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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1866-1870 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 22 2008 |
Keywords
- Anions
- Crystal engineering
- Hydrogen bonds
- Sulfate
- Supramolecular chemistry