%0 Journal Article %J LangmuirLangmuir %D 2006 %T Complexation of Ferrous and Cupric Ions by Phenanthroline and Terpyridine Langmuir Films. %A Kraus, Shlomit %A Mandler, Daniel. %K complexation ferrous cupric ion phenanthroline terpyridine based Langmuir monolayer %X The complexation of FeII and CuII ions by phenanthroline and terpyridine-based Langmuir films was studied by the effect the added ions in the subphase on the isotherms. We found that CuII had a pronounced effect on the isotherm consisting of phenanthroline moieties forming a square-planar 1:2 (CuII/phenanthroline) complex. However, FeII affected the isotherm made of 1:1 phenanthroline/terpyridine amphiphiles as a result of forming a pentacoordinate complex. [on SciFinder(R)] %B LangmuirLangmuir %I American Chemical Society %V 22 %P 7462 - 7464 %8 2006/// %@ 0743-7463 %G eng %N 18