Yh. Tong et al., Sodium ion transfer across micro water/1,2-DCE interface facilitated by liquid crystal crown ether, CHEM J CH U, 22(11), 2001, pp. 1803-1806
The sodium ion transfer across the micro-water/1,2-dichloroethane interface
facilitated by a novel ionophore, liquid crystal crown ether was studied s
ystematically. The sodium ion transfer facilitated by LCCE is controlled by
diffusion studied by cyclic voltammetry. The diffusion coefficient of LCCE
in 1,2-dichloroethane was calculated to be equal to (2.61 +/- 0.12) X 10(-
6) cm(2)/s and the stability constant of the complex between Na+ and LCCE w
as determined as lg beta (o) = 5.7 in 1,2-dichloroethane.