PVC-based dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 sensor for La(III) ions

A new ion-selective electrode (ISE) based on dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 (DC18C6) as a neutral carrier is developed for lanthanum(III) ions. The electrode comprises of dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 (6%), PVC (33%), and ortho-nitrophenyl octyl ether (o-NPOE) (61%). The electrode shows a linear dynamic response in the concentration range of 10⁻⁶ to 10⁻¹ M with a Nernstian slope of 19 mV per decade and a detection limit as 5×10⁻⁷ M. It has a response time of <30 s and can be used for at least 5 months without any significant divergence in potentials. The selectivity coefficients for mono-, di-, and trivalent cations indicate good selectivity for La(III) ions over a large number of interfering cations. The sensor has been used as an indicator electrode in the potentiometric titrations of La(III) with EDTA. The membrane is successfully applied in partially non-aqueous medium. It can be used in the pH range 4-9.     

4'-picrylamino-5'-nitrobenzo-18-crown-6 as a sensing reagent in potassium ion-selective electrode membranes

Five crown ethers, namely, 4'-picrylamino-5'-nitrobenzo-18-crown-6 (I), dibenzo-18-crown-6 (III), dibenzo-30-crown-10 (IV), dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 (V) and bis-[(benzo-15-crown-5)-15-ylmethyl pimelate] (VI) have been compared with valinomycin (II) for their role as potassium ion-sensors in PVC matrix membrane ion-selective electrodes (ISEs). Sensor I was found to be the best, but fell short of the high quality of the well established sensor II (valinomycin) in terms of selectivity towards potassium over sodium and ammonium. Nevertheless, electrodes made from membranes containing sensor I, 2-nitrophenyl octyl ether (NPOE) or 2-nitrophenyl phenyl ether and potassium tetra-p-chloro-phenylborate (anion excluder) in PVC were of long lifetimes. The loss of slope of the ISEs is linked to small falls in the electrical resistance of the ISE membranes; this being associated with leaching of sensor and solvent mediator from the membranes into test or storage solutions. No chromatographic evidence was found of anion excluder being leached.     

Thermochemistry of solvation of 18-crown-6 ether in binary methanol-acetonitrile solvents

Heat effects of the dissolution of 18-crown-6 ether (18C6) over a wide range of compositions of mixed methanol-acetonitrile solvents are determined via calorimetry at 298.15 K. It is found that passing from methanol to acetonitrile to x _AN = 0.6 mole fraction is accompanied by a sharp increase in the exothermicity of 18C6 solvation. It is concluded that a further increase in the aprotic component of a binary mixture leads to no appreciable changes in the enthalpy of solvation of the macrocycle.     

Radiation chemical synthesis of polyethylene oxide hydrogel containing DCH18C6 crown ether: A new approach

Polyethylene oxide hydrogels containing physically immobilized dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 were prepared by radiation chemical synthesis. Doses of gel formation were found to depend on the molecular weight of the polyethylene oxide and were about 20 and 4 kGy for M_w of 10⁵ and 3·10⁶, respectively. An increase in the crown ether concentration resulted in the decrease of the efficiency of hydrogel formation, whereas the effect of polymer concentration was less pronounced. It was found that dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 immobilized in the PEO hydrogel showed relatively high resistance toward washout in aqueous media.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

18-crown-6 ether complexes with aralkylammonium perchlorates

Thermochemical properties of crown ether complexes have been studied by simultaneous TG-DTA (thermogravimetric analysis-differential thermal analysis) coupled with a mass spectrometer, DSC (differential scanning calorimetry) and hot stage microscopy (HSM). The examined complexes contain benzylammonium- [BA], (R)-(+)-a-phenylethylammonium- [(R)-PEA], (R)-(+)- and (S)-(-)-a-(1-naphthyl)ethylammonium perchlorate [(R)-NEA and (S)-NEA] salts as guests. In the cases of BA and (R)-PEA an achiral pyridono-18-crown-6 ligand [P18C6], and in the case of (R)-NEA and (S)-NEA a chiral (R,R)-dimethylphenazino-18-crown-6 ligand [(R,R)-DMPh18C6] was used as host molecule to obtain four different crown ether complexes. In all cases, the melting points of the complexes were higher than those of both the host and the guest compounds. The decomposition of the complexes begins immediately after their melting is completed, while the BA and (R)-PEA salts and the crown ether ligands are thermally stable by 50 to 100 K above their melting points. During the decomposition of the salts and the four complexes strongly exothermic processes can be observed which are due to oxidative reactions of the perchlorate anion. Ammonium perchlorate crystals were identified among the decomposition residues of the salts. P18C6 was observed to crystallize with two molecules of water. The studied complexes of P18C6 did not contain any solvate. BA was observed to exhibit a reversible solid-solid phase transition upon heating. The heterochiral complex consisting of (S)-NEA and (R,R)-DMPh18C6 shows a solid-solid phase transition followed by two melting points. HSM observations identified three crystal modifications, two of them simultaneously co-existing. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Isotope separations of potassium and rubidium in chemical exchange system with dicyclohexano-18-crown-6

Chemical isotope effects of potassium and rubidium were studied bythe liquid-liquid extraction using a crown ether of dicyclohexano-18-crown-6.The isotope enrichment factors for unit mass difference were 0.0062+0.0013for potassium and 0.0018+0.0005 for rubidium. The correlation between theobtained isotope enrichment factors and the atomic weights was discussed withthe applicable values of literatures for the alkali metals.     

Further study of extraction equilibrium of uranium(VI) with dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 and its application to separating uranium and thorium

In our publication (1), the extraction of uranium with dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 (mixed isomers) has been described. The extraction equilibrium of uranium(VI) from aqueous hydrochloric acid solution with dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 isomer A (Ia) and isomer B (Ib) in 1,2-dichloroethane is presented in this paper. The extracted species are found to be 1:2 (metal/crown) for Ia and 2:3 for Ib from slope analysis and direct determination of extracted complexes. The extraction equilibrium constants (Kex) have been determined at 25°C, and equal 29.5 for the former and 0.208 for the latter. It is concluded that Ia has stronger coordinate ability for uranium than Ib. The different orientation of the lone pairs of the oxygen atoms in both isomers will be taken into account for interpreting above results. The extraction of uranium(VI) with dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 (mixed isomers) or Ia from aqueous hydrochloric acid solution is effective and selective. In 0.1M crown ether-1,2-dichloroethane-6N HCl system, the separation factor U(VI)/Th(IV) exceeds 1000. The result can be taken in separating uranium and thorium.     

Reaction of lead halides with 18-crown-6 and dicyclohexano-18-crown-6: Solvent extraction,synthesis and crystal structure of [Pb(18-crown-6)I2]

Abstract

Solvent extraction of lead halides with 18-crown-6 (18C6), dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 (DC18C6, cis-syn-cis and cis-anti-cis isomers) in chloroform was studied, and the extraction constants corrected for side reactions and ionic strength effects were obtained. The compounds of the same composition as those being extracted were also isolated in crystal form. The molecular structure of the [Pb(18C6)I₂] complex has been determined. Crystals are monoclinic, P2₁/n, a = 11.237(2), b = 10.992(2), c = 8.139(2)Å, β = 97.32(3)°, V = 997.1(7)ų, D_calc = 2.416(2)gcm^?3, Z = 2 for the composition C₁₂H₂₄O₆PbI₂. The final R-factor is 0.043 for 558 unique reflections. The lead atom is coordinated to six oxygen atoms of the crown ether and two iodine atoms forming a hexagonal bipyramidal coordination polyhedron. The 18C6 molecule and the two halogen atoms form a hydrophobic coating for the lead atom which may be assumed to be the main reason of high extraction constants of the iodine complexes. For 10-coordinate lead ion (bidentate counter ions) the cis-syn-cis isomer of DC18C6 appears to be the best extraction reagent, while for 8-coordinate lead ion (monodentate halide anion) no difference between isomers was observed.     

Synthesis of photochromic benzopyrans annulated by 15(18)-crown-5(6) ether

The reaction of hydroxy-substituted benzo-15(18)-crown-5(6) ether or benzo-18-crown-6 ether with β-phenylcinnamaldehyde in the presence of titanium tetraethoxide yielded crown-annulated 2,2-diphenylbenzopyrans. The compounds are photochromic, and the spectral characteristics of their colored form are unusual for this class of chromenes.     

Radiation chemistry of cis-syn-cis dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 (DCH18C6): Acidity and uranyl nitrate dependence

The cis-syn-cis isomer of dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 (DCH18C6) has been shown to be an efficient extractant able to perform the separation of Pu(IV) and U(VI) from fission products and then the separation of Pu(IV) from U(VI) without valence exchange as required in the PUREX process. This macrocycle was irradiated in nitric acid with a ¹³⁷Cs γ source to study its radiation chemical stability. Radiation chemical yields (G) were determined by gas chromatography. The results show that the presence of uranyl nitrate has a strong influence on DCH18C6 radiation chemical stability. Indeed, the presence of this template ion increases the macrocycle stability by promoting fragments recombination.     

Synthesis and structures of molecular complexes of the cis-anti-cis diastereomer of dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 with o-nitroanilines

In the reaction of the cis-syn-cis and cis-anti-cis diastereomers of dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 with 2-nitro and 2,4-dinitroaniline crystalline complexes with a 1:2 stoichiometric composition were obtained only when the cis-anti-cis diastereomer was used. The three-dimensional structure of the complex of the cis-anti-cis diastereomer of dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 with 2,4-dinitroaniline was determined by an x-ray diffraction study. The complexing of o-nitroanilines with the cis-anti-cis diastereomer is explained by the topological conformity of the interacting compounds. The isolation of the individual cis diastereomers from the mixture of them formed as a result of the catalytic hydrogenation of dibenzo-18-crown-6 was accomplished by means of the selective formation of the crystalline complex of the cis-anti-cis diastereomer with 2-nitroaniline.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1190–1195, September, 1988.     

Extraction of rare-earth elements by alkylated dibenzo-18-crown-6 and dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 from acid solutions

The extraction of rare-earth elements (REE) by alkylated crown ethers (dibenzo-and dicyclohexano-18-crown 6; DB18C6 and DCH18C6) from acid solutions in the chloroform-water system is studied. The extraction of the REE with DCH18C6 and its alkylated derivatives in the presence of trichloroacetic acid (TCA) is far more efficient than the extraction with DB18C6 and its alkylated derivatives or when nitric or acetic acid is used instead of TCA. The distribution coefficients for the cerium metals are far higher than for the yttrium metals. The metal: crown ether ratio in the extracted complex in all cases is 1:1.     

Solvent extraction separation of rubidium with dicyclohexano-18-crown-6

Rubidium is extracted quantitatively at pH 3.0-7.0 by 0.01M dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 in methylene chloride from 0.01M picric acid, stripped with 2M nitric acid and determined by flame photometry or atomic-absorption spectrometry. It can be separated from the most alkali and alkaline-earth metals, but the tolerance levels for potassium, ammonium and barium are rather low. The common anions, including those of some organic acids, are tolerated in fairly high amounts. The method has been applied to analysis of chloride schist rock and lepidolite for rubidium. The analysis takes an hour.     

Crown ether molecular complexes with urea and thiourea

Crystalline complexes of urea and thiourea with crown ethers, have been prepared, viz., 18-crown-6 (18C6), benzo-18-crown-6 (B18C6), dibenzo-18-crown-6 (DB18C6), dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 (DC 18C6) and dibenzo-24-crown-8 (DB24C8). While the complexes of the large ring size crown ether, DB24C8, have high ether to (thio)urea ratios, the stoichiometry of the others lies between one molecule of crown ether and from one to six molecules of (thio)urea. An IR spectral study of the urea and thiourea complexes showed that the behavior of thiourea in these complexes is clearly different from that of urea, indicating the role of sulphur in the interaction of thiourea with crown ethers. The urea and thiourea complexes were classified according to their stoichiometries and their IR spectral behavior into three classes for which credible structures were proposed.     

Novel fluorinated polymer from 18-crown-6 by radical polyaddition

Radical polyaddition of bis(α-trifluoromethyl-β,β-difluorovinyl) terephthalate [CF₂C(CF₃)OCOC₆H₄COOC(CF₃)CF₂] (BFP) with 18-crown-6 to produce fluorinated polymer bearing crown ether moiety in main chain is described. Prior to polyaddition, the model reaction of 2-benzoxypentafluoropropene [CF₂C(CF₃)OCOC₆H₅] (BPFP) with 18-crown-6 was investigated to afford suitable reactions condition for polyaddition. The polyaddition of BFP with 18-crown-6 yielded a soluble polymer bearing M_n=5.5×10⁴ with unimodal molecular weight distribution after purification by reprecipitation with cold ethanol.     

Crystal structure of dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 potassium 2-nitrophenoxide

The first crystal structure of a potassium cation complex with dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 is reported. The potassium 2-nitrophenoxide complex ofsyn-cis-syn dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 crystallizes in the triclinic space group P with cell constantsa=8.604(2),b=10.772(4),C=16.123(5)Å, =73.86(3)°,=77.61(3)°, =82.68(3)° andZ=2 forD _c =1.31 g cm^–3. Least-squares refinement based on 2742 observed reflections led to a final conventionalR value of 0.040. Dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 has the shape of a saddle with the potassium cation sitting at the saddlepoint. The structure of the 2-nitrophenoxide anion is dominanted by the quinoid resonance contributor. Because the complex is devoid of significant intercomplex interactions, it is a prototypical 1:1:1 complex. Supplementary Data relating to this article are deposited with the British Library as Supplementary Publication No. SUP 82043 (26 pages).Now Mrs. K. M. Balo.     

Non-classical hydrogen bonding in [K(1-aza-18-crown-6)]BH4 and its 18-crown-6 counterpart

The extended structures of [K(1-aza-18-crown-6)]BH(4) and its 18-crown-6 analogue exhibits significantly different primary and secondary stabilizing interactions. However, their respective ion pairs display similar cation-to-anion interactions, in spite of the differences in the nature of the crown ether ligand.     

The interaction of group III metal alkyls with crown ethers. The synthesis and structure of [Ga(CH3)3]2[dibenzo18-crown-6] and [Al(CH3)3]2[dicyclohexano-18-crown-6]

[Ga(CH₃)₃]₂[dibenzo-18-crown-6] and [Al(CH₃)₃]₂[dicyclohexyl-18-crown-6] were prepared by the reaction of Ga(CH₃)₃ or Al(CH₃)₃ with the appropriate crown ether in toluene. After filtering and cooling, both products were obtained as colorless, air-sensitive, rectangular crystals. The structures of both compounds were determined from single crystal X-ray diffraction data collected on a CAD-4 diffractomer. [Ga(CH₃)₃]₂[dibenzo-18-crown-6] belongs to the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with unit cell parameters a 11.460(5), b 18.000(7), c 7.495(4) Å, β 105.65(4)°, and ϱ(calc) 1.32 g cm⁻³ for Z  2. Least-squares refinement gave a final R value of 0.061 for 1179 independent observed reflections. The molecule resides on a crystallographic center of inversion. The Ga-O distance of 2.198(8) Å is among the longest yet observed. In order to accommodate the two trialkygallium units, the crown ether is forced to adopt a chair configuration. [Al(CH₃)₃]₂[dicyclohexano-18-crown-6] crystallizes in the space group P2₁/a with cell parameters a 16.423(7), b 9.812(5), c 20.935(8) Å, β 107.41(5)°, and ϱ(calc) 1.07 g cm⁻³ for Z  4. Least-squares refinement gave a final R value of 0.079. The flexibility of the crown ether in this case allows the bonded oxygen atoms to be positioned on the outside of the crown, with all six oxygen atoms in a near-planar arrangement.     

The influence of solvation on the formation of Ag<Superscript>+</Superscript> complexes with 18-crown-6 ether in water-dimethyl sulfoxide solvents

The Gibbs energies of transfer of 18-crown-6 ether from water into water-dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solvents (χ_DMSO = 0.0–0.97 mole fractions) at 298.15 K were determined by the interphase distribution method. Changes in the composition of the aqueous-organic solvent did not cause noticeable changes in the stability of 18-crown-6 ether solvato complexes. Reagent solvation contributions to shifts of complex formation equilibrium between silver(I) and 18-crown-6 ether when water was replaced with dimethyl sulfoxide were analyzed.     

Preconcentration of uranium(VI) by solid phase extraction onto dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 embedded benzophenone

Summary The preparation of a solid phase extractant (SPE), dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 embedded benzophenone, for preconcentration of uranium(VI) is described. The uranium(VI) can be quantitatively retained from 0.5 l solution on 1% dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 embedded benzophenone in the pH range 6.0-7.0, and then eluted with 5.0 ml of 1M HCl. Uranium(VI) content of the eluent was determined spectrophotometrically by Arsenazo III. Calibration graphs are rectilinear over the uranium(VI) concentration in the range of 0.004-0.4mg^.ml^-1. Five replicate determinations of 40mg of uranium(VI) present in 0.5 l sample gave a mean absorbance of 0.185 with a relative standard deviation of 2.45%. The detection limit corresponding to three times the standard deviation of the blank was found to be 2.0mg^.l^-1. The accuracy of the developed preconcentration procedure was tested by analyzing standard marine sediment reference material. The uranyl ion content of soils and sediments was estimated spectrophotometrically after the preconcentration procedure and compared to the results gained by standard inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS).