Abstract

The dissociation of 14 ionophores, namely, seven symmetrical (C1 to C7) and five asymmetrical quaternary ammonium perchlorates and two tetraalkylammonium picrates (all with linear hydrocarbon chains), in 4-methyl-pentan-2-one was studied at 25 °C (er = 12.92) using the conductance method. The values of the association constants of the quaternary ammonium cation, Ct+, with ClO4− vary from (7.4 ± 0.3)·103 L·mol−1 for tetramethylammonium to (2.4 ± 0.1)·103 L·mol−1 for tetrahexyl- and tetraheptylammonium; a distinct dependence on the size of the Ct+, especially for symmetrical cations, is evident. The values of the limiting molar conductivities Λ0/S·mol−1·cm2 vary from 122.8 to 90.0 (± 0.7). The plot of Λ0 versus the reciprocal cube root of the total van der Waals volume of the cations, VCt−1/3, is close to linear up to tetrapentylammonium and hexadecyltrimethylammonium, while for larger cations (with 21 to 28 carbon atoms) the Λ0 values stay practically constant. At the same time, symmetrical and asymmetrica...

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