Thin-layer Chromatography of N,N-disubstituted Dithiocarbamates of Nickel(ii) and Cobalt(ii)

The separation and chromatographic behaviour with different mobile phases of dithiocarbamates of Co(II) and NI(II) is reported. The effects of the solvent strength and the amine from which the chelate is derived were studied. Slopes of the straight-line plot of R(M) vs. log X(s) (X(s) = molar fraction of the more polar component in the mobile phase) showed the differences in the adsorption of the metal chelates.