Measurement of radon and xenon binding to a cryptophane molecular host.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
; 108(27): 10969-73, 2011 Jul 05.
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ABSTRACT
Xenon and radon have many similar properties, a difference being that all 35 isotopes of radon ((195)Rn-(229)Rn) are radioactive. Radon is a pervasive indoor air pollutant believed to cause significant incidence of lung cancer in many geographic regions, yet radon affinity for a discrete molecular species has never been determined. By comparison, the chemistry of xenon has been widely studied and applied in science and technology. Here, both noble gases were found to bind with exceptional affinity to tris-(triazole ethylamine) cryptophane, a previously unsynthesized water-soluble organic host molecule. The cryptophane-xenon association constant, K(a)=42,000 ± 2,000 M(-1) at 293 K, was determined by isothermal titration calorimetry. This value represents the highest measured xenon affinity for a host molecule. The partitioning of radon between air and aqueous cryptophane solutions of varying concentration was determined radiometrically to give the cryptophane-radon association constant K(a)=49,000 ± 12,000 M(-1) at 293 K.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Compuestos Policíclicos
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Xenón
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Radón
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Contaminantes Radiactivos del Aire
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En
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Año:
2011
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Article
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Estados Unidos