Thermodynamik der Metallkomplexbildung mit Polyoxadiazamacrocyclen

Ligands of the type H_3-nN(CH₂CH₂OCH₂CH₂OCH₂CH₂)_nNH_3?n with n values from 1 to 3 have been investigated. The stability constants and the heat evolved by formation of the 1:1 complexes of Na⁺, K⁺, Rb⁺, Tl⁺, Ca²⁺, Sr²⁺, Ba²⁺, Cd²⁺, Ag⁺, Hg²⁺ and Pb²⁺ have been determined. The complex formation is discussed in terms of ΔH and ΔS taking into consideration the radii of the cations. In contrast with the normal trend, for the A cations, complex formation is exothermic and almost exclusively favoured by the reaction enthalpy.