M. Kaji et al., SYNTHESIS AND LITHIUM ION-SELECTIVITY OF 2-PHENYLCYCLOHEXANO AND 2,3-DIPHENYLCYCLOHEXANO-14-CROWN-4 DERIVATIVES, Chemistry Letters, (9), 1995, pp. 831-832
Cis- and trans-2-phenylcyclohexano-14-crown-4 and cis- and trans-2,3-d
iphenylcyclohexano-14-crown-4 were prepared and their ion selectivity
was determined by means of extraction of alkali metal picrates, stabil
ity constants, and ion-selective electrodes. Cis diphenyl derivative e
xhibits the highest lithium ion-selectivity of the four ionophores exa
mined, which is as high as that of decalino-14-crown-4, one of the bes
t Li+-selective ionophores.