2020/08/03 by Rebecca Andrews, Sabera Begum, Christopher J. Clemett +10 · 1 citation
Chemistry · Environmental Science · #Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection #Chemical Synthesis and Characterization #Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
paper · pdf · doi:10.1002/anie.202009960
openalex publication_date 2020/08/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
Abstract The ligands L 1 and L 2 form trinuclear self‐assembled complexes with Cu 2+ (i.e. [( L 1 ) 2 Cu 3 ] 6+ or [( L 2 ) 2 Cu 3 ] 6+ ) both of which act as a host to a variety of anions. Inclusion of long aliphatic chains on these ligands allows the assemblies to extract anions from aqueous media into organic solvents. Phosphate can be removed from water efficiently and highly selectively, even in the presence of other anions.