Tetrahedron Letters

Synthesis and metal-binding studies of a novel pyrene discotic

FM Jradi, MH Al-Sayah, BR Kaafarani

Index: Jradi, Fadi M.; Al-Sayah, Mohammad H.; Kaafarani, Bilal R. Tetrahedron Letters, 2008 , vol. 49, # 2 p. 238 - 242

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Abstract

The synthesis of a novel bis-crown quinoxalino [2′, 3′: 9, 10] phenanthro [4, 5-abc] phenazine discotic and its binding properties to a series of alkali and alkaline-earth metals is reported. A schematic representation of the binding equilibrium of the sensor to the metal is proposed. The binding constant of the sensor to barium (II) was estimated to be 1.4× 104M− 1 based on 1H NMR studies.