Citation: Ying-Mei Zhong, Zi-Jun Xia, Yu-Hang Hu, Li-Peng Zhou, Li-Xuan Cai, Qing-Fu Sun. Effective separation of phenanthrene from isomeric anthracene using a water-soluble macrocycle-based cage[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(4): 110164. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.110164 shu

Effective separation of phenanthrene from isomeric anthracene using a water-soluble macrocycle-based cage

Ying-Mei Zhong ^{a, b, c} ,
Zi-Jun Xia ^b ,
Yu-Hang Hu ^{a, b, c} ,
Li-Peng Zhou ^{a, b, c} ,
Li-Xuan Cai ^{a, b, c, **,} ,
Qing-Fu Sun ^{a, b, c, *,}

a.
College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
b.
State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
c.
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

^**

lxcai@fjirsm.ac.cn

qfsun@fjirsm.ac.cn

Received Date: 1 March 2024
Revised Date: 4 June 2024
Accepted Date: 21 June 2024
Available Online: 22 June 2024

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Selective separation of phenanthrene (PHE) from aromatic isomer mixtures poses a significant challenge in industry due to the similar physical properties of PHE and its isomer anthracene (ANT). Herein, we report the self-assembly of a water-soluble Pd₂L₂ cage 1 with a large hydrophobic cavity, formed from novel macrocyclic ligands (L) and cis-Pd(Ⅱ). Cage 1 can selectively encapsulate PHE instead of ANT. Based on host-guest recognition followed by extraction, we achieve a remarkable 99% purity of PHE separation from an equimolar mixture of PHE and ANT using cage 1 in aqueous solution. Importantly, the separation performance of PHE using cage 1 remains unaffected even after five extraction cycles, demonstrating its robustness. This work highlights the potential of supramolecular cages for efficient and cost-effective PHE separation from the isomer ANT in aqueous solutions using such promising host-guest strategy.
- Coordination cage,
- Host-guest chemistry,
- Selective separation
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