A synthesis of novel 4-acylpyrazol-5-one-substituted crown ethers metal-che
lating reagents is described. 4-Acylpyrazol-5-one-substituted dibenzo-16-cr
own-5 1a, 4-acylpyrazol-5-one-substituted dibenzo-19-crown-6 1b, and bis(4-
acylpyrazol-5-one)-substituted diaza-18-crown-6 1c were designed and synthe
sized by simple coupling reactions between alpha-chloro 4-acylpyrazol-5-one
3 and the corresponding crown ethers 2a-c. Compound 1a was found to be an
effective and metal ion-selective extraction reagent.