PMR investigation of the hydration of macrocyclic polyethers

PMR was used to investigate the reaction of water dissolved in chloroform with ten macrocyclic polyethers, differing from each other by the kind of donor atoms, the size of the cavity, and the character of the substituants in the macrocycle. The curves representing the shift of the proton signal of water as function of the concentration of the macrocyclic polyether in chloroform were used to calculate the stability constants of the associates of the macrocyclic polyethers with water with the composiiton 11. The analysis of the association constants obtained showed that, according to their ability to coordinating water, the investigated macrocyclic polyethers can be placed into the following order: diaza-18-crown-6 > dicyclohexyl-18-crown-6 > kryptand(2.2.2) > 18-crown-6 > dibenzo-18-crown-6 > dibenzo-24-crown-8 > 15-crown-6 > benzo-15-crown-5 > dithio-18-crown-6 > benzo-12-crown-4.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Eksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 248–252, March–April, 1985.