Cristales orgánicos porosos sintonizables: alcance estructural y propiedades de adsorción de las ureas esteroideas

Ramalingam Natarajan1, Lydia Bridgland, Anchalee Sirikulkajorn

  • 1School of Chemistry, University of Bristol , Bristol, BS8 1TS, United Kingdom.

Resumen

Se sintetizaron nuevas ureas esteroideas nanoporosas (NPSU) con tamaños de poro ajustables. Estos robustos huéspedes moleculares orgánicos pueden adsorber varias moléculas, incluyendo compuestos orgánicos grandes y tintes, lo que demuestra su potencial para aplicaciones de inclusión molecular.

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