ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, cilt.15, sa.2, ss.877-883, 2003 (SCI-Expanded)
The new crown ether ligands (5-6) were synthesized by condensation of 4'-formyl-5'-hydroxybenzo-15-crown-5 (4) with 2-chloroaniline and 3-bromoaniline. The structure of these compounds have been elucidated on the basis of elemental analyses, IR, H-1, C-13 NMR, and UV-Vis spectroscopic techniques. The UV-V is spectra of the ligands (5-6) were studied in polar and non-polar solvents, as well as in acidic and basic media. The results indicate that the tautomeric equilibria (phenol-imine O-H...N and keto-amine O...H-N forms) are present only in the EtOH solution. But in other solvents (DMSO, CHCl3, n-hexane), acidic and basic media only the phenol-imino form is dominant.