Issue 5, 2019

The contribution of chemical vapor generation coupled with atomic or mass spectrometry to the comprehension of the chemistry of aqueous boranes

Abstract

The degree of knowledge of the mechanisms operating in chemical vapor generation (CVG) by aqueous boranes (MBH4, R3N·BH3, M = Na, K and R = H, alkyl) for trace element determination by atomic or mass spectrometry, have been reviewed in the light of the most recent evidence. The attention has been mainly focused on the role played by sample composition – acidity, type of acid or buffer and chemical additives – in the control of the mechanism of CVG of volatile hydrides (Ge, Sn, Pb, As, Sb, Bi, Se, Te, Hg and Cd) under analytical conditions (analyte < 10−6 mol L−1, borane ≥ 10−2 mol L−1) in the absence of interfering species. The available evidence is reported in order to discuss the role played in CVG by some key chemical species, among them the hydrolysis products of borane reagents. Particular emphasis was given to those mechanistic aspects of the chemistry of aqueous boranes that have been clarified thanks to the contribution of CVG coupled with atomic or mass spectrometry, to those that are still controversial and that could stimulate further studies to understand the reactivity of aqueous boranes also for their applications other than CVG.

Graphical abstract: The contribution of chemical vapor generation coupled with atomic or mass spectrometry to the comprehension of the chemistry of aqueous boranes

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Article information

Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
28 Jan 2019
Accepted
07 Mar 2019
First published
18 Mar 2019

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2019,34, 823-847

The contribution of chemical vapor generation coupled with atomic or mass spectrometry to the comprehension of the chemistry of aqueous boranes

A. D'Ulivo, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2019, 34, 823 DOI: 10.1039/C9JA00039A

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