Metal complexes of hydroxy-acids

CONTENTS
I. Introduction 45
II. Preparative method of investigation 45
III. Physicochemical methods of investigating complexes in solution 46
IV. Composition and stability of tartrato- and citrato-complexes 48
V. Dependence of properties of tartrato-complexes on formation conditions 50
VI. Relation between stability of complexes and structure of hydroxy-acid ligands 52
VII. Application of complexes of tartaric and other hydroxy-acids in analysis 53