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Comparison of the macrocyclic effect for ether hosts in aqueous and organic solvents

  • J. N. Spencer
  • , J. E. Mihalick
  • , T. J. Nicholson
  • , P. A. Cortina
  • , J. L. Rinehimer
  • , J. E. Smith
  • , Xiaoming Ke
  • , Qing He
  • , S. E. Daniels
  • , Shaym Puppala
  • , James L. Ealy
  • , L. J. Fenton
  • , William J. Nicholson
  • , Ian M. Paul
  • , Claude H. Yoder

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Abstract

Equilibrium constants and enthalpies of host-guest complexation have been determined by calorimetry for cyclic and acyclic polyether hosts with a variety of guests and solvents. The thermodynamic parameters for complexation of group I cation guests by crown ethers in water solvent may be correlated to the hydration enthalpy and relative sizes of cation and ether. The macrocyclic effect is observed for cation-ether systems in water solvent but not for the complexation of malononitrile by ethers in nonpolar aromatic or alcohol solvent.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)10509-10512
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of physical chemistry
Volume97
Issue number40
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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