Diazo-coupled calix[4]arenes for qualitative analytical screening of metal ions

Tae Hyun Kim, Su Ho Kim, Le Van Tan, Yunyan Dong, Hasuck Kim, Jong Seung Kim

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    Abstract

    New chromogenic diazophenylcalix[4]arenes 1 and 2 were synthesized in cone conformation. Compound 1 with the ortho-carboxyl groups in CH3CN solution preferentially binds with alkaline earth and transition metal ions, whereas no significant changes in absorption spectra are observed in the presence of alkali metal ions. While 2 with the ortho-ester groups shows selective complexation properties towards transition metal ions over alkali and alkaline earth metal ions. The detection of metal ions gives rise to bathochromic shifts in the absorption spectra (from orange/yellow to red), which is clearly visible even to the naked eye. According to the selective color changes using both receptors upon cation complexation, one can set up a qualitative analytical routine to screen alkali, alkaline earth, and transition metal ions.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1654-1658
    Number of pages5
    JournalTalanta
    Volume74
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008 Feb 15

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by the SRC program (JSK, R11-2005-008-02001-0(2007)) and Korea Research Foundation (no. 2005-C00101). Also HK acknowledges the financial support by the MOCIE through the Strategic National R&D Program on Nano Biochips in 2002 (M1-0213-05-0001) and the SRC program of MOST/KOSEF through the Center for Intelligent Nano-Bio Materials at Ewha Womans University (R11-2005-008-00000-0).

    Keywords

    • Calix[4]arenes
    • Chromoionophores
    • Complexation
    • Metal ion

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Analytical Chemistry

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