Photometric analysis of trace amounts of hydrazine with p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde. Chemical equilibria
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An equilibrium scheme is proposed for aqueous acid solutions containing hydrazine, p-di-methylaminobenzaldehyde and p-dimethylaminobenzaldazine. The quinoidal cation form of the latter has an absorbance peak at 455 mμ, for which [Formula: see text] (±2.1%). In 0.4 m to 1 m H+, 10−5 m benzaldazine is practically all in the quinoidal cation form. The acid attenuation of absorbance at 455 mμ is caused by protonation of the dimethylamino group of unreacted aldehyde. Semiquantitative equilibrium data are presented for the reaction between hydrazine and p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde.