Synthesis, Structure, Spectroscopic Studies, and Complexation of Novel Crown Ether Butadienyl Dyes

• Butadienyl dyes of the benzothiazole series with various fragments of benzocrown ethers 1a-c were synthesized for the first time. The structures and spectral properties of crown-containing butadienyl dyes and their complexes with alkali and alkaline-earth metal cations were studied by X-ray diffraction analysis and 1H-NMR, UV/VIS, and resonance Raman spectroscopy. To interpret the experimental results, quantum-chemical calculations were performed. In the case of Sr2+ and Ba2+ ions, the formation of strong sandwich complexes [M(1b)2]2+ of an unusual structure involving stacking interactions was established; the dye molecules are arranged one above another in the complex according to the head-to-head' pattern.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences (hsv//eng)

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