published: 6 December 2021

This work provides some new information on the complexes formed between Fe(III) and Fe(II) with 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol (5-Br-PADAP). The electrochemical behavior of both complexes was studied and their stoichiometry, which was uncertain till now, was definitely clarified as a 1:1 metal:ligand ratio on the basis of both electrochemical and spectrophotochemical data. The stability constants β for both complexes were also determined and found to be in the range 10⁵ and 10⁴ for Fe(III)/ and Fe(II)/5-Br-PADAP complex, respectively. Using 5-Br-PADAP as a complexing agent, the determination of Fe at trace level in water was achieved by adsorptive differential pulse voltammetry in the range 1–10 µM. Under optimized conditions, a sensitivity of 0.0376 and 0.0063 µA µM⁻<fnref n="1" /> was found for Fe(III) and Fe(II), respectively. Tests on natural water from Canal du Midi were performed, and allowed values of 2.3 µM for Fe(III) and 1.7 µM for Fe(II) to be obtained. The corresponding value for total Fe was slightly lower than that found with ICP-OES measurements (ca. 4.0 vs. 4.5 µM, respectively), suggesting that 5-Br-PADAP is not a complexing agent strong enough to catch Fe cations in the complexes formed with organic matter nor to complex quantitatively free Fe(III) or Fe(II) species.

**Keywords:** Complex stoichiometry; 5-Br-PADAP complexation; iron speciation; electrochemical sensor; natural water samples

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<footnote n="1">¹ Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, Toulouse, France</footnote>

<footnote n="2">² Resonet Services, Zone Artisanale Lafourcade, 32200 Gimont</footnote>

<footnote>*E-mail: david.evrard@univ-tlse3.fr</footnote>