Chelating group

In acid-base titrations the end point is generally detected by a pH-sensitive indicator. In the EDTA titration a metal ion-sensitive indicator (abbreviated, to metal indicator or metal-ion indicator) is often employed to detect changes of pM. Such indicators (which contain types of chelate groupings and generally possess resonance systems typical of dyestuffs) form complexes with specific metal ions, which differ in colour from the free indicator and produce a sudden colour change at the equivalence point. The end point of the titration can also be evaluated by other methods including potentiometric, amperometric, and spectrophotometric techniques. 

Hetero-substituted 2-alkenyllithium compounds, however, show useful levels of regio- and stereoselectivity in reactions with aldehydes, in particular if the cation is held at one terminus of the allylie system by electron-withdrawing or chelating groups. 

The relative stability of cis and trans-iorras is important. The trans form is nearly always the more stable so that the rate of conversion is a limitation on the use of the ds-compound as a drug. This problem is overcome if two ligand positions are occupied by a chelating group for then only a ds-complex can be prepared. 

A third approach utilised copper salts, especially copper(II) sulphate, in conjunction with dyes containing chelatable groupings such as salicylic acid or o,o -dihydroxyazo moieties. Indeed, special ranges of copperable direct dyes, for which the treatment with copper(II) sulphate was really part of the dyeing process rather than an optional aftertreatment, were introduced. In the past the main use of this chelation treatment was to enhance light fastness, but it is little used for this purpose nowadays. 

The palladium-loaded chelating groups are located exclusively at the surface of the particle they are accessible and there is no problem of diffusion. TONs of up to 210,000 were obtained for the vinylation of aryl iodides and aryl bromides. However, no recycling is reported and the authors did not exclude the participation of a dissolved (homogeneous) Pd species in the catalytic activity. 

The polyvalent nature of dendrimers has been investigated as vehicles for carrying multiple chelator groups to enhance signals in various imaging applications (Barthand Soloway, 1994 Yoo et al., 1999 Kobayashi et al., 2000, 2001 Sato et al., 2001). In addition, in certain chelate-dendrimer constructs, excess amines on the dendrimer surface can aid in the cellular uptake process through charge-mediated endocytosis. 

Figure 7.23 Chelating groups such as the isothiocyanate derivative of DTPA can be used to create multivalent chelating complexes with amine-dendrimers. Such complexes are able to coordinate multiple metal ions for detection, imaging, or radioimmunotherapy purposes.

As in the structure of the TMT chelator group, pyridine derivatives long have been known to be enhancers of lanthanide luminescence (Thomas et al., 1978). One such compound,... 

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