Selective complexation of Li+ in water at neutral pH using a self-assembled ionophore.
A trinuclear metallamacrocycle was obtained by assembly of a tridentate ligand and a ruthenium complex in water at neutral pH. The complex acts as a potent ionophore for lithium ions with a Li+/Na+ selectivity of 10 000:1.
Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et Biologique, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Zacharias
Z
Grote
Marie-Line
ML
Lehaire
Rosario
R
Scopelliti
Kay
K
Severin