“…This implies that the complex formation of CEs with Ag + can strongly affect the electronic structure of the CE moiety. Subsequently, there have been a number of reports on CE complexes with transition metal ions in the condensed phase and gas phase. − In these studies, the formation and geometric structures of the CE complexes were examined by X-ray diffraction, ,,, IR spectroscopy, ,,,,,, NMR spectroscopy, ,, mass spectrometry, , and thermochemical measurements. , Very few studies discussed the coordination of macromolecules to the transition metal ions on the basis of absorption of the transition metal ions in the visible and near-IR regions. , Concerning spectroscopy of transition metal ion–CE complexes in the gas phase, Rodriguez and Lisy reported IR predissociation spectroscopy of Mn 2+ (18-crown-6)(CH 3 OH) n ( n = 1–3) complexes in the CH and OH stretching regions . Cooper et al studied the IR multiple photon spectra of Zn 2+ and Cd 2+ complexes with CEs using a free electron laser .…”