Chelation and extraction of copper(II) with 5-pyrazolone-based Schiff bases

Copper(II) chelates of the Schiff bases (H2L), obtained by condensation of 4-butyryl-3-methyl-1-phenyl-pyrazoline-5-one (HBMPP) with o-phenylene diamine (H2L1) and p-phenylene diamine (H2L2), have been prepared and characterized by elemental analyses, thermogravimetric analyses, magnetic measurements, diffuse reflectance spectra, IR and mass spectra, and conductance measurements. The extractability of copper(II) with H2L in chloroform was examined. Effective extraction was observed with 1 x 10-3 mol dm-3 of ligands at pH 6.5 using H2L1 and pH 7.0 using H2L2. The nature of the extracted species was ascertained by the slope analysis method. The ligand can effectively be used in solvent extraction of copper(II) from aqueous phase to organic phase.