Separation of Trimethoxybenzene Isomers by Bile Acids

Jacky S. Bouanga Boudiombo, Hong Su, Susan A. Bourne, Luigi R. Nassimbeni

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Abstract

Cholic acid (CA) and deoxycholic acid (DCA) have been employed to separate the three isomers of trimethoxybenzene (TMB). The selectivity preference is CA: TMB135 > TMB123 ≈ TMB124, while it is reversed for DCA: TMB123 > TMB124 > TMB135. Some of the crystal structures with CA as host suffered from partial disorder, while the DCA structures were grown from pairs of equimolar guest mixtures, and all contained both guests in different proportions. Packing analysis revealed the importance of layering of the hydrophilic and lipophilic regions of the structures with the TMB guests accommodated in the lipophilic layers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)424-430
Number of pages7
JournalCrystal Growth and Design
Volume18
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Jan 2018
Externally publishedYes

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