In the title compound, [Ba(C(14)H(20)O(5))(2)][Co(NCS)(4)], the Ba(II) and Co(II) ions are situated on twofold rotational axes, so asymmetric unit contains half each of the complex cations and anions. The Co(II) ion is coordinated by four N atoms [Co-N 1.83 (2), 1.95 (3) Å] in a distorted tetra-hedral geometry. The Ba(II) ion is coordinated by ten O atoms [Ba-O 2.766 (19)-2.859 (19) Å] from two...

A new fluorescent ionophore for alkaline earth metal ions, 4'-(9-fluorenecarboxamido)benzo-15-crown-5 (3), was synthesized; its photochemical behavior was investigated using UV, fluorescence, (1)H NMR, and (13)C NMR spectrometry. In the absence of a metal ion, the fluorene moiety showed weak fluorescence emission (fluorescence "Off" state). However, complexation with metal ions greatly enhanced...

Novel bi-chromophoric naphthalimide derivatives containing benzo-15-crown-5 and N-phenyl-aza-15-crown-5 receptor moieties BNI2 and BNI3 were designed and prepared. Significant Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) from donor (D) amido-naphthalimide to acceptor (A) amino-naphthalimide chromophores as well as photoinduced electron transfer (PET) between the N-aryl receptor and amido-naphthalim...

Initial attempts to make [Ni(H2O)2(15-crown-5)](NO3)2, i.e. to insert the Ni2+ ion into the 15-crown-5 macrocycle, gave the mono- (two polymorphs) and dihydrate of a co-crystal of[Ni(H2O)6](NO3)2 and 15-crown-5 (1,4,7,10,13-pentaoxacyclopentadecane=15C5). Synthetic routes designed to restrict the water available to the Ni2+ cation gave three additional compounds, [Ni(H2O)6](NO3)2-trans-[Ni(H2O)...

The reaction of MgCl(2), NiCl(2), and Na(2)(i-mnt) (i-mnt is 1,1-dicyano-thene-2,2-dithiol-ate) with 15-crown-5 (15-C-5) leads to an infinite chain polymer, {[NiMg(2)(C(4)N(2)S(2))(2)(C(10)H(20)O(5))(2)]Cl(2)}(n) or {[Mg(15-C-5)](2)[Ni(i-mnt)(2)]Cl(2)}(n), which consists of two [Mg(15-C-5)](2+) complex cations, one [Ni(i-mnt)(2)](2-) complex anion and two Cl(-) ions per formula unit. In the [Ni...

crown ethers 12-crown-4 (12c4), benzo-15-crown-5 (b15c5), 18-crown-6 (18c6), nitrobenzo-18-crown-6 (nb18c6) dibenzo-18-crown-6 (db18c6) and dicyclohexyl-18-crown-6 (dc18c6), dissolved in dichloromethane, are able to form oxonium-ion complexes in contact with aqueous sulfuric and hydrochloric acid solutions. this ability allows the transfer of cr(vi) oxanions from the acid media, through an orga...