Selective complexation of Li+ in water at neutral pH using a self-assembled ionophore

Zacharias Grote; Marie-Line Lehaire; Rosario Scopelliti; Kay Severin

doi:10.1021/ja036621k

Selective complexation of Li+ in water at neutral pH using a self-assembled ionophore

J Am Chem Soc. 2003 Nov 12;125(45):13638-9. doi: 10.1021/ja036621k.

Authors

Zacharias Grote¹, Marie-Line Lehaire, Rosario Scopelliti, Kay Severin

Affiliation

¹ Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et Biologique, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.

PMID: 14599183
DOI: 10.1021/ja036621k

Abstract

A trinuclear metallamacrocycle was obtained by assembly of a tridentate ligand and a ruthenium complex in water at neutral pH. The complex acts as a potent ionophore for lithium ions with a Li+/Na+ selectivity of 10 000:1.