A selective method is described for the determination of 0.5-15 mug of vana
dium(V) present in 50 ml based on the extraction of ternary ion-association
complex formed by reacting vanadium(V) with 5,7-dichlorooxine and Rhodamin
e 6G. The method is highly sensitive (epsilon = 6.12 x 10(4) 1 mol(-1) cm(-
1) at 516 nm). Very few ions interfere in the above determination which can
he overcome by the addition of fluoride, citrate and thiourea. The develop
ed method is precise and reliable. This was proved determining V(V) in cert
ified reference material.