Structures of ionophores examined in this work: a) rhodium(III) 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin chloride (Rh-TPP) when R=H or rhodium(III) 5,10,15,20-tetra(p-tert-butylphenyl)porphyrin chloride (Rh-tBTPP) when R=tert-butyl; b) rhodium(III) 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethylporphyrin chloride (Rh-OEP); c) rhodium(III) (S,S)-(+)-N,N′-Bis(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)-1,2-cyclohexanediamine (Jacobsen’s ligand) (Rh-JL).