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Complexation Equilibria: The Chelate Effect
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2024
In complexation reactions, metal atoms or cations interact with ligands to form donor-acceptor adducts called metal complexes. Ligands that bind through one donor site are monodentate, ligands with two donor sites are bidentate, and those with more than two donor sites are polydentate ligands. For example, ethylene diamine is a bidentate ligand that binds through two nitrogen donor atoms, forming a five-membered ring. EDTA is a polydentate ligand that binds through four oxygen and two nitrogen...
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Fabrication Procedures and Birefringence Measurements for Designing Magnetically Responsive Lanthanide Ion Chelating Phospholipid Assemblies
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2018
Fabrication procedures for highly magnetically responsive lanthanide ion chelating polymolecular assemblies are presented. The magnetic response is dictated by the assembly size, which is tailored by extrusion through nanopore membranes. The assemblies' magnetic alignability and temperature-induced structural changes are monitored by birefringence measurements, a complimentary technique to nuclear magnetic resonance and small angle neutron scattering.
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High-resolution Thermal Micro-imaging Using Europium Chelate Luminescent Coatings
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2017
Europium thenoyltrifluoroacetonate (EuTFC) has an optical luminescence line at 612 nm, whose activation efficiency decreases strongly with temperature. If a sample coated with a thin film of this material is micro-imaged, the 612 nm luminescent response intensity may be converted into a direct map of sample surface temperature.
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Preparation and Evaluation of 99mTc-labeled Tridentate Chelates for Pre-targeting Using Bioorthogonal Chemistry
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2017
Here, we describe a protocol for radiolabeling and in vivo testing of tridentate 99mTc(I) chelate-tetrazine derivatives for pre-targeting and bioorthogonal chemistry.
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Quantifiable and Inexpensive Cell-Free Fluorescent Method to Confirm the Ability of Novel Compounds to Chelate Iron
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2024
We describe a fluorescent assay that can quickly and inexpensively confirm the ability of novel compounds to chelate iron. The assay measures the ability of compounds to outcompete the iron binding activity of the weak iron chelating fluorescent probe Calcein, resulting in a quantifiable increase in fluorescence when chelation occurs.
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pH changes the availability of ligand donor atoms and the chemical form of the metal ion, so it can strengthen or weaken complex formation. A ligand may bind less effectively when its donor atoms are not available for coordinate bonding, while competing chemical forms of the metal can alter binding. Controlling pH therefore helps manage chelate stability and metal solubility.
The ligand’s arrangement of donor atoms influences how readily it can surround a particular metal ion, while the metal’s identity affects the compatibility of that interaction. These variables help explain why chelation is not equally strong for every ligand-metal pair. Selecting compatible partners can improve control over metal reactivity, solubility, or measurement in a chemical system.
Competing ions can reduce the amount of target metal captured by a ligand because they may also interact with the available donor atoms. Chelation is therefore influenced by the composition of the surrounding solution, not only by the intended pair. Accounting for competing ions is important when a process must separate or measure one metal selectively rather than bind metals indiscriminately.
Analytical applications use ligand binding to control how metal ions behave in solution. By changing a metal’s solubility or keeping it in a defined complexed form, chemists can support its separation or measurement. This approach is valuable when the chemical system contains multiple ions, because selective control of metal behavior can make the target ion easier to distinguish and handle.
In water treatment, chelation can help remove metal ions from solution by converting them into complexes whose behavior is easier to control. The outcome depends on the ligand, metal identity, pH, and competing ions, so treatment conditions matter. Managing these variables can influence whether the metal remains dissolved, becomes separable, or is otherwise controlled within the treated water.
Chemists also use chelation to regulate metal reactivity in catalysts and metal-based compounds. Binding through several donor atoms can place the metal in a defined chemical environment, allowing ligand structure and metal identity to influence its behavior. This makes chelation relevant not only to removing metals, but also to designing compounds and systems in which metal reactivity must be controlled.