Issue 3, 1996

Tuning of the electrochemical recognition of substrates as a function of the proton concentration in solution using pH-responsive redox-active receptor molecules

Abstract

Reaction of ferrocene-1,1′-dicarbaldehyde and ethane-1,2-diamine yielded the Schiff-base derivative 2,5,19,22-tetraaza[6.6](1,1′)ferrocenophane-1,5-diene, 1 the molecular structure of which has been determined by single-crystal X-ray analysis. Hydrogenation of 1 with LiAlH4 resulted in the corresponding amine 2,5,19,22-tetraaza-[6.6](1,1′)ferrocenophane 2 which was characterised crystallographically. The protonation behaviour of 2(denoted as L) and its complex formation with copper(II), nickel(II) and zinc(II) has been studied by potentiometric titrations in tetrahydrofuran–water (70:30 v/v)(0.1 mol dm–3 NBu4ClO4, 25 °C). The complexes [M(HL)]3+, [ML]2+, [M(OH)]+ and [ML(OH)2] are formed. An electrochemical study of compound 2 has also been performed under the same conditions at which the potentiometry was carried out and the pKa values for the mixed-valence FeIIFeIII and oxidised FeIIIFeIII species determined by fitting the curve of E½versus pH. From those data the Pourbaix diagram of the redox-active 2 has been calculated. Compound 2 can be considered as a selective electrochemical sensor for copper(II).

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J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1996, 343-351

Tuning of the electrochemical recognition of substrates as a function of the proton concentration in solution using pH-responsive redox-active receptor molecules

M. J. L. Tendero, A. Benito, R. Martínez-Máñez, J. Soto, J. Payà, A. J. Edwards and P. R. Raithby, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1996, 343 DOI: 10.1039/DT9960000343

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