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π-Complexation of Post-Transition Metals by Neutral Aromatic Hydrocarbons: The Road from Observations in the 19th Century to New Aspects of Supramolecular Chemistry

“…It should be mentioned that the knowledge of the unusual solubility of hydrocarbons in melts of SbCl 3 (and vice versa) several decades later led to attempted applications in the technology of separation and analysis of aromatic hydrocarbons, as shown by reports on the separation of the isomeric xylenes or methylnaphthalenes via their SbCl 3 adducts. However, these methods were practiced only for a limited time …”