Solubilization of alkali metals in tetrahydrofuran and diethyl ether by use of a cyclic polyether
01 Aug 1970-Journal of the American Chemical Society (American Chemical Society)-Vol. 92, Iss: 17, pp 5226-5228
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TL;DR: Cyclic polyethers have been successfully employed, inter alia, in experiments with ionic compounds in organic solvents and in studies of ion transport in biological systems.
Abstract: The most important, and almost unique, property of the macrocyclic polyethers (“crown compounds”) is their tendency to form complexes with alkali metal salts and salts with similar cations Such complexes are held together by electrostatic attraction between the cation and the negative end of the CO dipoles The stability of the polyether complexes depends primarily upon how well the cation fits into the polyether ring; other factors are the charge density of the cation and—in solution—the solvating power of the medium Cyclic polyethers have been successfully employed, inter alia, in experiments with ionic compounds in organic solvents and in studies of ion transport in biological systems
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...The study of more concentrated alkali metal solutions in a variety of solvents became possible in 1970, when crown ethers were used([10]) to enhance the solubility of the metal....
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TL;DR: In this paper, it was shown that information stored in various structural features allows the thermodynamic and kinetic features of the complexation process to be monitored, and further progress may be achieved by making use of the feedback from present results to adjust and improve the model and to analyze the information-property relationship.
Abstract: Looking back to the introductory section, it appears that in recent years appreciable progress has been made in understanding and controlling the process of spherical recognition of alkali and alkaline-earth cations by organic ligand molecules. Information stored in various structural features allows the thermodynamic and kinetic features of the complexation process to be monitored. Further progress may be achieved by making use of the feedback from present results to adjust and improve the model and to analyze the information-property relationship.
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