Sulfate recognition by persistent crystalline capsules with rigidified hydrogen-bonding cavities

Radu Custelcean, Priscilla Remy, Peter V. Bonnesen, De En Jiang, Bruce A. Moyer

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Abstract

Locked up: The sulfate anion is selectively encapsulated into rigid hydrogen-bonded capsules upon crystallization of a simple and flexible urea-functionalized ligand in the presence of Mg2+ ions and water (see structure; sulfate: space-filling).The resulting framework persists in the presence of different-shaped anions, allowing the shape selectivity of hydrogen-bonding hosts to be evaluated, and providing a simple way to separate the environmentally relevant sulfate from highly competitive mixtures of aqueous anions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1866-1870
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume47
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 22 2008

Keywords

  • Anions
  • Crystal engineering
  • Hydrogen bonds
  • Sulfate
  • Supramolecular chemistry

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