Transition metal binding properties of the redox-active 1,4,7,10,13,16-hexa(ferrocenylmethyl)-1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaazacyclooctadecane and its electrochemical behaviour in a non-aqueous solvent
Abstract Solution studies to elucidate the coordination behaviour and the electrochemical response of the ferrocene-functionalized polyazamacrocycle 1,4,7,10,13,16-hexa(ferrocenylmethyl)-1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaazacyclooctadecane (L1) by potentiometric methods and electrochemical techniques have been carried out. Potentiometric methods in the presence of Cd2+, Hg2+, Pb2+ and Zn2+ were carried out in 1,4-dioxane/water (70:30 v/v, 25°C, 0.1 mol dm−3 KNO3). Electrochemical studies were carried out in acetonitrile/dichloromethane (50:50 v/v, 25°C, 0.1 mol dm−3 TBAClO4) in the presence of transition metal ions and anions.