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A New Fluorescent Calix Crown Ether: Synthesis and Complex Formation with Alkali Metal Ions
Author(s) -
Stoll Ion,
Eberhard Jens,
Brodbeck Ralf,
Eisfeld Wolfgang,
Mattay Jochen
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.200701018
Subject(s) - crown ether , chemistry , alkali metal , ether , rubidium , calixarene , fluorescence , titration , inorganic chemistry , potassium , 18 crown 6 , methylene , methanol , cryptand , medicinal chemistry , ion , organic chemistry , molecule , physics , quantum mechanics
We synthesised a new N ‐benzylaza‐21‐crown‐7 ether 5 with a dihydroxy coumarin as a fluorescence sensor and investigated the binding behaviour towards alkali metal cations in methanol by fluorescence titrations. The association constants are within one order of magnitude, with the exception of sodium. Potassium is the preferred binding partner ( K Na =330 M −1 ; K K =8600 M −1 ; K Rb =8200 M −1 ; K Cs =4400 M −1 ). The corresponding aza‐21‐crown‐7 ether ( 6 ) was attached by a methylene unit to a resorcarene to give fluorescent calix crown ether 12 . The binding abilities of the calix crown ether towards alkali metal ions in methanol have also been investigated, and an increasing complex stability, distinct for potassium and rubidium in comparison with 5 , was found: K Na =440 M −1 ; K K =110 000 M −1 ; K Rb =63 000 M −1 ; K Cs =20 000 M −1 . Like bis(crown ether)s, a cooperative complexation of the crown ether and the cavitand scaffold can be assumed. The proposed complex geometry is supported by Kohn–Sham DFT calculations for the potassium and caesium complexes.