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To comprehensively review the structural chemistry, thermodynamic stability, and ligand-binding behaviors of alkali and alkaline earth metal cations.

October 1, 1979Chemical Reviews

Coordination chemistry of alkali and alkaline earth cations

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NPNarinder S. PooniaDevi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya ABAmritlal V. BajajDevi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya

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Comprehensive review synthesizes coordination principles of alkali and alkaline earth cations, highlighting binding mechanisms across synthetic and natural ligands.

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To comprehensively review the structural chemistry, thermodynamic stability, and ligand-binding behaviors of alkali and alkaline earth metal cations.
Systematic synthesis of published chemical literature concerning Group 1 and Group 2 metal complexation.
Analysis of coordination geometries, ion-dipole interactions, and cavity-size selectivity across noncyclic, macrocyclic, and biological multidentate chelators.
Demonstrates that cation charge density, radius, and solvation free energy dictate coordination numbers and complex architectures.
Identifies macrocyclic ligands, including crown ethers and cryptands, as central drivers of stable complex formation via tailored donor cavity sizes and favorable entropy shifts.

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Poonia et al. (1979) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a04b519fdb47df190765eee https://doi.org/10.1021/cr60321a002

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Comprehensive review synthesizes coordination principles of alkali and alkaline earth cations, highlighting binding mechanisms across synthetic and natural ligands.

Coordination chemistry of alkali and alkaline earth cations

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Coordination chemistry of alkali and alkaline earth cations

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