Stability constants and thermodynamic data for complexes of 12-crown-4 with alkali metal and alkaline-earth cations in methanol solutions

The formation of 1:1- and 2:1-complexes of the crown ether 12C4 with mono- and bivalent cations was studied in methanol solutions by calorimetric, potentiometric and conductometric titrations. It is shown that not all donor atoms of the ligand 12C4 take part in complex formation. The accuracy of the three experimental methods are checked by comparing the results for the complexation of alkali ions with crown ether 18C6.