The equilibrium constant of extraction of lithium, sodium, or potassium
picrates, MPi, with 18-crown-6
or dibenzo-18-crown-6 between water and dichloromethane was determined
spectrophotometrically and
compared with literature values. In all instances, a 1:1:1 complex
was extracted. The value of the ionic
association constant of the complexed potassium picrate in the organic
phase agrees well with that from
electrolytic conductivity data. The latter reveals the presence of
both cationic and anionic ion triplets in
solutions >3 × 10-3
mol-1 dm-3.
The effect of temperature on the solubility of dibenzo-18-crown-6
in
water saturated with dichloromethane yields ΔH = −16.4
kJ mol-1 and ΔS =
−36.02 kJ mol-1
K-1. Values
of the activity coefficient of dibenzo-18-crown-6 at 298.1 K
(“salting out effect”) in aqueous lithium chloride
(0.10 to 0.25 mol dm-3) were estimated from
the effect of the salt on the solubility, while the
activity
coefficient of the crown ether in dichloromethane saturated with water
was evaluated from the effect of
the salt on the partition coefficient. An estimate of the activity
coefficient product,
y(K+)y(Pi-), in
the
aqueous lithium chloride solutions was made from the effect of this
electrolyte on the extraction constant.