skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Tetracationic cyclophanes and their use in the sequestration of polyaromatic hydrocarbons by way of complexation

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1243344

Novel tetracationic cyclophanes incorporating .pi.-electron poor organic compounds into their ring structures, as well as methods of making the cyclophanes, are provided. The cyclophanes are able to form electron donor-acceptor complexes with a variety of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) ranging in size, shape, and electron density. Also provided are methods of using the cyclophanes in the sequestration of PAHs in liquid or gaseous samples, the separation of PAHs from liquid or gaseous samples, the detection of PAHs in liquid samples, and the exfoliation of graphene via pseudopolyrotaxane formation.

Research Organization:
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
SC0000989
Assignee:
Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
Patent Number(s):
9,290,495
Application Number:
14/136,870
OSTI ID:
1243344
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Dec 20
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (5)