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(QCM) techniques, the preferred technique for determining the
sorption properties of hosts with respect to the specific gas as a
guest.
Preparation of QCM electrodes
In order to prepare QCM electrodes, 4.7 mg of the ferrocene-
substituted calixarene 4 or 2.6 mg of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene 1,
which was used as a reference molecule, was dissolved in 4 mL of
chloroform, respectively. The prepared solutions, each of which
were 1 mM, were ultrasonicated for an hour to dissolve the com-
pound thoroughly. Finally, the prepared solutions were kept at
room temperature for 48 h. The step after preparation of the so-
lutions was to clean the surface of gold coated QCM electrodes as
follows: the QCM electrodes were cleaned in an ultrasonic bath in
acetone, ethanol, propanol and distilled water for 15 min, respec-
tively and then dried with high purity nitrogen. After cleaning QCM
Experimental
General remarks
TLC analyses were carried out on DC Alufolien Kieselgel 60 F254
(Merck). All reactions, unless otherwise noted, were conducted
under a nitrogen atmosphere. All starting materials and reagents
used were of standard analytical grade from Merck or Aldrich and
used without further purification. 1H NMR was recorded on a
Varian 400 MHz spectrometer. FTIR spectra were obtained on a
PerkineElmer 1605 FTIR spectrometer using KBr pellets and 100/
ATR Sampling Accessory. The cyclic voltammetric (CV) studies were
carried out according to the literature procedure [27]. Elemental
analyses were performed using a Leco CHNS-932 analyzer. Melting
points were determined on a Gallenkamp apparatus in a sealed
capillary glass tube and are uncorrected. A Shimadzu 160 A UVevis
apparatus was used to analyze absorbance of the ferrocene-
conjugated p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene (4) in CH2Cl2 solutions.
electrodes, 5 mL of each solution was dropped onto them and they
were kept at room temperature to dry. The structures of the
calixarene-modified QCM electrodes were determined by FTIR
spectrum (see Fig. 1).
Adsorption and desorption of the ferrocene-substituted calix[4]
arene 4 and p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene 1 were investigated under
exposure of CO and CO2 gas. Gas sensing properties of each deriv-
ative was investigated by using the Quartz Crystal Microbalance
(QCM) technique. A 2-channel gas-flow system controlled via PC
was set. Gas sensor responses of each calixarene film were
measured by the frequency shift response with a flow gas system
according to the Sauerbrey relation. The schematic of the mea-
surement system is depicted in Fig. 2. A time-resolved electro-
chemical QCM (EQCM) with the model of CHI400A Series from CH
Instruments (Austin, USA) was used to measure the change in the
resonance frequency of quartz crystals between gold electrodes
during adsorption and desorption. The range of oscillation fre-
quencies of QCM is between 7.995 MHz and 7.950 MHz. AT- cut
quartz crystals with a fundamental frequency of 7.995 MHz were
obtained from International Crystal Manufacturing Co. (ICM). The
Syntheses
The syntheses of compounds 1e3 were carried out according to
the literature procedures [28e30]. The ferrocene-substituted calix
[4]arene (4) is herein reported for the first time.
Synthesis of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene-diester (2)
Yield: 14 g (63.4%); mp: 202e207 ꢀC. FTIR (KBr): 1750 cmꢁ1 (C]
O). 1H NMR (CDCl3):
d
0.97 (s, 18H, But), 1.24 (s, 18H, But), 3.35 (d,
4H, J ¼ 12.6 Hz, AreCH2eAr), 3.85(s, 6H, eOCH3), 4.45 (d, 4H,
J ¼ 12.6, AreCH2eAr), 4.78 (s, 4H, eOCH2CO), 6.85 (s, 4H, ArH), 7.05
(s, 4H, ArH), 7.10 (s, 2H, OH).
density (r m)
) of the crystal is 2.684 g/cm3, and the shear modulus (
of quartz is 2.947 ꢂ 1011 g/cm s2. Around oscillation frequency of
7.995 MHz, a net change of 1 Hz corresponds to 1.34 ng of gas
molecules adsorbed or desorbed onto the crystal surface of an area
of 0.196 cm2. Gas flow into test cell were supplied by two mass flow
meters (MKS,179A Mass-Flo®) and RS232 controlled gas flow con-
trol unit (MKS).
Synthesis of 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,27-
dihydrazinamidecarbonylmethoxy-26,28-dihydroxy-calix[4]arene
(3)
Yield: 1.6 g (53.3%); mp: 330e333 ꢀC. FTIR (KBr): 1687 cmꢁ1
(NeC]O). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3):
d
1.02 (s, 18H, But), 1.26 (s,
18H, But), 2.15 (d, 4H, J ¼ 1.6 Hz, NH2), 3.42 (d, 4H, J ¼ 13.3 Hz,
AreCH2eAr), 4.11 (d, 4H, J ¼ 13.2 Hz, AreCH2eAr), 4.63 (s, 4H,
eOCH2), 6.92 (s, 4H, ArH), 7.10 (s, 4H, ArH), 7.70 (s, 2H, eOH), 9.61
(brs, 2H, NH).
Synthesis of ferrocene-conjugated p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene (4)
To a solution of 3 (0.6 g, 0.756 mmol) in 30 mL THF, a solution of
ferrocene carboxyaldehyde (0.3 g, 1.542 mmol) in 150 mL THF was
added. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 2 days. The volatile
component was evaporated to dryness, and the residue was dis-
solved in CHCl3 and washed with water to adjust pH 7.0. The
organic layer was then dried over MgSO4, filtered off and evapo-
rated to dryness. The crude was purified by column chromatog-
raphy (SiO2, EtOAc/MeOH, 20/1). Yield: 85%, m.p.; 184e186 ꢀC. FTIR
(ATR) cmꢁ1: 1641 (CH]N) and 1674 (C]O). 1H NMR (400 MHz,
CDCl3):
d 8.20 (s, 2H, HC]N), 7.52 (s, 2H, eNH), 7.13 (s, 4H, ArH),
7.09 (s, 2H, eOH), 6.91 (s, 4H, ArH), 4.75 (s, 4H, OCH2), 4.66 (brs, 4H,
C5H4), 4.37 (brs, 4H, C5H4), 4.14e4.21 (m, 14H, AreCH2eAr and
C5H5), 3.51 (d, 4H, J ¼ 13.5 Hz, AreCH2eAr), 1.27 (brs, 18H, But), 1.0
(brs, 18H, But). 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3):
d 169.26 (CO), 153.60,
153.03, 150.43, 139.53, 139,48, 129.46, 129.21, 126.02, 125.25, 76.21,
73.94, 73.80, 68.57, 67.92, 38.98, 37.24, 31.54. Anal. Calcd. for
C
70H80Fe2N4O6: C, 70.94; H, 6.80; N, 4.73. Found (%): C, 70.74; H,
6.91; N, 4.68.
Fig. 1. FTIR spectra of the calixarene-modified QCM electrodes.
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