Foreword1. Introduction 1.1. Distribution Law 1.2. Solubility—Extractability2. Composition and Stability of Metal Chelates 2.1. General Equations 2.2. Polymerization of Metal Chelates 2.3. Additive Complexes with Organic Solvents 2.4. Complexes of the Type MAn(OH)p(HA)r 2.5. Complexes of the Type MAn(OH)p 2.6. Complexes of the Type MAn 2.6.1. The Limiting Value Method 2.6.2. The Two-Parameter Method 2.6.3. Average Number Method 2.6.4. Least Squares Method 2.6.5. Method of Continuous Variations 2.7. Complexes of the Type MBu(OH)v3 . Theory of the Solvent Extraction of Metal Chelates 3.1. Influence of Acidity on the Extraction of Metal Chelates 3.2. Influence of the Concentration of the Organic Reagent 3.3. Influence of Masking Agents 3.4. Influence of the Dissociation Constant KHA and the Partition Coefficient pHA of the Organic Reagent 3.5. Influence of the Solubility of the Metal Chelate 3.6. Influence of the Organic Solvent 3.7. Influence of the Stability of Metal Chelates 3.8. Influence of Kinetic Factors4. Analytical Applications of the Solvent Extraction of Metal Chelates 4.1. Separation of Metals by Means of Solvent Extraction 4.2. Substoicheiometric Determinations 4.2.1. Theory of Substoicheiometric Determinations 4.2.2. Substoicheiometric Determination in Activation Analysis 4.2.3. Substoicheiometric Determination in Isotope Dilution Analysis 4.2.4. Extractive Titration5. Systems 5.1. β-Diketones 5.1.1. Acetylacetone (Diacetylmethane; 1,4-Pentadione) 5.1.2. Benzoylacetone (Acetylbenzoylmethane) 5.1.3. Dibenzoylmethane (1,3-Diphenyl-1,3-Propanedione) 5.1.4. Dipivaloylmethane 5.1.5. Thenoyltrifluoracetone 5.1.6. Furoyltrifluoracetone 5.1.7. Other β-diketones 5.2. Tropolone and its Derivatives 5.2.1. Tropolone 5.2.2. β-Isopropyltropolone 5.3. 8-Hydroxyquinoline and its Derivatives 5.3.1. 8-Hydroxyquinoline (8-quinolinol, 'oxine') 5.3.2. 8-Hydroxyquinaldine (2-methyl-8-hydroxyquinoline) 5.3.3. 5-Methyl-8-hydroxyquinoline 5.3.4. 5,7-Dichloro-8-hydroxyquinoline 5.3.5. 5,7-Dibromo-8-hydroxyquinoline (bromoxine) 5.3.6. 5,7-Diiodo-8-hydroxyquinoline 5.3.7. Tributylammonium Salt of 7-iodo-8-Hydroxyquinoline-5-Sulphonic Acid (Tri-Butylammonium Salt of Ferron) 5.3.8. 7-[α-(o-Carbomethoxyanilino)-Benzyl]-8-Hydroxyquinoline 5.3.9. Other Derivatives of 8-Hydroxyquinoline 5.4. Oximes 5.4.1. Dimethylglyoxime 5.4.2. α-Benzildioxime 5.4.3. α-Furildioxime 5.4.4. 1,2-Cyclohexanedionedioxime (Nioxime) 5.4.5. 4-Methyl-1,2-Cyclohexanedionedioxime 5.4.6. 4-Isopropyl-1,2-Cyclohexanedionedioxime 5.4.7. 1,2-Cycloheptanedionedioxime (Heptoxime) 5.4.8. N,N'-Ethylendi-(4-Methoxy-1,2-Benzoquinone-1-Oxime-2-Imine) 5.4.9. Quinoline-5,8-Quinone-Dioxime 5.4.10. α-Benzoinoxime (Cupron) 5.4.11. Salicylaldoxime 5.4.12. Salicylamidoxime 5.4.13. Phenyl-α-Pyridyl Ketoxime 5.4.14. Quinoline-2-Aldoxime 5.4.15. Monoxime of Di-α-Naphthylglyoxal 5.5. Nitrosophenols 5.5.1. o-Nitrosophenol 5.5.2. o-Nitrosocresol 5.5.3. 3-Methoxy-5-Nitrosophenol (ö-Nitrosoresorcinol Monomethyl Ether) 5.5.4. Isonitrosoacetophenone 5.5.5. 3-Nitrososalicylic Acid 5.5.6. 1-Nitroso-2-Naphthol 5.5.7. 2-Nitroso-1-Naphthol 5.5.8. 2-Nitroso-1-Naphthol-4-Sulphonic Acid 5.6. Nitrosoarylhydroxylamines 5.6.1. Ammonium Salt of N-Nitrosophenylhydroxylamine (Cupferron) 5.6.2. Ammonium Salt of N-Nitrosonaphthylhydroxylamine (Neocupferron) 5.7. Hydroxamic Acids 5.7.1. Benzhydroxamic Acid 5.7.2. Salicylhydroxamic Acid 5.7.3. Anthranilohydroxamic Acid (2-Aminobenzhydroxamic Acid) 5.7.4. Quinaldinohydroxamic Acid 5.7.5. N-Benzoyl-N-Phenylhydroxylamine 5.7.6. N-2-Thenoyl-N-Phenylhydroxylamine 5.7.7. N-Cinnamoyl-N-Phenylhydroxylamine 5.8. 1-(2-Pyridylazo)-2-Naphthol and Related Compounds 5.8.1. 1-(2-Pyridylazo)-2-Naphthol 5.8.2. 1-(2-Thiazolyl)-2-Naphthol 5.8.3. Erio OS (I) 5.8.4. 2-(2-Pyridylazo)-4-Methylphenol 5.8.5. 2-Pyridylazoresorcinol 5.8.6. 1-(2',4'-Dihydroxyphenylazo)-5-Chloro-2-Hydroxybenzene-3-Sulphonic Acid 5.8.7. 2-(2-Hydroxy-5-Methoxyphenylazo)-4-Methylthiazole 5.9. 8-Mercaptoquinoline and its Derivatives 5.9.1. 8-Mercaptoquinoline (Thiooxine) 5.9.2. Derivatives of 8-Mercaptoquinoline 5.10. Diphenylthiocarbazone (Dithizone) and its Derivatives 5.10.1. Diphenylthiocarbazone (Dithizone) 5.10.2. Di-(o-tolyl)thiocarbazone (o,o-Ddimethyldithizone) 5.10.3. Di-(p-tolyl)thiocarbazone (p,p-Dimethyldithizone) 5.10.4. Di-(o-diphenyl)thiocarbazone 5.10.5. Di-(p-diphenyl)thiocarbazone 5.10.6. Di-(p-chlorophenyl)thiocarbazone (p,p-Dichlorodithizone) 5.10.7. Di-(o-bromophenyl)thiocarbazone (o,o-Dibromodithizone) 5.10.8. Di-(p-bromophenyl)thiocarbazone (p,p-Dibromodithizone) 5.10.9. Di-(p-iodophenyl)thiocarbazone (p,p-Diiododithizone) 5.10.10. Di-(β-naphthyl)thiocarbazone 5.10.11. Di-(α-naphthyl)thiocarbazone 5.11. Dithiocarbamates 5.11.1. Sodium Diethyldithiocarbamate (Cupral) 5.11.2. Diethylammonium Diethyldithiocarbamate 5.11.3. Dibenzyldithiocarbamic Acid 5.11.4. Ammonium Pyrrohdindithiocarbamate 5.11.5. Other Dithiocarbamates 5.12. Xanthates 5.12.1. Potassium Ethyl Xanthate 5.12.2. Potassium Benzyl Xanthate 5.13. Dialkyl-and Diaryl-Dithiophosphoric Acids 5.13.1. Diethyldithiophosphoric Acid 5.14. Dithiols 5.14.1. Toluene-3,4-Dithiol 5.14.2. Diacetyltoluene-3,4-Dithiol (Diacetyldithiol) 5.15. Miscellaneous Reagents 5.15.1. Salicylic Acid (o-Hydroxybenzoic Acid) 5.15.2. Salicyhdineamines 5.15.3. Ethyl Acetoacetate 5.15.4. Flavonol 5.15.5. Morin (3,5,7,2',4'-Pentahydroxyflavone) 5.15.6. 2-Hydroxy-1,4-Naphthoquinone 5.15.7. 1,2,5,8-Tetrahydroxyanthraquinone (Quinalizarin) 5.15.8. 6,7-Dihydroxy-2,4-Diphenylbenzopyrillium Chloride 5.15.9. Diphenylcarbazide and Diphenylcarbazone 5.15.10. Diphenylthiosemicarbazide 5.15.11. Phenylthiourea 5.15.12. 2-Mercaptobenzthiazole 5.15.13. 2-Mercapto-4,5-Dimethylthiazole6. Selective Extraction Procedures for Individual Metals 6.1. Actinium 6.2. Aluminium 6.3. Americium 6.4. Antimony 6.5. Arsenic 6.6. Berkelium 6.7. Beryllium 6.8. Bismuth 6.9. Cadmium 6.10. Calcium 6.11. Cerium 6.12. Chromium 6.13. Cobalt 6.14. Copper 6.15. Gallium 6.16. Gold 6.17. Hafnium 6.18. Indium 6.19. Iron 6.20. Lead 6.21. Magnesium 6.22. Manganese 6.23. Mercury 6.24. Molybdenum 6.25. Neptunium 6.26. Nickel 6.27. Niobium 6.28. Palladium 6.29. Platinum 6.30. Plutonium 6.31. Polonium 6.32. Protactinium 6.33. Rhenium 6.34. Ruthenium 6.35. Scandium 6.36. Selenium 6.37. Silver 6.38. Strontium 6.39. Tellurium 6.40. Thallium 6.41. Thorium 6.42. Tin 6.43. Titanium 6.44. Tungsten 6.45. Uranium 6.46. Vanadium 6.47. Zinc 6.48. ZirconiumAppendixReferencesPrincipal Abbreviations Used in the ReferencesIndex