Synthesis of N-methyl alkylaminomethane-1,1-diphosphonic acids and evaluation of their complex-formation abilities towards copper(II)
Abstract A series of N -methyl alkylaminomethane-1,1-diphosphonic acids ( 3a – g ) with a common tertiary nitrogen atom (CH 3 –N–R) bearing linear or branched alkyl, cycloheptyl or phenylalkyl R substituents was synthesized in the reaction of diethylphosphonate with triethyl orthoformate and secondary amine followed by hydrolysis, and by the Eschweiler–Clarke methylation of the alkylaminomethane-1,1-diphosphonic acids with formic acid and formaldehyde. Complex-formation abilities of 3a – g towards copper(II) in solution were studied by means of pH-potentiometry, ESI-MS spectrometry, UV–Vis and EPR methods. Evaluation of stability constants for the Cu(II) complexes of 3a – g has revealed the…
NMR, potentiometric and ESI-MS combined studies on the zinc(II) magnesium(II) and calcium(II) complexation by (morpholin-1-yl)methane-1,1-diphosphonic acid and its thio-analog
Abstract The crystal structures of the two derivatives of aminomethane-1,1-diphosphonic acid with morpholinyl- (1) and thiomorpholinyl- (2) side chains were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction and discussed with respect to molecular geometry and solid state organization. The protonation equilibria, solution behavior and complex-formation equilibria in solutions of 1 and 2 with the Zn(II), Mg(II) and Ca(II) ions were studied by means of NMR, pH-potentiometry and ESI-MS methods. As the p K ( NH + ) protonation constants of 1 and 2 are high (11.65 and 11.91, respectively) two different approaches were used to evaluate the pH-potentiometric data. The first approach disregarded the pr…