Li Bin, Wang Yun, Wang Yuan, Liu Yue, Wang Lu, Zhang Zhi-Yuan, Li Chunju
Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies on Intelligent Molecules, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. China.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2024 Jul 2;60(54):6889-6892. doi: 10.1039/d4cc01246a.
The separation of toluene (Tol) and pyridine (Py) azeotropes is significant in the chemical industry. Herein, we present a new method for the energy-efficient separation of Tol and Py using pillar[5]arene-based adaptive macrocycle co-crystals (MCCs) that can selectively separate Py from a Py/Tol equimolar mixture with 99.2% purity, accompanied by vapochromic behavior from white to yellow.
甲苯(Tol)和吡啶(Py)共沸物的分离在化学工业中具有重要意义。在此,我们提出了一种使用基于柱[5]芳烃的自适应大环共晶体(MCCs)高效分离Tol和Py的新方法,该共晶体能够从Py/Tol等摩尔混合物中选择性分离出纯度为99.2%的Py,并伴随从白色到黄色的气致变色行为。