Type II porous ionic liquid based on metal-organic cages that enables l-tryptophan identification

Zhuxiu Zhang; Baolin Yang; Bingjie Zhang; Mifen Cui; Jihai Tang; Xu Qiao

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30092-2

Nature Communications (Apr 2022)

Type II porous ionic liquid based on metal-organic cages that enables l-tryptophan identification

Zhuxiu Zhang,
Baolin Yang,
Bingjie Zhang,
Mifen Cui,
Jihai Tang,
Xu Qiao

Affiliations

Zhuxiu Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University
Baolin Yang: State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University
Bingjie Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University
Mifen Cui: State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University
Jihai Tang: State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University
Xu Qiao: State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30092-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Porous liquids are potentially useful materials for the identification and separation of non-gaseous compounds. Herein, the authors report a type II porous ionic liquid with permanent porosity and high selectivity towards l-tryptophan (l-Trp) over other aromatic amino acids.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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