Highly Efficient Separation of BTEX via Amide Naphthotube Cavity-Confined Tandem C/N–H···π Interactions

• Published in: Analytical chemistry (Washington) Vol. 96; no. 31; pp. 12622 - 12629
• Main Authors: Li, Yuan, Yang, Xiran, Jiang, Wei, Huang, Genping, Wang, Yong, Xiao, Yin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 06.08.2024
• Subjects: Aromatic compounds; Benzene; Ethyl benzene; Ethylbenzene; Isomers; p-Xylene; Physical properties; Separation; Supramolecular compounds; Synergistic effect; Toluene; Xylene

The separation of BTEX [benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene (EB), and xylene isomers] poses a huge challenge in the industry, attributed to their similar structures and physical properties. Supramolecular compounds show great promise for hydrocarbon separation. Herein, we designed two pairs of endo-funct...