摘要
The interactions between diquat (DQ) and p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene (C4S) were studied in an aqueous solution as a function of the ionic strength. Evidence for the formation of a complex between DQ and C4S was obtained using fluorescence measurements, while the stoichiometry of the complex was confirmed as 1:1 for DQ/C4S using UV-vis spectroscopy. The ionic strength had no influence on the stoichiometry of the complex, but exerted a significant influence on the complexation constant, Kc, decreasing with an increase in the ionic strength. The thermodynamic complexation constant, Kc鈥? was computed as 5.25卤1.11脳107 using the extended Debye-H眉ckel law. The rate constants for the heterogeneous electron transfer for the reduction of DQ at an electrode surface were evaluated as 0.150卤0.010 cm s鈭? in the absence of C4S and 0.065卤0.010 cm s鈭? when C4S was added to the solution in a 1:1 ratio.