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cupferron
Sign in to saveCupferron is jargon for the ammonium salt of the conjugate base derived from '''N-nitroso-N-phenylhydroxylamine'''. This conjugate base is abbreviated as CU−. It once was a common reagent for the complexation of metal ions, being of interest in the area of qualitative inorganic analysis. Its formula is NH4[C6H5N(O)NO]. The anion binds to metal cations through the two oxygen atoms, forming five-membered chelate rings.
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Cupferron is jargon for the ammonium salt of the conjugate base derived from '''N-nitroso-N-phenylhydroxylamine'. This conjugate base is abbreviated as CU−. It once was a common reagent for the complexation of metal ions, being of interest in the area of qualitative inorganic analysis. Its formula is NH4[C6H5N(O)NO]. The anion binds to metal cations through the two oxygen atoms, forming five-membered chelate rings.
==Synthesis and complexes== thumb|left|120px|Structure of ferric cupferron complex Cupferron is prepared from phenylhydroxylamine and an NO+ source: C6H5NHOH + C4H9ONO + NH3 → NH4[C6H5N(O)NO] + C4H9OH