title: Channel-selective independent sorption and collection of hydrophilic and hydrophobic molecules by Cs2[Cr3O(OOCC2H5)6(H2O)3]2[alpha-SiW12O40] ionic crystal.
abstract: An ionic crystal of Cs2[Cr3O(OOCC2H5)6(H2O)3]2[alpha-SiW12O40].4H2O 1a with hydrophilic and hydrophobic channels has been designed and successfully synthesized. The guest-free phase 1b sorbs dichloromethane and water in the hydrophobic and hydrophilic channels, respectively. The rate and equilibrium amount of the dichloromethane sorption into the hydrophobic channel and those of water into the hydrophilic channel were independent of each other. The sorption properties can be applied to the channel-selective sorption and collection of hydrophobic (dichloromethane) and hydrophilic (water) molecules from the mixture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan.
authors.forename: Chunjie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Aldes
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lesbani
authors.forename: Ryosuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kawamoto
authors.forename: Sayaka
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: Noritaka
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mizuno