Ion-size recognition of Group 13 metals (Al³⁺, In³⁺) with modified β-diketones

Abstract

Ion-size recognition of Group 13 metals (Al³⁺ and In³⁺) with modified β-diketones, 3-phenylpentane-2,4-dione (α-phenylacetylacetone, HL²) and 1,2-diphenylbutane-1,3-dione (α-phenylbenzoylacetone, HL⁴), has been studied by the liquid–liquid extraction method and compared with that of pentane-2,4-dione (acetylacetone, HL¹) and 1-phenylbutane-1,3-dione (benzoylacetone, HL³). While HL¹ and HL³ quantitatively extracted both ions, HL² and HL⁴ greatly discriminated Al³⁺ from In³⁺: Al³⁺ was readily extracted into benzene at a pH below 5, while In³⁺ was entirely unextractable, leading to an effective extraction separation of Al³⁺ from In³⁺. This could be ascribed to the large ‘bite size’ (O · · · O distance in the chelate ring) in the indium β-diketonates. The steric repulsions between the α-phenyl group and the terminal methyl or phenyl groups prevent HL² and HL⁴ from widening their bite size. In addition, the extraction of Al³⁺ was greatly influenced by the interligand contact due to its remarkably small ionic radius. The extraction order with HL¹ and HL³ is Al³⁺ > In³⁺ obeying the common tendency that the metal ion with a smaller ionic radius is more readily extracted, while that with ligands having bulky terminal groups, such as 1,3-diphenylpropane-1,3-dione (dibenzoylmethane, HL⁵), is the opposite. These steric factors have been evaluated by the investigation of the crystal structures of the complexes of Al³⁺ and In³⁺ and by molecular mechanics calculations. The steric factors have been confirmed through extraction behaviors with various kinds of β-diketones.

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