Issue 92, 2013
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Chemical Communications

A pH-triggered bistable copper(ii) metallacycle as a reversible emulsion switch for biphasic processes†

Walace D. do Pim,a   Willian X. C. Oliveira,a   Marcos A. Ribeiro,ab   Érica N. de Faria,a   Ivo F. Teixeira,a   Humberto O. Stumpf,a   Rochel M. Lago,a   Cynthia L. M. Pereira,*a   Carlos B. Pinheiro,b   João C. D. Figueiredo-Júnior,c   Wallace C. Nunes,d   Patterson P. de Souza,e   Emerson F. Pedroso,e   María Castellano,f   Joan Canofg  and  Miguel Julve*f  

* Corresponding authors

a Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, BH, MG, Brazil
E-mail: cynthialopes@ufmg.br
Fax: +55 31 34095700
Tel: +55 31 34097556

b Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, BH, MG, Brazil

c Escola de Belas Artes, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, BH, MG, Brazil

d Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rj, Brazil

e Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais, BH, MG, Brazil

f Departament de Química Inorgànica, Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMOL), Universitat de València, Paterna 46980, València, Spain
E-mail: miguel.julve@uv.es

g Fundació General de La Universitat de València (FGUV), Paterna 46980, València, Spain

Abstract

A unique bistable copper-metallacyclic complex is used as an elegant molecular switch for the reversible formation of emulsions by simple pH variation. This switch may have several exciting applications in biphasic processes such as catalysis and separation science technologies.

Graphical abstract: A pH-triggered bistable copper(ii) metallacycle as a reversible emulsion switch for biphasic processes

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC46242K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 Aug 2013
Accepted
31 Aug 2013
First published
02 Sep 2013

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 10778-10780

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A pH-triggered bistable copper(II) metallacycle as a reversible emulsion switch for biphasic processes

W. D. do Pim, W. X. C. Oliveira, M. A. Ribeiro, É. N. de Faria, I. F. Teixeira, H. O. Stumpf, R. M. Lago, C. L. M. Pereira, C. B. Pinheiro, J. C. D. Figueiredo-Júnior, W. C. Nunes, P. P. de Souza, E. F. Pedroso, M. Castellano, J. Cano and M. Julve, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 10778 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC46242K

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