Selective separation of planar and non-planar hydrocarbons using an aqueous Pd<sub>6</sub> interlocked cage
Debsena Chakraborty, Rupak Saha, Jack K. Clegg, Partha Sarathi Mukherjee
Abstract
We report here a triply interlocked cage with the ability to encapsulate planar guests in aqueous medium. This property was then employed to efficiently separate planar and non-planar aromatic hydrocarbons by aqueous extraction.
Topics & Concepts
PlanarCageAqueous solutionMaterials scienceExtraction (chemistry)Aqueous mediumChemistryOrganic chemistryComputer scienceCombinatoricsMathematicsComputer graphics (images)Supramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsSynthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds