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Conductance study of the complexation of substituted and lariat 16-crown-5 derivatives with alkali metal ions in nonaqueous solvents

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Formation constants (K ML) of 1:1 complexes of 15-(2,5-dioxahexyl)-15-methyl-16-crown-5 (L16C5) and 15,15-dimethyl-16-crown-5 (DM16C5) with alkali metal ions were determined in acetonitrile (AN) and propylene carbonate (PC) by conductometry at 25°C. Except for the case of Li+-and K+-16C5 complexes in PC, the selectivity sequences of L16C5 and DM16C5 are identical with those of the parent crown ether 16-crown-5 (16C5) regardless of the solvent (AN, PC, methanol) (Na1 > Li+ > K+ > Rb+ > Cs+), which show the size-fit correlation. The selectivities of L16C5 and DM16C5 for the alkali metal ions are governed not by the sidearms but by the cavity size. The stability of the crown ether complex is dependent not on the dielectric constant but largely on the donor number of the solvent. TheK ML(M1 +)/K ML(M2 +) ratio of L16C5 or 16C5 varies very much with the solvent in the cases of M1=Na, M2=K and M1=Na, M2=Li, but that of DM16C5 is almost constant regardless of the solvent.

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Takeda, Y., Fujimaki, I., Ochiai, S. et al. Conductance study of the complexation of substituted and lariat 16-crown-5 derivatives with alkali metal ions in nonaqueous solvents. J Incl Phenom Macrocycl Chem 13, 129–138 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01053636

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