The extraction of thallium(I) and silver(I) ions with 1,3-alternate calix[4]arene derivatives

  • Ryan T. Chester
  • Daniel Couton
  • Roya Lobler
  • Mauro Mocerino
  • Mark I. Ogden
  • Jade K. Pettersen
  • Brian W. Skelton
  • Allan H. White
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Abstract

Tetraallyloxy and tetrabenzyloxy derivatives of calix[4]arenes in cone and 1,3-alternate conformations were synthesised and their capacity to extract thallium(I) and silver(I) ions was investigated. ‘Low’-temperature single crystal X-ray structure determinations were recorded for two derivatives in which the calixarene conformation was that of an alternating cone, the aromatic rings lying closely quasi-parallel to the \( \overline{4} \)-axis of the cone. The structure of a tetraallyloxy derivative in the cone conformation was also determined in which a molecule of acetonitrile was included within the calixarene cavity.

Keywords

Calix[4]arene Thallium(I) Soft metals 1,3-Alternate Solvent extraction 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Ryan T. Chester
    • 1
  • Daniel Couton
    • 1
  • Roya Lobler
    • 1
  • Mauro Mocerino
    • 1
  • Mark I. Ogden
    • 1
  • Jade K. Pettersen
    • 1
  • Brian W. Skelton
    • 2
  • Allan H. White
    • 2
  1. 1.Nanochemistry Research Institute, Department of ChemistryCurtin UniversityPerthAustralia
  2. 2.Chemistry M313, School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical SciencesUniversity of Western AustraliaCrawleyAustralia

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