Complexation of Metal Ions with Azacrown Ethers Bearing an 8-Hydroxyquinoline Side Arm

Thermodynamic quantities (log, K, H, and TS) for theinteractions of six azacrown ethers each bearing an 8-hydroxyquinoline (CHQ)side arm (1-6) with Na+, K+, Ba2+, and Cu2+ were determined by calorimetrictitration in methanol solution at 25°C. The results indicate that theseligands form stable complexes with the cations studied. Ligands 1 and 3 thathave CHQ attached through position 7 (next to the OH group) show highselectivity for Cu2+ (log K values of 8.12 and 9.44, respectively) over Na+,K+, and Ba2+ by more than four orders of magnitude. On the other hand,ligands 2 and 4 that have CHQ attached through position 2 (next to thequinoline nitrogen group) form more stable complexes with Na+, K+, and Ba2+,but less stable complexes with Cu2+, than ligands 1 and 3. All ligandsinteract more strongly with K+ than with Na+. The K+/Na+ selectivity forligands 4 and 5 is about 1.5 log K units. All complexation reactions displaynegative enthalpy changes. In most cases the entropy changes are alsonegative, indicating that formation of the complexes is enthalpy driven. 1HNMR spectral experiments demonstrate coordination of the cations by alldonor atoms of the ligands including those of the CHQ arm. In all cases, theOH signal is observed in the 1H NMR spectra, suggesting that thecomplexation with the cations does not involve deprotonation of the CHQgroups in the ligands.     

Thermochemistry of Complexation of 15-Crown-5 and 18-Crown-6 with Na+and NH+4Ions in Aqueous Solutions

The complexation constants and the heats of complexation of 15-crown-5 (15C5) and 18-crown-6 (18C6) with sodium and ammonium ions in aqueous solutions at several temperatures were determined using calorimetry methods. Thermodynamic characteristics (H°, G°, S°, and C _p°) of the formation of Na(15C5)⁺, Na(18C6)⁺, and NH₄(18C6)⁺were calculated.     

冠醚配合物的热力学性质的研究 III. 碱金属离子与18C6甲基衍生物配位反应的电导研究

The coordination reaction of Na+, K+, Rb+ and Cs+ with benzo- 15-crown-5, 18-crown-6 and the newly synthesized cyclic polyethers 2, 3-benzo-8, 15-dimethyl-18-crown-6, 2, 3-benzo-8, 11, 15-trimethyl-18-crown-6 in methanol at 25`C has been studied by conductometric titration. The stability constants for the 1:1 coordination compounds were calculated. The marked selectivity of 18-crown-6 toward alkali metal ions was not found in its methyl derivatives. The induction effect of the benzene ring and methyl group on polyether ring reduced the stability of the coordination compounds. In methanol, the stability sequence of te compounds of alkali metal ions with 18-crown-6 was K+>Rb+>Cs+>Na+, that of its dimethyl derivative was K+>Rb+>Na+>Cs+ and that of its trimethyl derivative was K+>Na+>Rb+>Cs+, that is, the methyl substituent had a weaker influence on the stability of Na+ compound than on that of Rb+ or Cs+ compound. In the range of concentration studied, decrease in equivalent conductance is in agreement with the prediction on the basis of the structure of the complexes. The above results may give a clue for modifying the structure of a crown ether for specified selectivity.     

Conductance Study of the Binding of K+ by Dibenzo-pyridino-18-crown-6 and 1,10-N,N′-didecyl-diaza-18-crown-6 in Acetonitrile

The binding of K+ by dibenzo-pyridino-18-crown-6 (B2-py-18-C-6) and1,10-N,N-didecyl-diaza-18-crown-6 (22-DD) has been studiedconductometrically at 10, 15, 20 and 25 °C in acetonitrile. Thecomplexes formed were assumed to have 1 : 1 stoichiometry. The complexes ofK+ with 18-crown-6 (18-C-6) and dibenzo-18-crown-6 (B2-18-C-6) were alsostudied for comparison purposes. The stability constant, K, of a givencomplex and its molar conductance, c, were obtained by subjectingthe conductance data to a non-linear least-squares curve fitting procedure.The values of the enthalpy change, H, the entropy change, Sand the Gibbs free energy, G, associated with the formation of the 1: 1 complexes were derived and compared with relevant literature data. Thevalues of G at 25 °C indicate that the binding capacity of thefour macrocycles follows the order 18-C-6 > 22-DD > B2-18-C-6 >B2-py-18-C-6. The difference between the molar ionic conductance of the freeK+ cation and that of the bound cation, KL+, was estimated and the trend insuch differences correlates with the molecular size of the macrocycle, L.     

1^H、7^Li、23^Na、133^Cs NMR研究含氮大环醚双内酯和大环胺双内酰胺的配合性能

本文报道1^H、7^Li、23^Na、133^Cs NMR测定N, N'-二羧甲基大环醚双内酯(1-4)和大环胺双内酰胺(5), N-对甲苯磺酰基大环醚双内酯(6, 7), 4'-丹磺酰氨基苯并-18-冠-6(8)与Li^+、Na^+、K^+、Cs^+、Cd^2+和Pb^2+金属离子的配位作用, 并以非线性最小二乘法拟合计算了配合物的形成常数; 同时, 发展了一种用133^Cs NMR测量冠醚和碘离子竞争配合Cs^+的配合物形成常数的新技术。     

Thermodynamics of Solvation of 18-Crown-6 and Its Alkali-Metal Complexes in Various Solvents

Heats of solution of 1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecane (18-crown-6) in acetonitrile, 1,2-dichloroethane, N,N-dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, nitromethane, propylene carbonate, pyridine and water were measured at 25 °C and the enthalpies of the transfer of 18-crown-6 from waterto the aprotic solvents were derived. The thermodynamic quantities, G₁°, H₁° and T S₁°, for the formation of the[M(18-crown-6)]⁺ (M⁺ = Na⁺, K⁺, Rb⁺, Cs⁺, NH₄ ⁺) complexeswere determined by titration calorimetry in dimethyl sulfoxide containing0.1 mol dm^-3 (C₂H₅)₄NClO₄ as a constant ionic medium at 25 °C. These thermodynamic quantities suggest that the complexationof 18-crown-6 with the alkali-metal ions mainly reflects the different solvationof 18-crown-6 and also the different degree of solvent structure.     

Crystal Structure of N,N'-Bis(dodecyl)diaza- 18-crown-6 Complexed Sodium Perchlorate

The crystal structure of a new complex of a diaza-crown ether having two side arms has been determined from X-ray diffraction data. The compound crystallizes in space group P1 with cell dimensions a = 9.982(1), b = 10.685(1), c = 20.376(2)Å, = 81.09(1), = 80.92(1), = 88.43(1)0, Z = 2. The structure has been solved by direct methods and refined to the final R value of 0.053 for 3458 observed reflections and 424 parameters. The diaza-18-crown-6 ligand adopts an approximate D3d conformation. The Na+ ion is held inside the molecular cavity of this macroring ligand and a ClO-4 oxygen coordinates with Na+. The average Na–-O (18-crown-6) and Na–-N bond lengths are 2.426(4) and 2.786(5)Å, respectively; the Na–-O (ClO-4) bond length is 2.472(4)Å. The mean cavity radius is 1.10 Å and the NN nonbonding distance is 4.605(6)Å.     

Stability of Complexes of NH4 + with 18-Crown-6, Dicyclohexyl-18-Crown-6, Dibenzo-18-Crown-6 and Dibenzo-24-Crown-8 in Water Saturated Nitrobenzene

From extraction experiments with ²²Na tracer, the exchange extraction constants corresponding to the NH₄ ⁺(aq) + NaL⁺ (nb)NH₄L⁺(nb) + Na⁺ (aq) equilibrium taking place in the two-phase water-nitrobenzene system (L = 18-crown-6, dicyclohexyl-18-crown-6, dibenzo-18-crown-6 and dibenzo-24-crown-8; aq = aqueous phase, nb = nitrobenzene phase) were evaluated. Furthermore, the stability constants of the NH₄L⁺ complexes in nitrobenzene saturated with water were calculated; they were found to increase in the order dibenzo-24-crown-8 (DB24C8) < dibenzo-18-crown-6 (DB18C6) < dicyclohexyl-18-crown-6 (DCH18C6) < 18-crown-6 (18C6).     

Detection of Pb2+ using a hydrogel swelling microcantilever sensor.

Hydrogels containing benzo-18-crown-6 were used to modify microcantilevers for measurements of the concentration of Pb2+ in aqueous solutions. These microcantilevers undergo bending deflection upon exposure to solutions containing various Pb2+ concentrations as the result of a swelling of the hydrogels. It was found that a concentration of 10(-6) M Pb2+ can be detected using this technology. Other cations, such as Na+, have no effect on the deflection of this cantilever. The cation K+, which also complexes with benzo-18-crown-6, could interfere with Pb2+ detection, but only at high concentrations (> 10(-4) M).     

Complex formation of p-nitrocalix[6]arene with rare earth metal ions.

p-Nitrocalix[6]arene (CALX-N6, L) formed a 1:1 metal complex, ML, with light rare earth metal ions (M3+), such as La3+, Pr3+ and Nd3+ except Ce3+, but formed a 1:2 (M(3+):L) complex, ML2 (the charge of the complex is omitted) with heavy rare earth metal ions, such as Sm(3+)-Lu3+ including Y3+. The conditional stability constants of these 1:1 and 1:2 complexes, KML and KML2, were measured by a ligand displacement method using absorption spectrophotometry in 4% (v/v) acetone aqueous solution at pH 9.65 +/- 0.15 and 25 degrees C.     

Ion-transfer polarographic study of the distribution of alkali and alkaline-earth metal complexes with 3m-crown-m ether derivatives (m = 6, 8) between water and nitrobenzene phases

Stability constants ( ₁ ^NB ) of the 1:1 cationic complexes of Li⁺ Na⁺, K⁺ Ca²⁺ Sr²⁺ and Ba²⁺ with benzo-18-crown-6 (B18C6), Ca²⁺ and Sr²⁺ with 18C6 and dibenzo-18C6 and Li⁺, Na⁺, Ca²⁺, Sr²⁺ and Ba²⁺ with dibenzo-24-crown-8 in a nitrobenzene (NB) solution saturated with water (w) were determined at 25°C by ion-transfer polarography. From these values, distribution constants (K _D,ML) of the 18C6-derivative complex cations between the w- and NB-phases were evaluated using the thermodynamic relation:K _D,ML =K ₁ ^NB , whereK (mol dm^–3) is an overall equilibrium constant of the processes related to the complexation in the w-phase. The data on the distribution of the 18C6-derivative complex cations between the two phases and the complexation in the NB-phase were examined on the basis of an increase in the number of water molecules hydrated to the species relevant to these processes. The 18C6 derivatives showed higher solubilities in the NB-phase than in the w-phase by complexing with the univalent-metal ions, while, for the divalent-metal ions, the derivatives showed lower solubilities in the NB-phase.     

Synthesis of 4′-Carboxy-benzo-30-crown-10 and a Thermodynamic Study of Its Complexes with Thallium and Alkali Cations in Acetonitrile Solution

A synthetic procedure has been developed for the preparation of 4-carboxy-benzo-30-crown-10. The formation of Na+, K+, Rb+, Cs+ and Tl+ complexes with the large crown ether was investigated conductometrically in acetonitrile solution at various temperatures. The formation constants of the resulting 1:1 complexes were determined from the molar conductance-mole ratio data. It was found that the stability of the complexes vary in the order Tl+ > K+ > Rb+ > Cs+ > Na+. The data obtained in this study support the existence of a wrap around structure for the above complexes in solution. The enthalpy and entropy of complexation reactions were determined from the temperature dependence of the formation constants. In all cases, the complexes were enthalpy stabilized but entropy destabilized. The resulting TS° vs. H°plot showed a fairly good linear correlation, indicating the existence of an entropy-enthalpy compensation in the large crown complexation reactions.     

Solvent effects on extraction of potassium picrate with benzo-18-crown-6. A new equation for the determination of ion-pair formation of crown ether-metal salt complexes in water

In order to determine the ion-pair formation constant of a crown ether-metal salt 1:1:1 complex in water, an equation is derived from regular solution theory and its predictions are verified experimentally by the solvent extraction method using benzo-18-crown-6 (B18C6), potassium picrate (KA), and various diluents of low dielectric constant. The distribution constants of B18C6 itself and the overall extraction constants of KA with B18C6 were determined at 25±0.2°C. The distribution constants of the neutral K(B18C6)A complex were calculated from these data. The literature value for the complex-formation constant of K(B18C6)⁺ in water and the ion-pair formation constant (K _K(B18C6)A ) for K(B18C6)A in water determined in this study were log K _K(B18C6)A =3.12±0.23 at 25°C). The distribution behavior of B18C6 and K(B18C6)A is explained in terms of regular solution theory. The molar volumes V (cm³·mol^–1) and solubility parameters (cal^1/2-cm^–3/2) are as follows: V _B18C6 =249±36; V _K(B18C6)A =407±56; _B18C6 = 11.5 ± 0.5; and _K(B18C6)A = 11.5 ± 0.5.     

Use of mobile phase 18-crown-6 to improve peak resolution between mono- and divalent metal and amine cations in ion chromatography

It is difficult to quantify NH4+ by ion chromatography in the presence of high concentrations of Na+ due to peak overlap. The Dionex IonPac CS15 column, which contains phosphonate, carboxylate, and 18-crown-6 functional groups, was originally developed to overcome this problem. We have found that the addition of 18-crown-6 to the eluent promotes improved peak resolution between Na+ and NH4+ even at concentrations as high as 60,000 to 1 using this column. Its use also improves the separation of alkali and alkaline earth metal and amine cations. Mobile phase 18-crown-6 increased the retention times of CH3NH3+, NH4+, and K+, and decreased the retention time of Sr2+. The retention times of Li+, Na+, Mg2+, Ca2+, (CH3)2NH2+, and (CH3)3NH+ were not affected. This method makes possible the direct analysis of ammonia from nitrogenase, the enzyme responsible for biological nitrogen fixation. The resolution of the NH4+ peak from the Na+ and Mg2+ peaks improved from zero resolution to values of 6.19 and 5.65, respectively. This technique considerably reduces the analysis time of NH4+ in the presence of high concentrations of Mg2+ and Na+ over traditional indophenol measurements.     

Decationization and dealumination of clinoptilolite tuff and ammonium exchange on acid-modified tuff

The paper presents results of investigation of exchange of the clinoptilolite tuff cations with hydrogen ions from HCl solution of concentration 0.1 mmol cm(-3) and ammonium ions solutions of concentrations 0.0071 to 2.6 mmol cm(-3). Molal concentrations, x (mmol g(-1)) of cations exchanged in acid solution and in ammonium ions solutions were compared with molal concentrations of cations obtained by determination of the cation-exchange capacity of clinoptilolite tuff. The obtained results show that at ammonium ion concentrations lower than 0.1 mmol cm(-3), with regard to exchange capacity for particular ions, best exchanged are Na+ ions, followed by Mg2+ and Ca2+ ions, while exchange of K+ ions is the poorest (Na+ > Mg2+ > Ca2+ > K+). At ammonium concentrations from 0.2 to 1 mmol cm(-3) the order is Na+ > Ca2+ > Mg2+ > K+. At concentrations higher than 1 mmol cm(-3) the order is Na+ > Ca2+ > K+ > Mg2+. The results are a consequence of the uptake of hydrogen ions by zeolite samples in ammonium ions solutions at concentrations lower than 1 mmol cm(-3) and indicate the importance of Mg2+ (besides Na+ ions) for the exchange between clinoptilolite cations and H+ ions, in contrast to K+ ions, whose participation in the reaction with H+ ions is the lowest. During decationization of the clinoptilolite in acid solution, best exchanged are Na+, Mg2+, and Ca2+ ions, while exchange of K+ ions is the poorest. Due to poor exchange of K+ and H+ ions and good exchange of Na+, Mg2+, and Ca2+ ions, it is to be assumed that preservation of stability of the clinoptilolite structure is caused by K+ ions present in the channel C. Clinoptilolite is dissolved in the clinoptilolite A and B channels where Na+, Mg2+, and Ca2+ ions are present. On the acid-modified clinoptilolite samples, exchange of ammonium ions is poorer than on natural zeolite. The longer the contact time of the zeolite and acid solution, the worse ammonium ions exchange. It can be assumed that H+ ions exchanged with zeolite cations are consumed for solution of aluminum in the clinoptilolite structure; therefore the concentration of H+ ions as exchangeable cations decreases. In the ammonium ion solution at a concentration of 0.0065 mmol cm(-3), from the acid-modified zeolite samples, Al3+ ions are exchanged best, followed by Na+, Mg2+, Ca2+, and K+ ions. Further to the results, it is to be assumed that exchangeable Al3+ ions available from clinoptilolite dissolution are best exchanged with H+ ions in acid solution.     

Conductance Study of Binding of Some Rb+ and Cs+ Ions by Macrocyclic Polyethers in Acetonitrile Solution

A conductance study of the interaction between Rb+ and Cs+ ions and18-crown-6 (18C6), dicyclohexyl-18-crown-6 (DC18C6), dibenzo-18-crown-6 (DB18C6),dibenzo-24-crown-8 (DB24C8), and dibenzo-30-crown-10 (DB30C10) inacetonitrile solution has been carried out at various temperatures. The formationconstants of the resulting 1:1 complexes were determined from the molarconductance-mole ratio data and found to vary in the orderDC18C6 > 18C6 > DB30C10 > DB18C6 DB24C8for Rb+ ion andDC18C6 > 18C6 > DB30C10 DB24C8 > DB18C6for Cs+ ion. The enthalpy and entropy of complexation were determined fromthe temperature dependence of the formation constants. The complexes with the18-crowns are both enthalpy and entropy stabilized while, in the case of largecrown ethers, the corresponding complexes are enthalpy stabilized but entropydestabilized.     

Lanthanide luminescent switches: modulation of the luminescence of bis-macrocyclic based Tb(III) conjugates in water by H+, Na+ and K+

The synthesis of four bis-macrocyclic conjugates made from the coupling of either diaza-15-crown-5 ethers (1 and 3) and diaza-18-crown-6 ethers (2 and 4) to either amide or carboxylate functionalized cyclen (1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane), and their corresponding cationic Tb(III) complexes, Tb-1, Tb-2, and neutral complexes Tb-3 and Tb-4 are described. The effect on the ground, singlet excited states and the Tb(III) emission, was investigated either as a function of pH or the concentration of several Group I and II cations, upon excitation at 300 nm. The ground state and singlet excited states of the Tb(III) complexes were found to be modulated by ions such as H+, Na+ or K+, signifying the recognition of these ions by the crown ether receptors. In acidic media, below pH 4, the Tb(III) emission was highly pH sensitive, gradually increasing with large orders of magnitude of luminescence enhancements. For Tb-1 and Tb-2 complexes, the Tb(III) emission was also "switched on" in alkaline media above pH 8. At pH 7.4, the recognition of Na+ or K+ also gave rise to a significant change in the Tb(III) emission due to the modulation of the antenna-receptor moieties by these ions. For Tb-1 and Tb-3 the largest changes were seen for Na+, whereas for Tb-2 and Tb-4 the largest changes were seen for K+.     

Complex Formation of Some Anilinium Ion Derivatives with 18-Crown-6, 1,10-diaza-18-crown-6 and Cryptand C222 in Acetonitrile, Dimethylformamide and their 1 : 1 Mixture

The complexation reactions between the protonated salts of aniline, o-hydroxy aniline, o-amino aniline and 2,3-benzo aniline (-naphthylamine) and macrocyclic ligands 18-crown-6,1,10-diaza-18-crown-6 and cryptand C222 have been studied conductometrically in acetonitrile, dimethylformamide and their 1 : 1 (mol–mol) mixture at 25 °C. Formation constants of the resulting 1 : 1 complexes were determined from the computer fitting of the molar conductance-mole ratio data. In all cases studied, the stability of the complexes decreases in the order C222 > 1,10-diaza-18-crown-6 > 18-crown-6. There is also an inverse relationship between the stabilities of the complexes and the Gutmann donor number of the solvents. It was found that, in the aromatic anilinium series used, increasing the bulkiness of the organic substituent in the ortho position results in a loss of complex stability.     

Distribution of Strontium in the System Water — Ca(NO3)2 — Nitrobenzene — Strontium Dicarbollylcobaltate — 18-crown-6

From several strontium distribution experiments with ⁸⁵Sr tracer, the extraction constant corresponding to the equilibrium Ca²⁺(aq)+SrL²⁺(nb) CaL²⁺(nb)+Sr²⁺ (aq) in the two-phase water-nitrobenzene system (L = 18-crown-6; aq = aqueous phase, nb = nitrobenzene phase) was tentatively evaluated as log K _ex (Ca²⁺,SrL²⁺) = –1.9±0.1. Furthermore, the stability constant of the calcium — 18-crown-6 complex in nitrobenzene saturated with water was calculated for a temperature of 25 °C: log _nb(Cal²⁺) = 10.1±0.1.     

Extraction equilibria of various metal picrates with 19-crown-6 between benzene and water. Effect of the extra methylene group on extraction ability and selectivity

The overall extraction equilibrium constants (K(ex)) of picrates of Li(+), Na(+), K(+), Rb(+), Cs(+), Ag(+), Tl(+), and Sr(2+)with 19-crown-6 (19C6) were determined between benzene and water at 25 degrees C. The K(ex) values were analyzed into the constituent equilibrium constants, i.e. the extraction constant of picric acid, the distribution constant of the crown ether, the formation constant of the metal ion-crown ether complex in water, and the ion-pair extraction constant of the complex cation with the picrate anion. The effects of an extra methylene group of 19C6 on the extraction ability and selectivity are discussed in detail by comparing the constituent equilibrium constants of 19C6 with those of 18-crown-6 (18C6). The K(ex) value of 19C6 for each metal ion is lower than that of 18C6, which is mostly attributed to the higher lipophilicity of 19C6. The extraction ability of 19C6 for the univalent metal ions decreases in the order Tl(+)>K(+)>Rb(+)>Ag(+)>Cs(+)>Na(+)Li(+), which is the same as that observed for 18C6. The difference in logK(ex) between the univalent metals is generally smaller for 19C6 than for 18C6. The extraction selectivity of 19C6 is governed by the selectivity in the ion-pair extraction, whereas that of 18C6 depends on both the selectivities in the ion-pair extraction and in the complexation in water.