Hydrogels containing benzo-18-crown-6 were used to modify microcantilevers for measurements of the concentration of Pb2+ in aqueous solutions. These microcantilevers undergo bending deflection upon exposure to solutions containing various Pb2+ concentrations as the result of a swelling of the hydrogels. It was found that a concentration of 10(-6) M Pb2+ can be detected using this technology. Ot...

Macrocyclic compounds (crown ethers), specifically 18-crown-6 (18-C-6), benzo-15-crown-5 (B-15-C-5), di-benzo-18-crown-6 (DB-18-C-6) and di-cyclohexano-18-crown-6 (DC-18C-6), are used as extractants as well as synergists with amine-group extractants. Platinum and rhodium belong to platinum-group metals (PGMs) and have very similar ionic radii and similar properties. The separation of PGMs is mo...

Mismatched complexes of the alkali metals cations Li+ and Na+ were synthesized from 1,2-disila[18]crown-6 (1 and 2) and of K+ from 1,2,4,5-tetrasila[18]crown-6 (4). In these alkali metal complexes, not all crown ether O atoms participate in the coordination, which depicts the coordination ability of the C-, Si/C-, and Si-bonded O atoms. Furthermore, the inverse case—the coordination of the larg...

The extraction of Gadolinium (Gd) from perchlorate and nitrate media in 1,2-dichloroethane(C2H4Cl2), carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) and chloroform (CHCl3) by mixtures of 2-thenoyltrifluoroacetone (HTTA) and a crown ether benzo-15-crown-5 (B15C5) is investigated.The composition of the extracted species is determined as Gd(TTA)3.nB15C5 (n=1 in nitratemedium and n=2 in perchlorate medium). The values...

the extraction of gadolinium (gd) from perchlorate and nitrate media in 1,2-dichloroethane(c2h4cl2), carbon tetrachloride (ccl4) and chloroform (chcl3) by mixtures of 2-thenoyltrifluoroacetone (htta) and a crown ether benzo-15-crown-5 (b15c5) is investigated.the composition of the extracted species is determined as gd(tta)3.nb15c5 (n=1 in nitratemedium and n=2 in perchlorate medium). the values...

Reaction of the deprotonated N-thiophosphorylated thiourea (4'-benzo-15-crown-5)NHC(S)NHP(S)(OiPr)(2) (HL) with NiCl(2) in aqueous EtOH leads to dark green [Ni(L-1,5-S,S')(2)]·2H(2)O crystals that were isolated by recrystallization from a mixture of CH(2)Cl(2) and n-hexane.

A conductance study of the interaction between Cs+, Rb+, NH4+, K+, T1+ and Ag+ ions and18-crown-6 (18C6), benzo-18-crown-6 (B18C6), dicyclohexyl-18-crown-6 (DC18C6),dicyclohexyl-24-crown-8 (DC24C8), dibenzo-24-crown-8 (DB24C8) in different binarymixtures of acetonitrile (AN) with dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) and dimethylformamide (DMF)at 25 °C has been carried out. Formation constants of the result...