Conductance Study of 1 : 1 19-Crown-6 Complexes with Various Mono- and Bivalent Metal Ions in Water

Formation constants (ML) of 1 : 1 19-crown-6 (19C6) complexes with mono- (M+) and bivalent metal ions (M2+) were determined in water at 25 °C by conductometry. The KML value of 19C6 for M+ and M2+ decreases in the order Rb+ K+ > Tl+ > Na+ = Ag+ > Li+ Cs+ and Pb2+ > Ba2+ > Sr2+ > Cd2+ > Ca2+, respectively. The selectivity for the neighboring alkali metal ions in the periodic table is lower for 19C6 than for 18-crown-6 (18C6) except for the case of Rb+ and Cs+. The same is true for the alkaline earth metal ions. Generally, the KML values of 19C6 with M2+ are greater than those with M+. For Na+ and the ions which are smaller in size than Na+ (Li+, Ca2+, Cd2+), the KML value is larger for 19C6 than for 18C6, but the contrary holds for all the other ions of larger sizes than Na+. The limiting ionic molar conductivity (°) of the 19C6–K+ complex in water at 25 °C was determined to be 43. Although 19C6 is larger than 18C6, the 19C6–K+ complex is much more mobile in water than the 18C6–K+ complex.