In a three-component system containing dibenzo-24-crown-8 (1), diamino-dibenzo-24-crown-8 (2), and 1,2-bis(4,4(')-dipyridyl)ethane (3(2+)), axle 3(2+) can shuttle between wheels 1 and 2 by acid-base control, accompanying color changes from yellow to red. This system could not only be taken as a chromophoric supramolecular switch, but also exhibit a function as INHIBIT logic gate.

Stability constants in 90% (v/v) DMSO /water mixture were evaluated for the complexes of Ag(I), Co(II), Cu(II), Mn(II), Ni(II), Zn(II), Pb(II), Cr(III) and Fe(III) with the macrocyclic compounds, namely, 15-crown-5, benzo-15-crown-5, 18-crown-6, dibenzo18-crown-6, dicyclohexano-18-crown-6, dibenzo-24-crown-8 and dicyclohexano-24-crown-8 by conductometric titrations. A potentiometric study of co...

The various association constants, bnm and Knm, of NaCl and NaClO4 with [12]crown-4, [15]crown-5, [18]crown-6, benzo[15]crown-5, benzo[12]crown-4, dibenzo[18]crown-6 and dinaphtho[18]crown-6 have been estimated in a mixture of dioxane/water (80/20) using a sodium ion selective electrode (ISE). The constants have been estimated using 1=ðKnm1⁄2Lo n1m21Þ5 ð1 2 nP 0Þn ð1 2 mP 0Þm=P 0; where P 0, th...

The interaction between benzo-15-crown-5 (B15C5), dibenzo-18-crown-6 (DB18C6), dibenzyl-daza-18crown-6 (DBzDA18C6), N-phenyl-aza-15-crown-5 (NPhA15C5) and dibenzopyridine-18-crown-6 (DBPy18C6) with π-acceptor 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone (DDQ) in chloroform solution was studied spectrophotometrically. The interaction of B15C5-DDQ and DB18C6-DDQ caused the formation...

the interaction between benzo-15-crown-5 (b15c5), dibenzo-18-crown-6 (db18c6), dibenzyl-daza-18crown-6 (dbzda18c6), n-phenyl-aza-15-crown-5 (npha15c5) and dibenzopyridine-18-crown-6 (dbpy18c6) with π-acceptor 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone (ddq) in chloroform solution was studied spectrophotometrically. the interaction of b15c5-ddq and db18c6-ddq caused the formation of 1:1 charge transfe...

The feasibility of fabricating copper-sensitive chemically modified electrodes (CMEs) for trace analysis in aqueous and in 40% (v/v) ethanol-water media was investigated. Carbon paste electrodes modified with crown ethers were constructed by mixing the crown ethers into a graphite powder-paraffin oil matrix. The electrodes so formed were able to bind Cu(II) ions chemically and gave better volta...