Stability constants of three iron(III) salicylates

Abstract

Stability constants of the iron(III) complexes of salicylic acid, sulfosalicylic acid, and 4-aminosalicylic acid, together with several of the acidity constants of these, have been determined at 25 °C and in solutions with 0.5 M background electrolyte. For the spectrophotometric measurement of the stability constants improved methods for determining the extinction coefficients of the first and second complexes are described. Protonated species appear only with the aminosalicylate complexes, and the site of this protonation is discussed. Previous values of these equilibrium constants have been collected and critically assessed.