Abstract
Complexation of a new macrocyclic compound, 2,6-dimethylformamide-calix[4]pyridine (L1), with Eu(III) was studied by spectrophotometry. Stability constants of the Eu(III)/L1 complex in different solvents were determined. The results reveal that L1 forms moderately strong complexes with Eu(III) and other lanthanides in aprotic solvents and shows little binding ability with transition metals. Moreover, the binding strength of L1 weakens significantly in protic solvents. Using 2-bromodecanoic acid as the synergistic reagent, L1 extracts Am(III) and Eu(III) successfully with a separation factor of SFAm/Eu=1.3, and the distribution ratios of Am(III) and Eu(III) increases as the aqueous acidity is decreased. DFT computational studies were conducted to corroborate the solvent extraction data, and compare the coordination properties of Am(III)/Eu(III) complexes with L1 and a related, 2,6-diformamide-calix[4]pyridine (L2). The computational results suggest that L2 could form stable complexes [ML]3+ and ML(NO3)3 [where M represent Am(III) or Eu(III)] in aqueous phase, in sharp contrast to the case of L1 where such complexes in aqueous phase are not stable.
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation of China (No. 11675156 and 91326110).
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