Selective recognition of the higher alkali fluoride ion pairs by a class of coordination-driven non-ditopic ligands

Joseph Almog, Ifat Gavish-Abramovich, Rinat Rozin, Shmuel Cohen, Guy Yardeni, Israel Zilbermann

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Abstract

A first non-ditopic system for selective recognition and binding of the higher alkali fluorides (KF, RbF, and CsF) is reported. Specific ion-pair recognition was achieved by using vasarenes, a new class of self-assembled bowl-shaped compounds that show specific affinity toward the ion pairs and display no affinity for either the "free" cation or the anion. Vasarenes precipitate the higher alkali fluorides from solution, thus showing promising potential in separation processes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4427-4432
Number of pages6
JournalEuropean Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Issue number28
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Alkali metals
  • Ditopic compounds
  • Fluorides
  • Ion pairs
  • Vasarene

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Inorganic Chemistry

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