含杯芳烃聚合物的合成与应用

杯芳烃在主客体化学中是继冠醚和环糊精之后被广泛关注的第三代主体分子,能够选择性地与客体分子或离子形成络合物。近年来,含杯芳烃聚合物逐渐受到人们的重视。结合聚合物稳定性好,易于加工的特性,含杯芳烃聚合物将有望被开发成为新型功能高分子材料。本文详细介绍了含杯芳烃聚合物的合成及其应用。     

Primary amine drug selective electrodes with special crown ethers as neutral carriers

Ionophores selectively sensitive to primary amines have been synthesized which display low potentiometric selectivity coefficients for K+, Na+ and NH4+ ions, secondary and tertiary amines as well as quaternary ammonium ions. These ionophores include macrocyclic polyethers with dinaphthyl subunits and azocrown ether with nitrogen donor atoms. The feasibility of these ionophores for preparing primary amine drug selective electrodes was investigated in detail. Practically usable PVC membrane electrodes sensitive to primary amine drugs, such as mexiletine, dopamine, metaraminol and tryptamine, and aliphatic primary amines have been prepared with these ionophores as neutral carriers. Direct potentiometric methods for assaying these drugs have been proposed by using the prepared electrodes. The proposed primary amine drug selective electrodes are remarkably superior to those based on ion-associates. Compared with the electrodes based on common ethers, the interference by K+, Na+ and NH4+ ions is substantially reduced. A digital simulation of the electrochemical process concerning the membrane transport was performed and some interesting conclusions have been drawn.     

PRIMARY AMINE DRUG SELECTIVE ELECTRODES WITH SPECIAL CROWN ETHERS AS NEUTRAL CARRIERS*

Ionophores selectively sensitive to primary amines have been synthesized which display low potentiometric selectivity coefficients for K~+, Na~+ and NH_4~+ ions, secondary and tertiary amines as well as quaternary ammonium ions. These ionophores include macrocyclic polyethers with dinaphthyl subunits and azocrown ether with nitrogen donor atoms. The feasibility of these ionophores for preparing primary amine drug selective electrodes was investigated in detail. Practically usable PVC membrane electrodes sensitive to primary amine drugs, such as mexiletine, dopamine, metaraminol and tryptamine, and aliphatic primary amines have been prepared with these ionophores as neutral carriers. Direct potentiometric methods for assaying these drugs have been proposed by using the prepared electrodes. The proposed primary amine drug selective electrodes are remarkably superior to those based on ion-associates. Compared with the electrodes based on common ethers, the interference by K~+, Na~+ and NH_4~+ ions is subst     

Fluorescent chemosensors based on a new type of lower rim-dansylated and bridge-substituted calix[4]arenes

The synthesis, structural and chemosensing properties of several lower rim-dansylated calix[4]arenes bearing different methylene bridge substituents are described. Compared to bridge-unsubstituted pendants neither the conformational nor the fluorescence characteristics of the calixarene core are perceptibly influenced by the bridge substituent. X-ray structure as well as NMR measurements indicates the lower rim-propoxylated and-dansylated calixarenes to adopt the cone conformation capable of the complexation of Cu²⁺ ions at micromolar level. Fluorescent measurements point to selective 1:2 calixarene: Cu²⁺ complex formation with sensing parameters being of a suitable level to make the use as a potentially immobilisable chemosensor for the detection of Cu²⁺ ions promising.     

Calixarene-based potentiometric ion-selective electrodes for silver

Four lipophilic sulphur and/or nitrogen containing calixarene derivatives have been tested as ionophores in Ag(I)-selective poly (vinyl chloride) membrane electrodes. All gave acceptable linear responses with one giving a response of 50 mV/dec in the Ag(I) ion activity range 10(-4)-10(-1)M and high selectivity towards other transition metals and sodium and potassium ions. This ionophore was also tested as a membrane coated glassy-carbon electrode where the sensitivity and selectivity of the conventional membrane electrode was found to be repeated. The latter electrode was then used in potentiometric titrations of halide ions with silver nitrate.     

A review of calixarene applications in nuclear industries

Calixarenes has been subject to extensive research in development of many extractants, transporters, stationary phases, electrode ionophores and optical and electrochemical sensors over the past four decades. In this paper, the nuclear applications of calixarenes are summarized in six fields including complexation studies, solvent extraction, membrane transport, chromatography, luminescent and colorimetric applications, and electroanalytical applications. In the first to fourth sections, the extractability, extraction equilibria and extraction constants of lanthanide, actinide and other nuclear waste cations ions, which were subjected to solvent extraction by the macrocyclic ligands, are reviewed. In two last sections, the analytical applications of calixarene complexes towards nuclear waste cations, including spectroscopic and electroanalytic sensors, are discussed. The examples described in this review illustrate the potential of calixarene derivatives in the rapidly growing field of cations recognition in nuclear wastes.     

Mini-review: calixarene liquid crystals

Calixarene liquid crystals were important part among calixarene derivatives. The synthesis and mesomorphic properties of all kinds of calixarene liquid crystala have been discussed and reviewed. There are two methods to prepare calixarene liquid crystals. One way is to introduce the corresponding functional groups with long alkyl chains, which usually afford columnar liquid crystal with a rigid bowlic core. The organization of liquid crystals possesses interesting changes after the complexation of guests. Another way is to introduce triphenylene unit to obtain calixarenes bowlic column with triphenylene units as ancillary lateral columns or triphenylene column with calixarene units on ancillary side. Moreover, they showed interesting conversion between two kinds of liquid crystals before and after complexation with ions.     

Photo, proton and metal ion responsive wide-rim acridane substituted calix[4]arenes

Calix[4]arenes bearing acridinium and acridane substituents at the wide rim and a short glycol chain and two OH-groups at the narrow rim have been prepared. The interaction with alkali metal ions can be identified with the naked eye by the change in solution color arising from deprotonation of the OH-groups. Unlike the acridane calixarenes, the acridinium-substituted calixarene-crown-4 binds sodium ions. Due to the photoheterolysis of the acridane, calixarene sodium ions are picked up from the acetonitrile solution due to the formation of acridinium calixarene.     

New Wide Rim Phosphomethylated Calix[4]arenes in Extraction of Americium and Europium

A new series of the cone-shaped tetraalkoxycalix[4]arenes substituted at the wide rim with four phosphomethyl groups have been synthesized by the Arbuzov, Michaelis–Becker and Aterthon–Todd reactions of the chloromethyl or phenylhydrophosphinylmethylcalix[4]arenes. Their binding properties towards Eu³⁺ and Am³⁺ cations were investigated by the liquid–liquid extraction method. Due to the ‘calixarene effect’ the tetraphosphorylated calixarenes are more effective extractants for the metal cations than their acyclic analogs or some industrial extractants such as trialkylphosphinoxides, carbamoylphosphinoxide, bis-2-diethylhexyl phosphoric acid.     

Single‐walled Carbon Nanotube‐Calixarene Based Chemiresistor for Volatile Organic Compounds

Calixarenes are exciting class of organic macromolecules and proved to be an excellent sensing material for optical and mass transaction based sensors. The limited conductivity of calixarenes is a major impediment for the development of calixarene‐only chemiresistive sensors. The authors report on a calixarene‐based chemiresistor that is based on a hybrid material obtained by non‐covalent functionalization of SWCNTs with calixarene. This has two beneficial effects: (a) The use of SWCNT eliminates the conductivity issue, and this enables low‐power chemiresistive sensing; (b) the excellent affinity of calixarenes for certain analytes improves sensitivity. The hybrid material was fabricated by solvent casting, and its formation was confirmed by structural (SEM and TEM), electrical (I_D−V_D and I_D−V_G), and spectroscopic (Raman and ATR‐IR) characterizations. The resulting sensing device, operated typically at +1 V, undergoes an increase in resistance upon exposure to successive increments in concentration from 50 to 250 ppm for benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes, commonly known as BTEX. Respective limits of detection are 25, 7.5, 6.5, and 4 ppm. This is well below their Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) permissible exposure limit (PEL) except for benzene. A mechanistic study for BTEX was performed via field‐effect transistor measurements, and this suggested that the sensing mechanism is dominated by an electrostatic gating effect. In our perception, the availability of a wide variety of calixarenes generates wide perspectives for calixarene‐only based SWCNT‐calixarene hybrid sensor arrays for the realization of electronic nose application.     

功能化杯芳烃在识别分析中的研究进展

杯芳烃经衍生化反应得到功能化主体分子,这些衍生物可包结、健合、螯合客体分子并产生明确分析测试信号。主要讨论功能化杯芳烃在主子和中性分子识别分析方面的研究进展。     

Determination of alkali metal ion binding selectivities of calixarenes by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization and electrospray ionization in a quadrupole ion trap

Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) are used to evaluate the alkali metal ion binding selectivities of a series of calixarenes. Each calixarene of interest is mixed with one or more alkali metal salts (1:100 ratio of calixarene to metal), either in the ESI solution or on the MALDI probe surface, and the relative binding selectivities are directly determined from the intensities of the calixarene/metal complexes in the mass spectra. For t-butylcalix[4]arene-tetraacetic acid tetraethyl ester (calixarene 1), complexation of Na⁺ is favored over complexation of K⁺, in agreement with prior solution results obtained by conventional methods. For the three calixarenes that do not have t-butyl groups on the upper rims, the calixarenes preferentially bind K⁺ over Na⁺, thus demonstrating that size selective complexation can be probed with both the ESI and MALDI methods. Collision-activated dissociation results indicate that the phenyl oxygens, but not necessarily the ethoxy ethyl oxygens of the lower rims, are the primary binding sites for the alkali metal ions.     

Ion sensing film optodes based on chromogenic calix[4]arene: application to the detection of Hg2+, Ni2+ and Eu3+ ions

The development of sensors for the detection of transition metal ions has attracted a special attention because of the toxic impact of these elements on our environment. Due to their sensitivity, reliable, inexpensive and easy use for on site analysis, optical chemical sensors (optodes) have received an increasing attention for a rapid determination of toxic species in water. A new chromogenic calix[4]arene has been investigated on the basis of the high recognition properties of calixarenes associated to the optical response provided by their functionalization with a phenyl azo group. Thin tetrakis-(phenylazo) calix[4]arene amide derivative layers deposited on a glass suprasil substrate have been characterized by contact angle measurements showing a good surface coverage whereas a uniform morphology of the calixarene membrane in acetonitrile solvent was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The ability of the tetrakis-(phenylazo) calix[4]arene amide derivative thin film to complex Hg²⁺, Ni²⁺ and Eu³⁺ ions have been demonstrated by the modification of the calixarenes main absorption band at 343?nm and appearance of a new absorption band at 500?nm upon addition of Eu³⁺. The different sensors could be regenerated with hydrochloric acid. The dynamic concentration range, ion selectivity, response time, repeatability and reproducibility are discussed. These results are suitable to the development of optodes for the detection of metal pollutants.     

Calixarene-based sensing agents

The well-known selective receptor properties and ease of structural modification makes calixarene derivatives attractive materials for use in chemical sensors. This review looks at the history of sensor-related calixarene research prior to 1994 and identifies current trends in sensor research which are influencing the types of derivatives being synthesised and methods of evaluation, such as the increasing popularity of optical modes of transducing host-guest interaction. Future possibilities are briefly discussed and the need for more fundamental studies highlighted.This paper is dedicated to the commemorative issue on the 50th anniversary of calixarenes.     

Copper(I)‐Catalyzed Cycloaddition of Azides to Multiple Alkynes: A Selectivity Study Using a Calixarene Framework

Copper(I)‐catalyzed addition of limited amounts of azides to multiple alkynes, which led to statistical mixtures of triazole/acetylene derivatives or, in other cases, resulted in preferred formation of multiple triazoles, was studied at pre‐organizable calixarene platforms bearing up to four propargyl groups. Depending on calixarene structures and reaction conditions, the unprecedented specific or selective formation of exhaustively triazolated calixarenes or a complete loss of the selectivity were observed. Both autocatalytic copper activation and a local copper(I) concentration increase due to copper–triazole complexation were thoroughly studied as the most expected reasons for the selectivity and both were disproved. Mixed triazolated/propargylated calixarenes and their copper(I) complexes proved not to be involved in the cascade‐like process that was modeled to be driven by an intramolecular transfer of two copper(I) ions from a just‐formed binuclear copper intermediate to the adjacent acetylene unit.     

Ion-Selective Electrodes Based on Adamantylcalix[4,8]arenes for the Determination of Alkali Cations

Calix[4,8]arenes bearing adamantyl substituents in the upper rim and ethoxycarbonylmethoxy groups in the lower rim of the macrocycle were proposed as ionophores in membranes of ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) for determining alkali cations. Depending on the number of phenolic fragments (n) in the calixarene molecule, ISEs respond to either sodium (n = 4) or cesium (n = 8) ions. Sensors based on membranes that, along with ionophores, contain tetraphenyl borate ions as a lipophilic additive are selective for Na and Cs ions in the presence of other alkali metals. They exhibit almost theoretical responses over the concentration range from 1 × 10^–4 to 1 × 10^–1 M at pH 5.5–12 for Na-SE and pH 3–11 for Cs-SE, respectively.     

Syntheses, Crystal Structures and Complexing Properties of 1,3-Distal Calix[4]arene Schiff Bases

Novel 1,3-distal p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene Schiff bases were efficiently synthesized in three steps. At first p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene was reacted with N-2-hydroxyethylphthalimide catalyzed by TPP/DEAD or alkylated with ω-haloalkylphthalimide in the system of K2CO3/KI/CH3COCH3 to give 1,3-distal diphthalimidoalkyl calixarenes, which were in turn hydrazinolyzed to give diaminoalkyl calixarenes. Then with the aid of the condensation of active calixarene amines with salicylaldehyde, 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde or pyridine-2-carboxaldehyde, a series of 1,3-distal calixarene Schiff bases was prepared in satisfied yields. The single crystal structures and complexing properties of these Schiff bases for transition metal ions were studied.     

Electrochemical activity of phenolic calixarenes

A preliminary evaluation of the electrochemical behaviour of phenolic calix[n]arenes (n=4,6) possessing either H- or tert-butyl functionality at the para-phenol position has been undertaken by cyclic voltammetry. Electrochemical activity of these calixarenes is an inherent property, due to oxidation of the phenolic moiety in both types of calixarene. Oxidation of the p-H-substituted calixarenes leads to an electrode passivation process whereas oxidation of the p-t-butyl-substituted calixarenes does not. The former is attributed to electropolymerisation via intermolecular reaction of calixarene phenoxy radical species at the para-position to produce a non-conducting deposit on the electrode surface. This process is not possible with the p-t-butyl-substituted calixarenes.     

Oxyfunctionalization of calixarene quinone rings

The epoxidation of quinone rings of calixquinones represents a valid route for the introduction of oxygenated functionalities into the de-tert-butylated calixarene walls originating cis-diepoxy-p-dione moieties. Carbonyl reduction of these systems leads to hybrid calixarenes containing dianhydroinositol moieties (calixinositols) belonging to the calixcyclitols family. The regio- and stereochemistry of these derivatives was determined by 2D NMR studies, in conjunction with MM3 calculations and X-ray crystallography.     

Mercury(II) ion-selective electrodes based on heterocyclic systems

Mercury ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) were prepared with a polymeric membrane based on heterocyclic systems: 2-methylsulfanyl-4-(4-nitro-phenyl)-l-p-tolyl-1H-imidazole (I) and 2,4-diphenyl-l-p-tolyl-1H-imidazole (II) as the ionophores. Several ISEs were conditioned and tested for the selection of common ions. The electrodes based on these ionophores showed a good potentiometric response for Hg2+ ions over a wide concentration range of 5.0 x 10(5-) - 1.0 x 10(-1)M with near-Nernstian slopes. Stable potentiometric signals were obtained within a short time period of 20 s. The detection limits, the working pH range of the electrodes were 1.0 x 10(-5) M and 1.6-4.4 respectively. The electrodes showed better selectivity for Hg2+ ions over many of the alkali, alkaline-earth and heavy metal ions. Also sharp end points were obtained when these sensors were used as indicator electrodes for the potentiometric titration of Hg2+ ions with iodide ions.