“…These procedures are based on the formation and gas chromato-graphic analysis of volatile, metal ion-ligand complexes (2)(3)(4)(5). Indeed, Fe3+ levels in several real-world samples have been determined by gas chromatographic analysis of neutral Fe3+ complexes, though analysis has been limited to samples containing microgram levels of iron (6)(7)(8). These procedures have not been extensively applied to routine analyses, however, because of problems associated with the low stability of many of the complexes.…”