International Journal of Electrochemistry
Volume 2011, Article ID 798321, 6 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/798321
Characterization of Anthraquinone-DerivedRedox Switchable Ionophores and Their Complexes with Li+, Na+, K+, Ca+, and Mg+ Metal Ions
School of Studies in Chemistry and Biochemistry, Vikram University, Madhya Pradesh, Ujjain 456010, India
Received 13 February 2011; Accepted 12 April 2011
Academic Editor: Rubin Gulaboski
Copyright © 2011 Vaishali Vyas et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Anthraquinone derived redox switchable ionophores 1,5 bis (2-(2-(2-ethoxy) ethoxy) ethoxy)anthracene-9,10-dione (V1) and 1,8-bis(2-(2-(2-ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy) anthracene—9,10-dione (V2) have been used for isolation, extraction and liquid membrane transport studies of Li+, Na+, K+, Ca2+ and Mg2+ metal ions. These isolated complexes were characterized by melting point determination, CV and IR, 1H NMR spectral analysis. Ionophore V2 shows maximum shift in reduction potential