ISSN:
0947-6539
Keywords:
extraction
;
interfaces
;
ionophores
;
molecular dynamics
;
counterion effect
;
solvation
;
Chemistry
;
General Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
We report molecular dynamics simulations on ionophores of different topologies and on their complexes with alkali and alkaline-earth cations, with or without counterion, at the water/chloroform interface. As ionophores we consider two phosphoryl-containing podands (the “chainlike” monopodand MP and the “octopuslike” tripodand TP) and the bicyclic cryptand 222. We find that all the solutes behave as surfactants: they remain adsorbed at the interface, without migrating to bulk phases. Their precise location and solvation depend on the nature and conformation of the ionophore, of the cation and of the counterion. Schematically, two types of solutes can be distinguished, depending on their hydrophilic/hydrophobic character. The first type (cryptand 222 and its complexes, or the [MP⋅K+] complex), which have a hydrophobic exterior, stay on the chloroform side of the interface and are partially hydrated by “water fingers”. The second type (free MP and TP, [MP⋅K+]Pic- and [MP⋅Sr2+](Pic-)2 complexes), which are more hydrophilic, are partitioned to a greater extent between the two liquid phases. The status of the ion pairs at the interface depends on the interplay between cation … anion and anion … solvent interactions. When cation-anion interactions are strong enough (as in [MP⋅Sr2+](Pic-)2), the ion pairs remain intimate. Otherwise they dissociate, leading to solvent-separated ion pairs adsorbed at the interface (in the [222⋅K+] Pic- complex) or to the migration of the anion to the water phase (in the [222⋅K+] Cl- complex).
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.19970030410
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