Raman study of 12-crown-4, 15-crown-5, 18-crown-6 and their complexation with metal cations using Fourier deconvolution of CH stretching spectra

The Raman CH stretching spectra of 12-crown-4, 15-crown-5 and 18-crown-6 and their complexes with some metal cations— Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺ and Cu⁺ in water solutions are studied. For the first time Fourier deconvolution is applied to resolve the overlapped components in the corresponding isotropic and anisotropic spectra. A model is introduced which explains the variety of components in the spectra by means of splitting of the unperturbed CH stretching frequency owing to intramolecular interactions and Fermi resonance. The coupling constants of these interactions, as well as all parameters according to the model, are calculated for studied crowns and their complexes. The differences in the number and intensity of the resolved components in the spectra of the various crowns are explained with the corresponding differences in the coupling constants and model parameters. It is established that complexation leads to some increase in the unperturbed stretching frequency, probably owing to the increase in strain of the crown molecule. It is concluded that 15-crown-5 forms 2:1 and 1:1 complexes with K⁺ and Na⁺ cations respectively and 12-crown-4 forms a 2:1 complex with the Na⁺ cation.     

Benzoaza-15-crown-5 ethers: synthesis,structure, and complex formation with metal and ethylammonium ions

Benzoaza-15-crown-5 ethers containing one or two nitrogen atoms in different positions of the macrocycle and bearing different substituents at these atoms were synthesized. The structures of azacrown ethers and their metal complexes were studied by X-ray diffraction. The stability constants of the complexes of azacrown ethers with Na⁺, Ca²⁺, Ba²⁺, Ag⁺, Pb²⁺, and EtNH₃ ⁺ ions were determined by ¹H NMR titration in MeCN-d₃. In free benzoazacrown ethers containing secondary nitrogen atoms bound to the benzene ring, as well as in N-acetyl derivatives, the N atoms are sp²-hybridized and have a planar geometry. The nitrogen lone pairs on the p orbitals are efficiently conjugated to the benzene ring or the carbonyl fragment of the acetyl group, which is unfavorable for the complex formation. In addition, the formation of complexes with benzoazacrown ethers containing secondary nitrogen atoms is hindered because the hydrogen atoms of the NH groups are directed to the center of the macrocyclic cavity. In benzoazacrown ethers bearing N-alkyl substituents or secondary nitrogen atoms distant from the benzene ring, the N atoms show a substantial contribution of the sp³-hybridized state and have a pronounced pyramidal configuration, which promotes the complex formation. The lead and calcium cations form the most stable complexes due to the high affinity of Pb²⁺ ions for O,N-containing ligands, a high charge density on these ions, and the better correspondence of the cavity size of the 15-membered macrocycles to the diameter of the Ca²⁺ ion. An increase in the stability of the complexes is observed mainly in going from monoazacrown ethers to diazacrown ethers containing identical substituents at the N atoms and in the following series of substituents: C(O)Me < H < Me < CH₂CO₂Et. In the case of the CH₂CO₂Et substituents, the carbonyl oxygen atom is also involved in the coordination to the cation. The characteristic features of the complexing ability of N-alkylbenzomonoaza-15-crown-5 ethers bearing the nitrogen atom conjugated to the benzene ring show that macro-cyclic ligands having this structure are promising as selective and efficient complexing agents for metal cations.     

Nitro derivatives of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-alkylbenzoaza-15-crown-5: synthesis,structures, and complexation with metal and ammonium cations

A number of N-alkylnitrobenzoaza-15-crown-5 with the macrocycle N atom conjugated with the benzene ring were obtained. The structural and complexing properties of these compounds were compared with those of model nitrobenzo- and N-(4-nitrophenyl)aza-15-crown-5 using X-ray diffraction, ¹H NMR spectroscopy, and DFT calculations. The macrocyclic N atom of benzoazacrown ethers are characterized by a considerable contribution of the sp3-hybridized state and a pronounced pyramidal geometry; the crownlike conformation of the macrocycle is preorganized for cation binding, which facilitates complexation. The stability constants of the complexes of crown ethers with the NH₄ ⁺, EtNH₃ ⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺, and Ba²⁺ ions were determined by 1H NMR titration in MeCN-d₃. The most stable complexes were obtained with alkaline-earth metal cations, which is due to the higher charge density at these cations. The characteristics of the complexing ability of N-alkylnitrobenzoaza-15-crown-5 toward alkaline earth metal cations are comparable with analogous characteristics of nitrobenzo-15-crown-5 and are much better than those of N-(4-nitrophenyl)aza-15-crown-5.     

Crown-containing naphtho- and anthraquinones: synthesis and complexation with alkali and alkaline-earth metal cations

Novel naphtho- and anthraquinones conjugated with benzo- and dibenzo-18-crown-6 ethers were obtained. Their complexation reactions with Groups Ia and IIa metal perchlorates in acetonitrile were studied by spectrophotometric titration. In most cases, the complexation involves the crown ether moiety; the stability constant of the resulting complex decreases in the following order: Ba²⁺ > Sr²⁺ > Ca²⁺ > Na⁺. For crown-containing anthraquinone imines characterized by prototropic “imine-enamine” tautomerism, the complexation shifts the equilibrium toward the imine species, which allow these compounds to be classified among a rarely occurring type of tautomeric chromoionophores. Unlike other cations, the magnesium ions preferably interact with the heteroatoms of the anthraquinone moiety (the imine N atom, the OH group, and the carbonyl O atom of the benzamido group); the logK value reaches 4.4. The chelation to the Mg²⁺ cations and the effect of the complexation on the tautomeric equilibrium was confirmed by quantum chemical calculations.     

Spectroscopic study of the complexation of an aza-15-crown-5 containing chromofluoroionophore with Ba2+ and Ca2+ cations

The complexation of 1-[(4-benzothiazolyl)phenyl]-4,7,10,13-tetraoxa-1-aza-cyclopenta-decane with Ba²⁺ and Ca²⁺ cations was investigated spectrophotometrically and spectrofluorometrically. The stability constants of the complexes formed are: for Ba²⁺ logK _st=3.17±0.01 (absorption) and logK _st=2.95±0.03 (fluorescence); for Ca²⁺ logK _st=3.71±0.02 (absorption) and logK _st=3.58±0.05 (fluorescence). Protonation of the ligand leads to fluorescence quenching. AM1 and PPP quantum chemical calculations were used to predict molecular geometry, proton affinities and the spectra of the compounds studied.Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Drexhage on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

Study of complexation of phenylaza-15-crwon-5, 4-nitrobenzo- 15-crown-5, and benzo-15-crown-5 with Ag+, Tl+ and Pb2+ ions in methanol by competitive potentiometry

The complexation reaction of phenylaza-15-crwon-5, 4- nitrobenzo- 15-crown-5, and benzo-15-crown-5 with Ag⁺, Tl⁺ and Pb²⁺ ions in methanol solution have been studied by a competitive potentiometric method. The Ag⁺/Ag electrode used both as an indicator and reference electrode in a concentration cell. The emf of cell monitored as the crown ethers concentration varies through the titration. The stoichiometry and stability constants of resulting complexes have been evaluated by MINIQUAD. The stoichiometry for all resulting complexes was 1:1. The stability of these metal ions with derivatives of 15-crown-5 are in order phenylaza-15-crown-5 > Benzo-15-crown-5 > 4-nitrobenzo-15-crown-5, and for the each used crown ethers are as Pb²⁺ > Ag⁺ > Tl⁺. The effect of the substituted group on the stability of resulting complexes was considered. The obtained results are novel and interesting.     

Complexes of alkaline-earth metal β-diketonates with 15-crown-5: Synthesis, structures, and properties

The alkaline-earth metal complexes [M(Pta)₂(15C5)] (M = Ca, Sr, and Ba; Pta is the 1,1,1-trifluoro-5,5-dimethylhexane-2,4-dionate anion; 15C5 is 15-crown-5) were obtained from PtaH and 15C5 in toluene. The complexes were characterized by IR and ¹H NMR spectra and TGA data. The structures of [Ca(Pta)₂(15C5)] and [Ba(Pta)₂(15C5)] were confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis. The volatility and thermal stability decrease in the order [Ca(Pta)₂(15C5)] > [Sr(Pta)₂(15C5)] > [Ba(Pta)₂(15C5)].     

Electronic structure study of seven-coordinate first-row transition metal complexes derived from 1,10-diaza-15-crown-5: a successful marriage of theory with experiment

A detailed study of the electronic structure of seven-coordinate Mn(II), Co(II), and Ni(II) complexes with the lariat ether N,N'-bis(2-aminobenzyl)-1,10-diaza-15-crown-5 (L(1)) is presented. These complexes represent new examples of structurally characterized seven-coordinate (pentagonal bipyramidal) complexes for the Mn(II), Co(II), and Ni(II) ions. The X-ray crystal structures of the Mn(II) and Co(II) complexes show C(2) symmetries for the [M(L(1))](2+) cations, whereas the structures of the Ni(II) complexes show a more distorted coordination environment. The magnetic properties of the Mn(II) complex display a characteristic Curie law, whereas those of the Co(II) and Ni(II) ions show the occurrence of zero-field splitting of the S = 3/2 and 1 ground states, respectively. Geometry optimizations of the [M(L(1))](2+) systems (M = Mn, Co, or Ni) at the DFT (B3LYP) level of theory provide theoretical structures in good agreement with the experimental data. Electronic structure calculations predict a similar ordering of the metal-based beta spin frontier MO for the Mn(II) and Co(II) complexes. This particular ordering of the frontier MO leads to a pseudodegenerate ground state for the d(8) Ni(II) ion. The distortion of the C(2) symmetry in [Ni(L(1))](2+) is consistent with a Jahn-Teller effect that removes this pseudodegeneracy. Our electronic structure calculations predict that the binding strength of L(1) should follow the trend Co(II) approximately Mn(II) > Ni(II), in agreement with experimental data obtained from spectrophotometric titrations.     

Bis(15-crown-5)-1,4-distyrylbenzene and its complexes with metal perchlorates: photonics and structure

Russian Chemical Bulletin - Photoprocesses of bis(15-crown-5)-1,4-distyrylbenzene (DSB) and its complexes with barium and lead perchlorates in MeCN were studied by absorption, luminescence, and...     

Potentiometric study of complexation of phenylaza-15-crown-5, 4-nitrobenzo-15-crown-5 and dibenzopyridino-18-crown-6 and other derivative of 18-crowns-6 with Na+ ion in methanol

The complexation reaction of phenylaza-15-crown-5, and 4-nitrobenzo-15-crown-5, benzo-15-crown-5 and dibenzopyrdino-18-crwon-6, dibenzo-18-crown-6,dicyclohexyl-18-crown-6(cis and trans), and 18-crown-6 with Na⁺ ion in methanol have been studied by potentiometric method. The Na⁺ ion-selective electrode has been used both as indicator and reference electrode. The stoichiometry and stability constants of complexes of these crown ethers with sodium ion were evaluated by MINIQUAD program. The major trend of stability of resulting complexes of these macrocycle with Na⁺ ion varied in the order DCY18C6 > DB18C6 > 18C6 > DBPY18C6 > phenylaza-15C5 > benzo-15C5 > 4-nitrobenzo-15C5. The obtained results in particular stability constant of complexes of DBPY18C6, phenylaza-15C5 and 4-nitrobenzo-15C5 with sodium ion in comparison with other crowns ether are novel, and interesting.     

Crown-containing spironaphthoxazines and spiropyrans. 2. Influence of metal cations on the photochromic properties of spironaphthoxazines linked with aza-15(18)-crown-5(6) ethers

Spironaphthoxazines linked with aza-15(18)-crown-5(6) fragments were synthesized and studied for the first time. Addition of alkaline-earth cations to solutions of crown-containing spironaphthoxazines causes a hypsochromic shift of the absorption band of the spiro form and a bathochromic shift of the absorption band of the merocyanine form, shifts the equilibrium to the merocyanine form, and changes the lifetime of the photoexcited merocyanine form. The spectral and kinetic data were used to propose a mechanism of complexation and calculate the stability constants of the resulting complexes. The complexation involves the crown fragment and the merocyanine oxygen atom. The type of the complex is determined by the cation nature and size.     

Azomacrocyclic derivatives of imidazole: synthesis, structure, and metal ion complexation properties

New azocrown ethers comprising imidazoles in the macrocycle have been synthesized. Imidazole, 2-methyl-, 4-methyl-, and 4-phenylimidazole were incorporated to form macrocyclic units by coupling with the appropriate bis-diazonium salts. The syntheses were performed under high dilution conditions. The X-ray structure of a water adduct of the 21-membered crown ether derivative of 4-methylimidazole 8 has been solved. Metal cation binding was investigated with the use of UV-vis spectroscopy in acetonitrile, methanol, and methanol-water mixtures. The obtained chromoionophores were tested as ion-carriers in ion-selective membrane electrodes.     

Synthesis, complexation properties and crystal structure of 4'''',5''''-dibromo-oxylyl-17-crown-5 ether

4',5'-Dibromo-o-xylyl-17-crown-5 ether (2BrB17C5) was synthesized,starting from 1,2-dibromo-4,5-bis(bromomethyl)-benzene and tetraethylene glycol,and was characterized by 1H NMR,MS and elemental analysis.Pale yellow prismatic single crystal obtained from anhydrous ethanol was investigated by X-ray structural analysis.The complexation properties toward alkali metal ions were examined using the solvent extraction method and UV absorption spectroscopy.The crown ether was found to be conformationally deformed and oblate-like and is highly selective for lithium ion.     

Synthesis of N-octylmonoaza-15-crown-5 having a dodecylphosphoric acid functional group and the binding ability toward alkali metal cations

A new N-octylmonoaza-15-crown-5 having an alkylphosphoric acid functional group ( 3c ) was synthesized. It was revealed that 3c selectively transported sodium ion under neutral source phase/acidic receiving phase condition, and selectively transported lithium ion under basic source phase/acidic receiving phase condition. From an ir and ¹³C nmr spectral study of the lithium hydroxide and sodium thiocyanate complexes of 3c , it is suggested that 3c does not incorporate cations into the three dimensional cavity using the crown ring and the phosphoric acid site, but that the crown and the phosphoric acid sites act on the cations independently; only the crown ether site of 3c significantly coordinates to the cations under neutral source phase condition, and the phosphate anion is mainly employed under basic conditions.     

Conductometric study of complexation reaction between 15-crown-5 and Cr3+, Mn2+ and Zn2+ metal cations in pure and binary mixed organic solvents

The stability constants (K_f) for the complexation reactions of Cr³⁺, Mn²⁺ and Zn²⁺ metal cations with macrocyclic ligand, 15-crown-5 (15C5), in acetonitrile (AN), ethanol (EtOH) and also in their binary solutions (AN–EtOH) were determined at different temperatures, using conductometric method. 15C5 forms 1:1 complexes with Cr³⁺, Mn²⁺ and Zn²⁺ cations in solutions. A non-linear behaviour was observed for changes of logK_f of the metal ion complexes versus the composition of the mixed solvent. The order of stability of the metal–ion complexes in pure AN and in a binary solution of AN–EtOH (mol% AN?=?52) at 25?°C was found to be: (15C5Zn)²⁺?>?(15C5·Mn)²⁺?>?(15C5·Cr)³⁺, but in the case of pure EtOH at the same temperature, it changes to: (15C5·Zn)²⁺?>?(15C5·Cr)³⁺?>?(15C5·Mn)²⁺. The results also show that the stability sequence of the complexes in the other binary solutions of AN–EtOH (mol% AN?=?26 and mol% AN?=?76) varies in order: (15C5·Cr)³⁺?~?(15C5·Zn)²⁺?>?(15C5·Mn)²⁺. The values of the standard thermodynamic quantities (ΔH_C°, ΔS_C°) for formation of (15C15-Cr³⁺), (15C5-Mn²⁺) and (15C5-Zn²⁺) complexes were obtained from the temperature dependence of the stability constants and the results show that the thermodynamics of complexation reactions is affected by nature and composition of the solvent systems and in most solution systems, the complexes are enthalpy stabilized but entropy destabilized.     

Spectrophotometric study of the complexation of iodine with 1,7-diaza-15-crown-5 in chloroform solution

The complex formation reaction between iodine and 1,7-diaza-15-crown-5 (DA15C5) has been studied spectrophotometrically in chloroform at 25°C. The resulting 1:2 (DA15C5:I₂) molecular complex was formulated as (DA15C5...;I⁺)I ₃ ^– . The spectrophotometric results, as well as the conductivity measurements, revealed that the gradual release of triiodide ion from its contact ion paired form in the molecular complex into the solution is the rate determining step of the reaction. The rate constant was calculated ask=(8.8±0.2)×10^–3 min^–1. The formation constant of the molecular complex was evaluated from the computer fitting of the absorbance-mole ratio data as logK _f=6.89±0.09.     

Bis-8-hydroxyquinoline-armed diazatrithia-15-crown-5 and diazatrithia-16-crown-5 ligands: possible fluorophoric metal ion sensors.

The synthesis and preliminary photophysical properties of a series of diazatrithia-15-crown-5 and diazatrithia-16-crown-5 ligands containing two 8-hydroxyquinoline sidearms are reported. The ligands were prepared by a two-step process. First, diazatrithiacrown ethers 11 and 12 were prepared by treating bis(alpha-chloroamide) 5 with various dimercaptans followed by reduction using a boron-THF complex. Hydroxymethyl-substituted macrocycle 12 was rearranged to hydroxy-substituted diazatrithia-16-crown-5 in refluxing aqueous HCl. Macrocyclic diamines 11-13 were converted to either 5-chloro-8-hydroxyquinolin-7-ylmethyl-substituted diazatrithiacrown ethers 14-16 by a Mannich aminomethylation reaction or to 8-hydroxyquinolin-2-ylmethyl-substituted diazatrithiacrown ethers 17-19 by reductive amination using 8-hydroxyquinoline-2-carboxaldehyde. Preliminary photophysical studies show that ligands 16 and 19 exhibit increased fluorescence in the presence of Zn(2+), indicating that these ligands could be chemical sensors for Zn(2+).     

Cation-crown ether complex formation in water. II. Alkali and alkaline earth cations and 12-crown-4, 15-crown-5, and 18-crown-6

The stability constants and the partial molal volume and isentropic partial molal compressibility changes of complex formation between cations and crown ethers in water at 25°C are presented. The cations involved are Na⁺, K⁺, Rb⁺, Cs⁺, Ca²⁺, and Ba²⁺, and the crown ethers are 12-crown-4, 15-crown-5, and 18-crown-6. Values of V of complex formation have been discussed in terms of two simple models, one based on the scaled particle theory, and the others on the Drude-Nernst continuum model. The results indicate that the charge of the potassium cation in 18-crown-6 is especially well screened from the water. On this basis hydration numbers of complexed cations have been calculated. This shows that the size of the cation compared to the crown ether hole is important for the contacts between complexed cations and water.     

A conductance study of the binding of benzo-15-crown-5 with alkali cations in acetonitrile

The decrease in the molar electrolytic conductance of Na⁺, K⁺, Rb⁺, and Cs⁺ tetraphenylborates, caused by the addition of benzo-15-crown-5 in acetonitrile at constant ionic strength, is analyzed according to a model involving 1:1 stoichiometry. The stability constant,K, and the limiting molar conductivity, _c , for each 1:1 complex are determined from the conductance measurements by using a nonlinear least squares curve fitting procedure. The stability sequence of the 1:1 complexes, as deduced from data at 288, 293, 298, 303, and 308 K, has the order Na⁺>K⁺>Rb⁺>Cs⁺. Values of H ⁰, S ⁰, and _c at 298 K are reported and their significance is discussed.