Abstract
Cu(II) and Ni(II) complexes of two hexaaza macrocyclic ligands with and without pendant hydroxyl groups, 3,10-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-1,3,5,8,10,12-hexaazacyclotetradecane ( 1) and 3,10-bis(2-ethyl)-1,3,5,8,10,12-hexaazacyclotetradecane ( 2), were synthesized. Effects of these complexes on the hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl picolinate (PNPP) in micelles of cationic gemini surfactants with different spacer lengths, alkanediyl-α,ω-bis(dimethyl dodecylammonium bromide) (designated as 12- s-12, s = 2, 3 and 6), have been investigated at 25 °C. The results showed that metallomicelle systems containing gemini surfactants exhibited more efficient activities for hydrolysis of PNPP than those containing the corresponding single-chained conventional surfactant dodecyltrimethyl-ammonium bromide (DTAB). For gemini surfactants, it was found that catalytic activity of the metallomicellar systems containing the surfactant 12-2-12 was lower than those of surfactants 12-3-12 and 12-6-12. In addition, metal complexes of microcyclic ligand 1 bearing pendant hydroxyl groups showed higher catalytic activities than corresponding metal complexes of 2 without hydroxyl group, indicating that ligand hydroxyl groups play an important role for catalyzed hydrolysis of PNPP in metallomicellar systems.
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