Electrochemical oxidation of <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-sulfonated calix[8]arene

The water-soluble p-sulfonated sodium salt of calix[8]arene (III) was synthesized. The product was characterized by FT-IR, NMR and UV–Vis spectra.Then the electrochemical behaviors of p-sulfonated sodium salt of calix[8]arene in NaAc+HAc (pH = 4) buffer solution was studied. In aqueous solution, p-sulfonated calix[8]arene can be oxidized when the potential is more than 0.7 V vs SCE. It was confirmed that the reaction was a two-electron irreversible electrochemical reaction. The transfer coefficient, α, was measured as 0.7. At 25°, the diffusion coefficient of p-sulfonated calix[8]arene was determined as 8.6 × 10⁻⁷ cm² s⁻¹. The diffusion activation energy of p-sulfonated calix[8]arene was 18.9 kJ mol⁻¹ at pH = 4.     

Extraction of Pb2+ with p-tert-butylcalix [4]-, [5]-, [6]Arene Carboxylic Acid Ligands and their Monomeric Counterpart: A Thermodynamic Approach

Studies on extraction equilibrium constants at different temperatures and thermodynamic parameters of solvent extraction of Pb²⁺ ion with carboxylic acid derivatives of different ring size calixarenes and structure related monomeric compound have been carried out. The extraction equilibrium constants corresponding to calix[n]arene (n?=?4, 5, 6) derivatives decrease in the order [5]arene > [6]arene > [4]arene. In all cases, the complexation process is primarily enthalpy driven. The favorable enthalpic contribution for extraction of Pb²⁺ is in the order hexamer ≈ monomer > tetramer > pentamer. However, the unfavorable entropic loss follows the order: monomer > hexamer > tetramer > pentamer. Overall stability of the host-guest complex is the function of entropy-enthalpy compensation and the free energy of complexation is minimum for the pentamer, followed by tetramer ≈ hexamer and monomer. Although the carboxylic acid derivative of calix[4]arene is more preorganized than the calix[5]arene derivative, extraction of Pb²⁺ ion with the tetramer passes through greater entropic loss than that with the pentamer and the degree of preorganization of calix[4]arene derivative is far from perfect for the complexation and extraction of Pb²⁺ ion. As compared to tetrameric and hexameric counterparts, the structural features of the carboxylic acid derivative of calix[5]arene prior to complexation contribute much to interact with the Pb²⁺ ion and form a thermodynamically stable complex. Supplementary materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange to view the supplemental file.     

Synthesis and binding properties of polymeric calix[4]arene nitriles

Two new polymers containing pendant calix[4]arene units with nitrile functionalities at their lower rim have been synthesized via radical initiated reactions involving a vinylic monomer 6 {5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,26,27-tris(cyanomethoxy)-28-(2-acryloyloxy) ethoxycalix[4]arene} and with styrene. A five atom spacer group was incorporated between the bulky calixarene core and the acrylate moiety in order to minimize steric interactions which proved to impede the polymerization. The complexation studies were made by using liquid–liquid extraction procedures. It has been deduced from the observations that both polymers show a good selectivity towards Hg²⁺ like their precursor 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,26,27-tricyanomethoxy-28-(2-hydroxy)ethoxycalix[4]arene 5, which supports their utility as adsorbents or potential candidate materials for fabricating membranes and sensors, which can separate or detect Hg²⁺ metal ions in a high selectivity.     

Interaction of acridine-calix[4]arene with DNA at the electrified liquid|liquid interface

The behaviour of an acridine-functionalised calix[4]arene at the interface between two immiscible electrolyte solutions (ITIES) is reported. Molecular modelling showed that the acridine-calix[4]arene has regions of significant net positive charge spread throughout the protonated acridine moieties, consistent with it being able to function as an anion ionophore. The presence of this compound in the organic phase facilitated the transfer of aqueous phase electrolyte ions. Upon addition of double stranded DNA to the aqueous phase, the transfer of electrolyte anions was diminished, due to DNA binding to the acridine moiety at the ITIES. The behaviour provides a basis for DNA hybridization detection using electrochemistry at the ITIES.     

Voltammetric characterization of selective potassium ion transfer across micro-water/1,2-dichloroethane interface facilitated by a novel calix[4]arene derivative

In this study, transfer reactions of alkali and alkaline-earth metal ions across a micro-water/1,2-dichloroethane (1,2-DCE) interface facilitated by a novel calix[4]arene derivative, 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,27-bis(2′amino-methylpyridine)-26,28-dihydroxy calix[4]arene (APHC4), were investigated by cyclic and differential pulse voltammetry techniques. Well-defined voltammetric behavior was obtained only for K⁺ ion among the used metal ions. The electrochemical data were used to determine the stoichiometry and the appropriate association constant of the occurring complex between K⁺ ion and APHC4. The obtained steady-state voltammograms indicated that the facilitated transfer process occurs with a TIC/TID mechanism according to 1:1 stoichiometry. The logarithm of the association constant () of K(APHC4)⁺ complex in the DCE phase was calculated to be 6.32. Also, the availability of the facilitated transfer for the design of an amperometric screening sensor for K⁺ ion was evaluated in the range of 50–500 μmol dm⁻³.     

Selective Extraction of Fe3+ Cation by Calixarene-Based Cyclic Ligands

Abstract

The selective liquid-liquid extraction of Fe³⁺ cation from the aqueous phase to the organic phase was carried out by using p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene [L₁], ca-lix[4]arene [L₂], p-nitro-calix[4]arene [L₃], calix[4]arene p-sulfonic acid [L₄], p-(diethylamino)methylcalixt4]arene [L₅], tetramethyl-p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene tet-raketone [L₆], 25,27-dimethyl-26,28-dihydroxy-p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene diketone [L₇], calix[4]arene-bearing dioxime group on the lower rim [L₈], and a monooxime [L₉]. The effect of varying pH upon the extraction ability of calixarenes substituted with electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups at their p-position was examined. Observed results were compared with those found for unsubstituted calix[4]arene.     

氨基硫脲基新型杯[4]芳烃衍生物的合成

通过1,3-环氧丙基杯[4]烃与硫代氨基脲开环反应,合成硫代氨基脲基杯[4]芳烃衍生物,研究了其对阳离子的吸附性能后发现,与其他氨基杯芳烃相比,该衍生物对铜离子的吸附性能较好,并且有很好的选择性。     

杯[4]芳烃咪唑盐的微波合成及在氟化反应中的应用

以杯[4]芳烃为起始原料,首先制得中间体杯[4]芳烃双溴代烷基衍生物,然后经微波辐射和阴离子交换,共得9种杯[4]芳烃咪唑盐衍生物,化合物的结构与构象经元素分析、IR、1HNMR、19FNMR、31PNMR表征.研究了它们在对氯硝基苯氟化反应中的催化性能以及对K+的萃取性能.结果表明,这9种化合物在氟化反应中的催化效果良好,对氟硝基苯的收率为80.89％～92.67％;同时化合物对K+具有较好的萃取效果,其中以化合物25,27-二[4-(3-甲基咪唑)乙氧基]-26,28-二羟基-5,11,17,23-四叔丁基杯[4]芳烃六氟磷酸盐的萃取效果最好,萃取率可达75.45％.     

A new Cu-selective self-assembled fluorescent chemosensor based on thiacalix[4]arene

A new ON–OFF fluorescent chemosensor for Cu²⁺ ions was prepared through self-assembly inside Triton X-100 micelles of p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene (TCA) and perylene in water solution. This thiacalix[4]arene-based self-assembled fluorescent chemosensor could realize the direct sensing of Cu²⁺ ions in aqueous solution. Addition of Cu²⁺ ions could result in a quenching of the fluorescence emission of perylene inside the micelles, which is ascribed to intramicellar complex-fluorophore electron-transfer or energy-transfer effects induced by the complexation of TCA with the Cu²⁺ ions. Cu²⁺ ions can be detected selectively in the presence of other metal ions (Zn²⁺, Pb²⁺, Cd²⁺, Mn²⁺, Ni²⁺, Al³⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺) and its concentration in the submicromolar range can be almost linearly determined according to the fluorescence quenching.     

Molecular Reinforcement of Transparent Materials With Acrylamide‐Modified Calix[4]arene as a Crosslinker

The synthesis of 5,11,17,23‐amino‐25,26,27,28‐propoxycalix[4]arene (calix[4]amine, 4 ) starting from 5,11,17,23‐nitro‐25,26,27,28‐propoxy‐calix[4]arene ( 3 ) via microwave‐assisted transfer hydrogenation is reported. Furthermore, the calix[4]amine ( 4 ) is functionalized with an acrylamide moiety. The swelling behavior in water, the influence on the glass transition temperature, and the shear modulus of a crosslinked N,N‐dimethylacrylamide (NDA) polymer with 5,11,17,23‐acrylamido‐25,26,27,28‐propoxycalix[4]arene ( 5 ) and EGDMA, respectively, are investigated.

     

Photoactive ternary Tb3+/Zn2+ centered hybrids with p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene functionalized Si–O bridge and polyvinylpyridine

A new multifunctional linkage Calix-AC-Si is derived from the modification of the p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene derivative with 3-(triethoxysilyl)-propyl isocyanate (TEPIC) and behaves as the first chelated ligand, and the organic polymer polyvinylpyridine (PVPD) is used as the second terminal ligand, whose ternary hybrids of metal ions (Tb³⁺ and Zn²⁺) are assembled and possess different luminescent properties. Especially the introduction of Zn²⁺ in the Tb³⁺ hybrid system can improve the luminescence of Tb³⁺.     

杯芳烃合成研究进展

杯芳烃是一类超分子主体化合物,主要有杯[4]、杯[6]和杯[8]芳烃的杯芳烃衍生物、杯芳烃聚合物及杯芳烃配合物等。介绍了不同杯芳烃及其衍生物的合成工艺的研究进展。     

Calixarenes 30. Calixquinones

Chlorine dioxide and thallium trifluoroacetate are shown to be useful reagents for the preparation of calixquinones. p-H-Calix[4]arene( 1a ),p-H-calix[5]arene ( 1b ), and p-H-calix[6]arene ( 1c ) are oxidized in modest yields by ClO₂ to the fully quinonoid compounds calix[4]tetraquinone ( 2a ), calix[5]pentaquinone ( 2b ), and calix[6]hexaquinone ( 2c ), respectively. Although Tl(OCOF₃)₃ is less effective for the oxidation of 1a-c , it proves to be the reagent of choice for converting partially etherified or esterified calixarenes carrying p-tert-butyl groups directly to partially quinonoid calixarenes. Thus, monosubstituted calix[4]arenes yield triquinones; disubstituted calix[4]arenes yield diquinones; trisubstituted calix[4]arenes yield monquinones; and tetrasubstituted calix[6]arenes yield diquinones. The structures of the calixquinones have been established by elemental analysis, ¹H NMR spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy, and in the case of 2c by X-ray crystallography. Since the starting materials are readily accessible, the calixquinones become easily available compounds for further study.     

Synthesis and characterization of calix[4]arene-based copolyethers and polyurethanes. Ionophoric properties and extraction abilities towards metal cations of polymeric calix[4]arene urethanes

Copolyethers and polyurethanes containing lower and upper rim calix[4]arene units in the fixed cone conformation were prepared in good yield by polycondensation reactions of distal calix[4]arene diols with bisphenol-A/dibromomethane and 2,4-tolylendiisocyanate (TDI), respectively. In a similar way were prepared calix[4]arene-crown-5 and -crown-6 polyurethanes in the fixed 1,3-alternate conformation by condensation of TDI with lower rim calixcrown-5 and calixcrown-6 diols. However, the poor solubility in common organic solvents of the copolyether derivatives (M_w=11,100-11,600 g/mol) hampered further studies on their ionophoric properties. Aiming to obtain model compounds for the investigation of both extraction abilities and ionophoric properties of the polyurethane materials, several bis-urethanes were also synthesized by reaction of the calix[4]arene diols with p-tolylisocyanate (TI). The extraction ability measurements of monomeric and polymeric calix[4]arene urethanes (M_w=12,300-83,500 g/mol) towards alkali metal cations (Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Rb⁺, Cs⁺) and Ag⁺showed a remarkable efficiency and selectivity of calixcrown-6 polyurethane toward Rb⁺, Cs⁺and Ag⁺.     

杯芳烃／聚丙烯共混体系耐热氧性能的研究

合成了对叔丁基杯[4]、杯[6]、杯[8]芳烃,并用热重法和烘箱老化评价了共混体系的耐热氧性能。结果表明,杯芳烃能明显提高聚丙烯的耐热氧性能,其耐热氧能力为：对叔丁基杯[6]芳烃＞对叔丁基杯[4]＜2,6－二叔丁基－4－甲基苯酚。     

Novel linear molecular aggregation tethered by hydrogen-Bonded interaction within the crystalline calix[4]arene derivatives

Single crystals of two calix[4]arene derivatives, that is, 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl- 25,27-bis[2-[N-(3-methoxy-4-methoxy-benzylidene)-amino]ethoxy]-26,28- dihydroxy calix[4]arene (1) and 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,27-bis[2-[3- pyridine carbonyl-amino]ethoxy]-26,28-dihydroxy calix[4]arene (2), were prepared and their crystal structures have been determined by X-ray crystallographic study. As compared with calix[4]arene derivative 1 possessing CN functional group, compound 2 bearing the NH group could form not only intermolecular hydrogen bonds between the hydrogen atom in NH group and the oxygen atom in CO of an adjacent calix[4]arene molecule, but also intramolecular hydrogen bonds between the N—H⋯OC moieties in solid state, giving a rare linear molecular aggregation.     

Molecular composites obtained by polyaniline synthesis in the presence of p‐octasulfonated calixarene macrocycle

Polyaniline (PANI) molecular composites were synthesized by chemical oxidative polymerization of the aniline and aniline dimer, N‐phenyl‐1,4‐phenylendiamine, in the presence of a macrocycle, calix[8]arene p‐octasulfonic acid (C8S), using ammonium peroxidisulfate as oxidant. The macrocycle has acted both as acid dopant and surfactant to obtain processable PANI‐ES. The PANI/calix[8]arene p‐octasulfonic acid composite was also obtained by a simple doping of PANI emeraldine base form with calix[8]arene sulfonic acid. The structure of materials was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared, UV–vis and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. All synthesized composite materials are amorphous and soluble in chloroform, dimethylsulfoxide, NMP, showing excellent solution‐processing properties combined with electrical conductivity. Cyclic voltammetry evidenced a good electroactivity for the composite films. Dielectric properties (dielectric constant and dielectric losses) were determined and are comparable with those of other PANI/ionic acid polymer composites. Preliminary studies have evidenced a high dielectric constant (10⁴ at 100 Hz) and electrical conductivity of 6 × 10^?3 S/cm for PANI composites. From sulfur elemental analysis of the PANI/calixarene, it results that the content in macrocycle is ～30% (weight). © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013     

Transport of Hg2+ Ions across a Supported Liquid Membrane Containing Calix[4]arene Nitrile Derivatives as a Specific Ion Carrrier

Abstract

The transport behavior of Hg²⁺ from aqueous solution through a flat‐sheet‐supported liquid membrane (SLM) has been investigated by using of calix[4]arene derivatives (1 and 2) as carriers and Celgrad 2400 and 2500 as the solid support. The effect of solvent type and anions such as chloride and nitrate ions on the transport of Hg²⁺ was examined. Danesi mass transfer model was used to calculate the permeability coefficients for each parameter studied. The highest values of permeability were obtained with 2‐nitrophenyl ethyl ether (NPOE) solvent and the influence was found to be in the order, NPOE>chloroform>xylene. The transport efficiency on the supported liquid membrane was dependent on the type of carrier, its characteristics, and the type of the solvent.     

Spectrophotometric and electrochemical behavior of a novel azocalix[4]arene derivative as a highly selective chromogenic chemosensor for Cr

In this study, a novel azocalix[4]arene derivative, 5,11,17-tris[(1-naphtyl)azo]-25,26,27,28-tetrahydroxy-calix[4]arene (NAC4) bearing napthyl groups on the upper rim was synthesized. Its complexation behavior for alkali, alkaline-earth and various heavy metal ions (Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Rb⁺, Cs⁺, Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺, Sr²⁺, Ba²⁺, Pb²⁺, Hg²⁺, Ni²⁺, Cd²⁺, Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺, Co²⁺, Fe²⁺, Cr³⁺, Ag⁺) was investigated by spectroscopic and voltammetric methods. This chemosensor exhibits decreased absorbance in the presence of Hg²⁺ and a unique absorbance quenching effect only for Cr³⁺. In addition, a new absorption band centered at 565 nm with the formation of the 1:1 host–guest complex (Cr³⁺-NAC4) was observed in the case of Cr³⁺, leading to an obvious color change from light orange to dark lilac. In voltammetric experiments, Cr³⁺ ions decreased voltammetric peaks of NAC4, whereas no significant changes occurred in the presence of the other metal ions. The Benesi–Hildebrand method was used to determine a logarithmic value of 3.76 for the association constant of the complex between Cr³⁺ and NAC4.     

Calix[4]arene‐tetranitrone as crosslinker in dental composite materials

The synthesis of a functionalized calix[4]arene bearing 1,3‐dipolaric nitrone groups ( 5 ) has been carried out. The reaction of N‐methylhydroxylamine or N‐propylhydroxylamine with the carbonyl group of 5,11,7,23‐tetraformyl‐25,26,27,28‐tetraalkoxycalix[4]arene leads to calix[4]arenes bearing a nitrone function at each of the four para‐positions. Via 1,3‐dipolar cyclo‐addition of acrylic acid methyl ester with the nitrone functions of 5 , subsequently an upper rim‐substituted tetraisoxalidinecalix[4]arene is quantitatively synthesized. Further, the minimization of shrinkage of a dental filling depending on the amount of calix[4]arene‐tetranitrone is discussed. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry