Sulfur-containing hydrocarbon compounds and process of using same in recovering and concentrating desired ions from solutions thereof

DETAILED DESCRIPTION We claim: 1.
A compound of formula ##STR5## wherein R.
sup.
1 is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, thiohydroxy, lower alkyl, phenyl, naphthyl and pyridyl; R.
sup.
2 is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl; E is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, thiohydroxy, lower alkyl and S[CH.
sub.
2 CH(R.
sup.
1)CH.
sub.
2 A].
sub.
b (CH.
sub.
2).
sub.
a SiXYZ; A is a member selected from the group consisting of O, OCH.
sub.
2, S and SCH.
sub.
2 ; B and D are members selected from the group consisting of O, OCH.
sub.
2, S or SCH.
sub.
2, with the proviso that if B is O or OCH.
sub.
2 then D must be S or SCH.
sub.
2 and if D is O or OCH.
sub.
2 then B must be S or SCH.
sub.
2 ; X is a member selected from the group consisting of chlorine, methoxy, ethoxy; Y and Z are members selected from the group consisting of chlorine, methoxy, ethoxy, methyl, ethyl and halogenated substituents thereof; and a is an integer from 2 to about 10; b is an integer of 0 or 1; c is an integer of 1 to about 5; d is an integer of 0 to about 5.
2.
A compound as defined in claim 1 wherein a is 3, b is 1, c is 1, d is 0, R.
sup.
1 is hydroxy, R.
sup.
2 is hydrogen, A is oxygen, B is sulfur, E is SCH.
sub.
2 CH(OH)CH.
sub.
2 O(CH.
sub.
2).
sub.
3 SiXYZ, and X, Y and Z are methoxy.
3.
A compound as defined in claim 1 wherein a is 3, b is 1, c is 1, d is 1, R.
sup.
1 is hydroxy, R.
sup.
2 is hydrogen, A is oxygen, B and D are sulfur, E is SCH.
sub.
2 CH(OH)CH.
sub.
2 O(CH.
sub.
2).
sub.
3 SiXYZ, and X, Y and Z are methoxy.
4.
A compound as defined in claim 1 wherein E is S[CH.
sub.
2 CH(R.
sup.
1)CH.
sub.
2 O].
sub.
b (CH.
sub.
2).
sub.
a SiXYZ.
5.
A compound of formula ##STR6## wherein R.
sup.
1 is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, thiohydroxy, lower alkyl, phenyl, naphthyl and pyridyl; R.
sup.
2 is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl; E is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, mercapto, lower alkyl and S[CH