Selective removal of Cr2O72− in aqueous solution by nonporous pure crystals of cucurbit[6]uril†
Abstract
Cucurbit[6]uril (Q[6]) could serve as a selective absorbent for the toxic anion Cr2O72−, which was demonstrated by the results of UV-vis, ICP, XPS, SEM, and EDS experiments. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that capture capacity could be attributed to the outer-surface interactions of cucurbit[n]uril between Cr2O72− and the outer surface of Q[6].