Rapid and efficient oxidation of Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridines with sodium periodate catalyzed by manganese (III) Schiff base complexes.

Rapid and efficient oxidation of Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridine with sodium periodate is reported. The Mn(III)-salophen/NaIO4 catalytic system converts 1,4-dihydropyridines to their corresponding pyridine derivatives at room temperature in a 1:1, CH3CN/H2O mixture. The ability of various Schiff base complexes in the oxidation of 1,4-dihydropyridine was also investigated.

Nickel(II) selective membrane potentiometric sensor using a recently synthesized mercapto compound as neutral carrier.

A PVC membrane electrode for Ni(2+) ions based on a recently synthesized mercapto compound, as an ionophore was prepared. The electrode exhibits a Nernstian slope of 28-30 mV per concentration decade at wide concentration range of (1.0x10(-2)-1.0x10(-7) M). It has a fast response time of <15 s and can be used for at least 4 weeks. The potentiometric response is independent of the pH of the test solution in the pH range 5-8.5. The proposed electrode revealed good selectivities over a wide variety of other cations including alkali, alkaline earth, transition and heavy metal ions. It was successfully applied to the direct determination and potentiometric titration of nickel ion with EDTA.