Abstract
Potentiometric selectivities toward alkali and alkaline earth metal cations and ammonium ions are utilized to probe the complexation of these cationic species by dibenzo-16-crown-5 lariat ethers. Attachment of one or two pendant groups to the central carbon of the three-carbon bridge in dibenzo-16-crown-5 markedly alters the potentiometric responses of the ionophores when incorporated in solvent polymeric membrane electrodes. Results obtained for dibenzo-16-crown-5 compounds with coordinating side arms containing ether, carboxylic acid, ester, and amide groups provide insight into the role of the side arm in metal ion complexation by lariat ether compounds.
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