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Is It Possible to Measure Monobromamine Using Colorimetric Methods Based on the Berthelot Reaction, Like for Monochloramine?

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Analytical methods based on the Berthelot reaction were recently adapted for determining monochloramine (MCA: NH2Cl) in freshwater. The specificity of the Berthelot reaction with regard to MCA is related to the need for two exchangeable hydrogen atoms to form indophenol blue. MCA can thus be distinguished from organic N-chloramines, which have only one exchangeable hydrogen atom. Monobromamine (MBA: NH2Br) may be formed during chlorination of seawater containing ammonium ions. Quantifying MBA is quite challenging and no method has been reported for its specific determination in seawater. As MBA also has two exchangeable hydrogen atoms, its reactivity might be analogous to that of MCA, but this hypothesis has never been investigated. The aim of this study was to examine the applicability of the so-called “indophenol method” for the determination of the MBA in freshwater and seawater samples. The reaction between MBA and Berthelot reagents was studied in both ultrapure water and artificial seawater. The reaction products were characterized by using gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC–MS), Fourier transform-ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT–ICR MS), and UV–vis spectroscopy. Results showed that colorimetric methods based on the Berthelot reaction were not suitable for measuring MBA in freshwater or seawater, since NH2Br reacts with alkaline phenol derivative via electrophilic substitution to form ortho- and para-brominated phenols instead of forming indophenol.

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hal-04478000 , version 1 (26-02-2024)

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Adrien Roumiguières, Stéphane Bouchonnet, Said Kinani. Is It Possible to Measure Monobromamine Using Colorimetric Methods Based on the Berthelot Reaction, Like for Monochloramine?. Analytica, 2020, 1 (1), pp.1-11. ⟨10.3390/analytica1010001⟩. ⟨hal-04478000⟩
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