Spectrophotometric determination of hydrazine, methylhydrazine, and 1,1-dimethylhydrazine with preliminary derivatization by 5-nitro-2-furaldehyde

Abstract

5-Nitro-2-furaldehyde, a new derivatizing agent for the spectrophotometric determination of hydrazine, methylhydrazine, and 1,1-dimethylhydrazine is proposed. It is characterized by high solubility in water and by a substantial difference in the positions of absorption bands of the formed colored derivatives. The kinetics of the reaction of analyte derivatization is studied, and reaction conditions (pH 5, concentration of derivatizing agent 2 mM, 60° C, duration 40 min) are optimized. The limits of detection are 5, 3, and 1.5 μg/L for hydrazine, methylhydrazine, and 1,1-dimetlhydrazine, respectively. A possibility of the spectrophotometric determination of analytes in their simultaneous presence using the Firordt method is shown. The developed approach is successfully applied to the analysis of polluted peat bog soil selected at a place of impact of the first step of a carrier rocket.