A molecular T-pentomino for separating BTEX hydrocarbons
Leonard MacGillivray,
Christopher Hartwick,
Eric Reinheimer
Abstract:The development of methods to separate molecules (e.g., petrochemicals) are exceedingly important industrially, particularly to purify fuels and polymer precursors.1 A common approach for separations is to crystallize an organic molecule that acts as a host by either providing an enforced covalent cavity (intrinsic cavity) or that packs inefficiently (extrinsic cavity).2 Here we report a self-assembled molecule with a shape that is highly biased to completely enclosed space and, thereby, pack efficiently yet h… Show more
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