“…Ion-pair complexes (MLA n ) with crown ethers, L, have dissociated into complex ions, ML n+ or MLA + , and pairing anions, A , at n = 1 or 2 in organic and aqueous phases (Frensdorff, 1971;Jawaid & Ingman, 1978;Kolthoff & Chantooni, 1993;Takeda, 2002;Kikuchi & Sakamoto, 2000;Kudo, 2013). For example, KLPic dissociates into KL + and picrate ion (Pic ) in dichloromethane (Frensdorff, 1971) and water (Takeda, 2002) at L = dibenzo-18-crown-6 ether (DB18C6) and n = 1 and in 1,2-dichloroethane (DCE) at L = 18-crown-6 ether, 18C6, and n = 1 (Kolthoff & Chantooni, 1993); CaLA 2 dissociates into CaLA + and A at L = dicyclohexyl-18C6, A = dipicrylaminate ion, and n = 2 (Jawaid & Ingman, 1978).…”