Gel Chromatography of Metal Acetylacetonates in Organic Solvents

Abstract

Tris (acetylacetonato)cobalt(III) and tris(acetylacetonato)-chromium(III) have been eluted by gel chromatography through styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer gel using an organic solvent as an eluent. Elution counts of these chelates in these solvents reflect some mutual interactions between metal chelate, gel and solvent. When benzene or chloroform was used as an eluent, sieving effect seems to be dominant for the separation of these chelates. Discussions were done in relation to solubility parameters of the solvent, the complex and the gel.