THE DECOMPOSITION OF ACIDIC KARL FISCHER REAGENT IN METHANOL

Authors
FISCHER W BECKENKAMP K
Citation
W. Fischer et K. Beckenkamp, THE DECOMPOSITION OF ACIDIC KARL FISCHER REAGENT IN METHANOL, Journal fur praktische Chemie, Chemiker-Zeitung, 340(1), 1998, pp. 58-61
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry,"Chemistry Applied
Journal title
Journal fur praktische Chemie, Chemiker-Zeitung → ACNP
ISSN journal
09411216
Volume
340
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
58 - 61
Database
ISI
SICI code
0941-1216(1998)340:1<58:TDOAKF>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The reaction between sulfur dioxide and iodine in methanol is started by traces of water in the solvent. Hydrogen iodide is formed and react s with methanol to produce more water until all iodine is used up. An addition compound between iodine and hydrogen sulfite was found as an intermediate and characterized by Raman spectroscopy. Elementary sulfu r is formed in a second reaction.