Triethoxysilyl-substituted aminoethanethiol ligands for zinc and cadmium complexes and aminoethanethiol-modified silica gel. Evaluation of the corresponding supported molecular trap for metallic pollutant uptake (Cd2+, Hg2+ and Pb2+).
The reaction of 2-[3-(triethoxysilyl)propylamino]ethanethiol (LH, a) and 1-methyl-2-[3-(triethoxysilyl)propylamino]ethanethiol (LH, b) with ZnX2 and CdX2 (X = Cl, Br, I, NO3) in tetrahydrofuran (THF) or CH2Cl2 gives several complexes depending on the experimental conditions. Elemental analyses, IR, Raman, 13C[1H], 1H NMR and mass spectroscopies indicated the formation of mononuclear and dinuclear complexes. In the absence of NEt3 as proton quencher, the protonated ligands react in their zwitterionic form giving dinuclear [M(LH)X2]2 [M = Zn (1), Cd (2); LH = a, b; X = Cl, Br, I] or mononuclear M(NO3)2(LH)2 [M = Zn (5), Cd (6); LH = a] complexes. In both cases, coordination occurs through the S atoms, the ligands acting as terminal and bridging species. With NEt3, the deprotonated ligands are chelated through their N and S atoms and bridging occurs through the S atoms in [MLX]2 [M = Zn (3), Cd (4); LH = a; X = Cl, Br] complexes. The LH ligand is chemically grafted onto silica, the procedure optimized and the resulting material characterized by 13C and 29Si cross-polarization, magic-angle spinning (CP-MAS) NMR and DRIFT. This material is evaluated as a supported molecular trap for binding heavy metals (Cd2+, Hg2+, Pb2+) in aqueous solution. In both batch and column processes, it appears that Hg2+ and Pb2+ are trapped more than Cd2+, but in all cases values lower than those allowed were obtained.
Laboratoire de Chimie Inorganique, Université P. Sabatier, Toulouse, France.
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D002104:Cadmium / Q000737:chemistry*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004983:Ethanolamines / Q000737:chemistry; D008024:Ligands; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000737:chemistry*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry*
D004983:Ethanolamines; D008024:Ligands; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D002104:Cadmium; D015032:Zinc