Effect of competing alkali metal cations on neutral Host's anion binding ability
Anion binding by neutral hosts in organic solvents can be inhibited by the presence of alkali metal cations. The binding inhibition is due to salt ion-pairing which increases in the order Cs(+) < K(+) < Na(+). The binding inhibition can be reversed by using heteroditopic hosts that simultaneously bind both the metal cation and the anion. The largest cation-induced enhancements are observed with the less basic anions.
Shukla
R
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556-5670, USA.
Kida
T
Smith
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