Abstract
Binding constants of alkali picrates to poly(ethylene oxide)-based networks were measured spectrophotometrically in dioxane at 25 and 40°C. The networks were synthesized from aliphatic tri- or tetrafunctional isocyanates and α,ω-diamino-poly-(ethylene glycol)s. The slopes of the Klotz binding plots appear to decrease in the lower picrate concentration range, suggesting that binding of the salt becomes more difficult at high picrate content. It was shown that under saturation conditions six to seven ethylene oxide units are required to bind a sodium picrate ion pair. The affinity of the PEO-resins for the alkali picrate can be enhanced by immobilizing a poly(crown ether) in the network. A number of competition experiments for sodium picrate in toluene was also carried out to obtain the affinity of soluble ligands for alkali salts. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35: 1819–1824, 1997
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