In the extraction of alkaline earth cations by acidic organophosphorus extractants, a correlation has been demonstrated between the effectiveness of the stereoisomers of dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 as synergists and the strain energy associated with conversion of the unbound crown ether to its complexed form.
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