Synthesis of chromogenic crown ethers and liquid-liquid extraction of alkali metal ions

New crown ethers carrying a pendent phenolic chromophore were synthesized. These crown ethers, on dissociation of the phenolic proton, provide lipophilic anions which can extract alkali metal cations into 1,2-dichloroethane by forming highly-colored uncharged metal complexes. Structural effects on the extraction were studied for possible use of these crown ethers as extraction—spectrophotometric reagents selective for alkali metals. The following factors are discussed in detail: (i) nature of the crown ether ring (ring size. aza-crown or standard crown ether), (ii) nature of the pendent phenolic group, and (iii) geometry between the crown ether center and pendent phenolic group. 15-Crown-5 or smaller ring-sized reagents favored the extraction of lithium ion when the basicity of the pendent phenolate was relatively high and a six-membered “chelate” ring was possible for the phenolate and the crown ether-bound metal. 15-Crown-5 type reagents were sodium-selective when an eight-membered “chelate” ring was possible between the phenolate and the crown ether-bound metal. 18-Crown-6 type reagents were generally potassium-selective. However, these selectivities were not absolute, and other structural parameters, steric and conformational, must be considered to explain in detail the selectivities of the individual reagents.     

Allosteric P═O-based receptors for dicarboxylic acids

The synthesis of new P═O-disubstituted receptors with appended crown ethers and their properties as receptors for dicarboxylic acids have been studied. High affinities have been observed (oxalic and malonic acids with 4-, 5-, 6-, or 8-crown ethers). Binding of a cationic effector within the crown ether unit resulted in a positive "allosteric" effect, which has been determined to be K(rel) = 7 in the best case (binding of malonic acid with Li(+) @ rac-3b).     

Komplexierungseigenschaften von Pyridinokronenethern gegenüber Alkali- und Erdalkaliionen in Methanol

Complexing Properties of Pyridino Crown Ether with Alkali and Alkali-Earth Cations in Methanol The stability constants and thermodynamic values of the complex formation of several pyridino crown ethers with alkali and alkaline-earth cations were determined by calorimetric titration in methanol. The stability of the complexes is lower than with crown ethers. This is mainly caused by a decrease of reaction enthalpies. Compared with other mono substituted crown ethers the complexes with pyridino crown ethers are fare more stable due to entropic effects. With increasing cavity size the stability constants, enthalpies and entropies for the reaction of crown ethers and pyridino crown ethers approach similar values.     

Synthesis of Eight Nitrogen‐Pivot Benzo‐aza‐lariat Crown Ethers

A short and convenient synthesis of two series of eight totally new lariat crown ethers is reported in this article. These lariat ethers are derived from triaza‐dibenzo‐27‐crown‐7 and diaza‐dibenzo‐27‐crown‐7 through condensation of appropriate aza‐crown ethers with appropriate substituted compounds in chloroform. The substituted reagents are acetic anhydride, benzoyl chloride, phthalic anhydride, and butanedioic anhydride, respectively.     

Probing ionophore selectivity in argon-tagged hydrated alkali metal ion-crown ether systems

Crown ethers are an important family of compounds that are closely related to naturally occurring ionophores. Thus, crown ethers are useful in modeling the size-selective behavior of ionophores. Using a combination of infrared predissociation spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations, we have investigated M(+)(18-crown-6 ether)(H(2)O)(1-4) Ar complexes, where M = Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs in the gas phase. The argon-tagging technique was used to lower the internal energies (effective temperatures ~100 K), yielding well-resolved spectra in the OH stretching region for systems containing up to three waters. Spectral changes were monitored as both the size of the ion and degree of hydration were varied. While there is not a particular spectroscopic signature of gas-phase selectivity reported in this work, the unique role that K(+) plays in the systems studied, as a "bridge" between the smaller and larger alkali metal ions, is consistent with the well-known special affinity for K(+) by 18-crown-6 ether in the aqueous phase.     

Macrocyclic extractants

Interest in organic macrocycles as highly selective analytical reagents is growing. Oxygen-containing crown ethers have already been extensively studied as extractants. In addition, nitrogen- and sulphur-containing macrocycles, as well as crown ethers with chromogenic groups, are now being developed.     

羧酸冠醚的合成

羧酸冠醚的合成吴琳，王志林，卞清，张进琪，朱春生（南京大学化学系南京２１００９３）曹建国（盐城师专化学系）关键词冠醚，离子迁移羧酸冠醚环上的羧基，对冠醚环的选择输送金属离子起着协同的作用。近十余年来，将羧酸冠醚选择萃取金属离子的能力应用于金属离子的液...     

Conformation of 18-Crown-5 and Its Influence on Complexation with Alkali and Ammonium Cations: Why 18-Crown-5 Binds More Than 1000 Times Weaker Than 18C6

Stability constants of potassium, sodium, and benzylammonium salts with 18C5 are determined in water, methanol, and acetonitrile by potentiometric titrations. The corresponding free energies DeltaG agree within the error with those obtained from calorimetric titrations. In comparison to 18C6 the DeltaG values are lower by 14 to 16 kJ/mol, with methanol or acetonitrile as solvent and K(+) or benzylammonium salts. Differences in the calorimetrically determined binding enthalpies DeltaH between 18C6 and 18C5 are usually even larger. In water, however, the DeltaG differences between the 18C5 and 18C6 complexes become almost negligible. The D(3)d-like conformation of such crown ethers can be evaluated for the first time by NOE methods using the less symmmetrical 18C5. The NMR data indicate also the absence of significant conformational changes upon complexation, in line with molecular mechanics calculations (CHARMm). These show that the low binding constants of K(+) with 18C5 are due to the expulsion of the cation due to one C-H bond pointing toward the cavity, leading to larger K(+).O distances. The CHARMm calculated gas phase energy difference between the K(+) crown complexes of 26 kJ/mol agrees approximately with experimental differences.     

Mono-, bis-, and tris(crown ether)s assembled around 1,3,5-triaroylbenzene scaffolds

A concise and experimentally straightforward method for assembling multiple benzo(crown ether) units around 1,3,5-triaroylbenzene scaffolds has been developed. Symmetrical tris(crown ether)s possessing three benzo(15-crown-5) or three benzo(18-crown-6) peripheral substituents have been prepared in good yield via cyclotrimerization of monomeric enaminones. Efficient cross-cyclotrimerizations have also been demonstrated through construction of unsymmetrical triaroylbenzenes functionalized with only one or two benzo(15-crown-5) moieties. The alkali cation-binding abilities of these mono- and polytopic crown ethers have been probed through picrate extraction experiments and isothermal titration calorimetry. Thermodynamic binding parameters uncovered using the latter technique reveal increasing K+/Na+ selectivity in the benzo(15-crown-5) series of compounds as a function of increasing numbers of benzo(crown) units. The data also indicate that the triaroylbenzene-derived bis- and tris-crown ethers do not engage in intramolecular chelation of cations too large to be accommodated by individual crown macrorings. Instead, cation/triaroylbenzene stoichiometries and binding profiles indicate formation of alkali metal-bridged dimers.     

AFM observation of cation complexation of dibenzocrown ethers adsorbed on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite

The cation complexation behavior of dibenzocrown ethers adsorbed on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite substrates was investigated by means of atomic force microscopy using probe tips modified chemically with ammonium ion by silane coupling. The specific adhesion force based on the intermolecular force between dibenzocrown ether and ammonium ion was observed via force curve measurements in ethanol at the interface between the substrate and tip. The observed specific force decreased in the presence of the alkali metal ion in solution, indicating that the cation in solution interferes with the complexation of the crown ethers adsorbed on the substrate with the ammonium ion immobilized on the tip. The blocking effect of metal ions in solution on the observed force depended on the sizes of both the blocking cation and crown ether ring, suggesting that the surface-adsorbed dibenzocrown ethers possess a selective cation-complexing ability similar to that in their bulk state and that the adhesion force measurements using cation-modified tips allow evaluation of the cation-complexing ability of crown ethers under cation-competitive conditions.     

Analysis of complex formation between crown ethers and potassium ion by determining retention factors in reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography.

Retention factors in reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) were utilized for the analysis of complex formation reaction of four crown ethers with potassium ion in water-methanol media. The crown ethers were injected as analytes, potassium ion was present in the eluent, and three types of reversed-phase columns were used. The retention factor of the crown ethers decreased with increasing concentrations of potassium ion in the eluent, which is attributed to the change in the species of the crown ether from a neutral ligand to a positively charged complex. The complex formation constants were determined by analyzing the changes in the retention factor with a non-linear least-squares method.     

The use of immobilized crown ethers as in-situ N-protecting groups in organic synthesis and their application under continuous flow

In addition to their high affinity for inorganic cations, crown ethers have been shown to efficiently sequester ammonium ions, forming a stable adduct via hydrogen bonding. Using this principle, several authors have reported the use of crown ethers as protecting groups for amines however to date, their widespread use has been somewhat precluded by the difficulties associated with removal of the crown ether from the resulting reaction mixture. In order to address this problem, we report the preparation of an immobilized 18-crown-6 ether derivative and its incorporation into a flow reactor, demonstrating the ability to use and recycle the reagent for the chemoselective O-acylation and alkylation of bifunctional compounds such as 4-(2-aminoethyl)phenol and 4-nitrophenol.     

An Improved Synthesis of 1, 4-Dithiaspiro [4.5] Decan-8-One (Cyclohexane-1, 4-Dione Monothioacetal)

Abstract

Recent experiments have shown that monobasic chromophoric crown ethers have very selective extraction behavior making them useful as analytical organic reagents.^(1–6) The chromogenic crown ethers are synthesized by reacting a chromophore like picryl chloride to an aminobenzo crown ether. One such compound 2″4″-dinitro-6-trifluoromethylphenyl-4′-aminobenzo-15-crown-5 (1) exhibits linear response to K⁺ from 700-5ppm in the presence of 3000ppm Na⁺.     

Second-Sphere Coordination of Ferrioxamine B and Association of Deferriferrioxamine B, CH(3)(CH(2))(4)NH(3)(+), NH(4)(+), K(+), and Mg(2+) with Synthetic Crown Ethers and the Natural Ionophores Valinomycin and Nonactin in Chloroform

The interaction of ferrioxamine B, FeHDFB(+), through a protonated amine side chain, with various host ionophore structures to form a host-guest complex in the second coordination shell has been investigated. Host-guest association constants (K(a)) in water saturated chloroform are reported for synthetic crown ethers with different cavity size and substituents (18-crown-6 and its dicyclohexano, benzo, and dibenzo derivatives; dibenzo and dicyclohexano derivatives of 24-crown-8; and dibenzo-30-crown-10). The natural ionophores valinomycin and nonactin were also found to form stable second-sphere complexes with ferrioxamine B in wet chloroform. Results are reported for both picrate and perchlorate salts of FeHDFB(+). Since the protonated amine side chain of ferrioxamine B may be viewed as a substituted amine, the host-guest association constants for FeHDFB(+) are compared to the interaction of Mg(2+), K(+), NH(4)(+), CH(3)(CH(2))(4)NH(3)(+), and H(4)DFB(+) with the same ionophores. This is the first report of nonactin complexation of this series of cations in an organic medium of low polarity and one of the few reports of valinomycin complexation. To the best of our knowledge these are the first reported stability constants for the association of (Mg(2+),2pic(-)) with natural and synthetic ionophores in chloroform. K(a) values for ferrioxamine B complexation by the synthetic crown ethers are influenced by ring size and substituent. Despite significant preorganization capabilities, the large cavities of valinomycin, nonactin and benzo-30-crown-10 do not form as stable host-guest assemblies with bulky substituted amine cations such as ferrioxamine B as does cis-dicyclohexano-18-crown-6.     

Synthesis and Enantiodifferentiating Properties of Chiral Aza Crown Ethers

Alkylation of 2-substituted (4S,5S)-4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolanes with 9-benzyl-1,17-diiodo-3,6,12,15-tetraoxa-9-azaheptadecane afforded new chiral aza and diaza crown ethers as a result of [1+1] and [2+2] additions. Their catalytic debenzylation gave the corresponding derivatives with a secondary amino group. The reaction of diethyl (+)-tartrate and diethyl (4S,5S)-1,3-dioxolane-4,5-diacetates with 1,8-diamino-3,6-dioxaoctane led to formation of chiral macrocyclic lactams which were reduced with lithium aluminum hydride. The resulting diaza crown ethers were tested for enantioselectivity in complex formation with L- and D-valine methyl ester by the potentiometric method. In most cases, the aza crown ethers showed better enantioselectivity than their oxygen analogs.     

Possible role of relativistic effects in the plasticity of the coordination geometry of cadmium(II). A voltammetric study of the stability of the complexes of cadmium(II) with 12-crown-4,15-crown-5 and 18-crown-6 in aqueous solution and the structures of [Cd(benzo-18-crown-6)(NCS)(2)] and [K(18-crown-6)][Cd(SCN)(3)

A differential pulse voltammetric study of complexes of Cd(II) and Pb(II) with crown ethers is reported. Measured log K(1) values for Cd(II) with 18-crown-6 (1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecane), 15-crown-5 (1,4,7,10,13-pentaoxacyclopentadecane), and 12-crown-4 (1,4,7,10-tetraoxacyclododecane) are respectively 2.53 (+/-0.06), 1.97 (+/-0.07), and 1.72 (+/-0.08) and for Pb(II) with 18-crown-6 is 4.17 (+/-0.03), all at 25 degrees C in 0.1 M LiNO(3). Cd(II) is smaller than is usually associated with strong bonding with crown ethers. The high log K(1) values for Cd(2+) with crown ethers found here are discussed in terms of distortion of Cd(II) by relativistic effects. The resulting plasticity of the coordination geometry of the Cd(II) ion allows it to meet the metal ion size requirements of all the crown ethers, allowing high log K(1) values to occur. Crystal structures for [Cd(bz-18-crown-6)(SCN)(2)] (1) (bz-18-crown-6 = benzo-1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecane) and [K(18-crown-6)][Cd(SCN)(3)] (2) are reported. 1 was triclinic, space group P1, a = 8.5413(2), b = 10.0389(2), and c = 13.4644(2) A, alpha = 94.424(1), beta = 102.286(1), and gamma = 93.236(1) degrees, Z = 2, and final R = 0.023. 2 was orthorhombic, space group Cmc2(1), a = 14.7309(3), b = 15.1647(3), and c = 10.6154(2) A, Z = 4, and final R = 0.020. In 1, the Cd occupies the cavity of the bz-18-crown-6 with long average Cd-O bond lengths of 2.65 A and is N-bonded to the thiocyanates with short average Cd-N bonds of 2.12 A. In [Cd(bz-18-crown-6)(SCN)(2)], the linear coordination involving the Cd and the two N-bonded thiocyanate groups in 1 is discussed in terms of the role of relativistic effects in the tendency to linear coordination geometry in group 12 metal ions. In 2 Cd forms a polymeric structure involving thiocyanate bridges between Cd atoms and K(+) occupies the cavity of the crown ether. 2 highlights the fact that cadmium is almost never S-bonded to thiocyanate except in bridging thiocyanates.     

Cation complexation behavior of pyrene- and anthracene-appended new crown ether derivatives

Pyrene- and anthracene-appended new crown ether derivatives have been synthesized by Schiff's base reaction, and cation complexation behavior was investigated by fluorescence spectroscopy measurements. Based on photo-induced electron transfer and intramolecular charge transfer mechanism, the host molecules emit stronger fluorescence in the presence of various cations Na(+), K(+), Rb(+), Cs(+) and NH(4)(+) since the complexation between guest cations and crown ether compounds inhibit partial electron transfer from the nitrogen atom to the chromophores and subsequently fluorescence is enhanced. The binding constants were estimated from the plots of the fraction of binding sites filled for crown ether compound as a function of free-ion concentration. Results show that 15-crown-5 derivatives exhibit higher binding ability with sodium cations while 18-crown-6 derivatives had higher affinity for potassium cations, which is consistent with the hole-size relationship of the crown ethers. Ammonium ion complexation caused largest fluorescence enhancement. It is understood that ammonium ion cannot only complex with crown ether, but also interact directly with the lone pair electrons of nitrogen atom in C=N bond so that electron transfer from the nitrogen atom to chromophores is further inhibited.     

多缩乙二醇二苯醚与甲醛缩聚合成酚醛型聚合物假冠醚的研究

本文采用苯酚、多缩乙二醇二氯化物、多缩乙二醇等为起始原料,合成了九个多缩乙二醇二苯醚新单体,经甲醛聚合获得一系列聚合物假冠醚,并对它们的溶解性能、络合性能以及催化作用等进行研究。     

Thermochemical behaviour of crown ethers in the mixtures of water with organic solvents: Part VII. Enthalpy of solution of 15-crown-5 and benzo-15-crown-5 in the mixtures of water with acetone at 298.15 K

Enthalpy of solution of crown ethers (15-crown-5 and benzo-15-crown-5) in water-acetone mixtures have been measured within the whole range of mole fraction at 298.15 K. The obtained data have been compared with those of the solution enthalpy of both crown ethers in the mixtures of water with dimethyl sulfoxide. The replacement of SO group with CO in the molecule of the organic solvent brings about an increase in the exothermic effect of the solution of 15-crown-5 and benzo-15-crown-5 ethers, especially in the mixtures with a medium water content. The observed effect is connected with the preferential solvation of the molecules of both crown ethers by acetone molecules in the water-acetone mixtures. The process of preferential solvation of 15-crown-5 and benzo-15-crown-5 ethers does not take place in the water-dimethyl sulfoxide mixture.     

新型有机硅聚合物冠醚的合成及其络合性能研究

通过双羟甲基 - 18-冠 - 6与烯丙基氯反应得到双烯丙氧甲基 - 18-冠 - 6,以之为原料 ,与不同量的含氢硅油加成制备出 5种新型有机硅聚合物冠醚 ,同时测试了它们对K+和Na+的络合容量。