“…[22][23][24][25] Moreover, the use of some benzo-substituted macrocycles as ion carrier in preparation of PVCbased Li + and Pb 2+ ion-selective electrodes has already been reported in the literature. 26,27 Recently, we have used some new macrocyclic diamide derivatives, synthesized in our laboratories, as suitable neutral ionophores in the construction of PVC-membrane electrodes for Sr 2+ , 28 Zn 2+ , 29 Cu 2+ 30 and Hg 2+ ions. 31 In the present paper, we report the first synthesis of 3,5-diaza-4,5;13,14-dibenzo-21-hydroxy-19-methoxy-9-thia-6,12-dioxabicyclo[15.3.1]heneicosa-1(21),17,19-triene-2,16-dione (I) and its successful use as an excellent neutral ionophore for the preparation of a highly selective and stable plasticized PVC-membrane electrodes for the potentiometric determination of Ag + ion over a wide concentration range.…”