Synthesis, Characterization and Ion-Complexing Properties of Polymers Displaying Densely Packed Arrays of Crown Ethers as Lateral Substituents Ming Liu, Sandrine Peyrat, Nicolas Illy, Véronique Wintgens, Blandine Brissault, Jacques Penelle and Valessa Barbier* † Institut de Chimie et des Matériaux Paris-Est (ICMPE), Université Paris Est and CNRS, 2-8 rue Henri Dunant, 94320 Thiais, France barbier@icmpe.cnrs.fr * Corresponding author - Table S1. Elemental analysis data of monomers and polymers - Table S2. Glass transition temperature (Tg) of monomers measured by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (20°C/min). - Table S3. Binding constants and thermodynamic parameters for complexation of Na+ and K+ with 1-6 and Poly1-Poly4 in EtOH 95% at 298K. - Figure S1. Poly1 (up) 1H NMR (400 MHz, (CD3)2CO, room temperature); (down) 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3, room 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3, room 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3, room temperature) - Figure S2. Poly2 (up) 1H NMR (400 MHz, (CD3)2CO, room temperature); (down) temperature) - Figure S3. Poly3 (up) 1H NMR (400 MHz, (CD3)2CO, room temperature); (down) temperature) - Figure S4. Thermogravimetric curve for Poly1 (a), Poly2 (b), Poly3 (c) and Poly4 (d) (10 K.min-1, under Ar). - Figure S5. Integrated heat evolved per injection () after subtraction of the dilution heat for the titration of 1 (a), 3 (b), Poly1 (c) and Poly3 (d) by K+ solution. The lines represent the results of the best fit, whereas () shows the integrated heat released per injection for K+ addition into ethanol. - Figure S6. Picrate extraction experiments. Binding of cations (Li+, Na+ and K+) to monosubstituted monomers (), disubstituted monomers (), monosubstituted polymers () and disubstituted polymers (): complexed cation concentration over crown-ether [CE] initial concentration ratio as a function of cation (picrate) over CE initial concentration for (a,c) 15crown-5 systems; (b,d,e) 18-crown-6 systems. [CE] = 7 x 10-5 M. Table S1. Elemental analysis data of monomers and polymers Table S2. Glass transition temperature (Tg) of monomers measured by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (20°C/min). Monomer (1) (2) (3) (4) Tg (°C) -67 -45 -58 -50 Table S3. Binding constants and thermodynamic parameters for complexation of Na+ and K+ with 1-6 and Poly1-Poly4 in EtOH 95% at 298K. Ligand 1 2 3 4 5 6 Poly1 Poly2 Cation Log(K) - G° - H° TS° N Na+ 3.15 17.97 24.51 -6.52 1.0* K+ 3.13 17.88 68.07 -50.12 0.5* Na+ 3.30 18.83 30.72 -11.86 0.5* K+ 5.28 30.12 71.13 -40.90 0.45 Na+ 3.69 21.05 48.16 -27.12 0.47 K+ 5.32 30.36 47.99 -17.58 0.65 Na+ 3.34 19.07 90.17 -70.94 0.5* K+ 4.71 26.84 50.63 -23.81 0.62 Na+ 3.50 19.94 30.46 -10.49 0.95 K+ 3.47 19.80 71.96 -52.12 0.50 Na+ 3.94 22.46 43.51 -21.32 0.35 K+ 5.24 29.87 53.26 -23.32 0.52 Na+ 2.95 16.85 51.17 -34.29 0.16 K+ 3.97 22.65 121.42 -98.62 0.25 Na+ 3.25 18.53 48.37 -29.80 0.14 K+ 3.98 22.71 101.99 -79.17 0.35 4.40 25.08 44.18 -19.08 0.08 3.02 17.21 21.16 -3.93 0.90 5.38 30.68 45.44 -14.71 0.17 3.59 20.48 41.88 -21.32 1.01 4.57 26.08 75.06 -48.88 0.02 3.43 19.55 11.46 -8.10 1.02 5.50 31.39 39.47 -8.04 0.20 3.14 17.91 85.98 -67.95 0.66 Na+ Poly3 K+ Na+ Poly4 K+ *value of n, number of cations bound / ligand, was fixed Figure S1. Poly1 (up) 1H NMR (400 MHz, (CD3)2CO, room temperature); (down) 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3, room temperature) Figure S2. Poly2 (up) 1H NMR (400 MHz, (CD3)2CO, room temperature); (down) 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3, room temperature) Figure S3. Poly3 (up) 1H NMR (400 MHz, (CD3)2CO, room temperature); (down) 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3, room temperature) Figure S4. Thermogravimetric curve for Poly1 (a), Poly2 (b), Poly3 (c) and Poly4 (d) (10 K.min-1, Ar). Figure S5. Integrated heat evolved per injection () after subtraction of the dilution heat for the titration of 1 (a), 3 (b), Poly1 (c) and Poly3 (d) by K+ solution. The lines represent the results of the best fit, whereas () shows the integrated heat released per injection for K+ addition into ethanol. Figure S6. Picrate extraction experiments. Binding of cations (Li+, Na+ and K+) to monosubstituted monomers (), disubstituted monomers (), monosubstituted polymers () and disubstituted polymers (): complexed cation concentration over crown-ether [CE] initial concentration ratio as a function of cation (picrate) over CE initial concentration for (a,c) 15crown-5 systems; (b,d,e) 18-crown-6 systems. [CE] = 7 x 10-5 M.