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Jozef Hodyl PhD Thesis - Theses - Flinders University

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OOSiOHOROR OSiOHOOOSiOSiOSiOSiOSiOSiOsurface of silicasurface of silica38 39Scheme 1.1 Depiction of the inclusion of a small neutral aromatic guest molecule (R = H, OH, CH 3or NO 2 ) within the cavity of silica immobilised receptor 38 to give the host-guestcomplex 39. The guest molecule is seen to be held between the aromatic moieties of thecalixarene host. 156The inclusion capability of 38 was tested with volatile organic molecules (VOCs)such as toluene, benzene, phenol and nitrobenzene in aqueous conditions bydetermining tentative binding constants for the host-guest complexes formedbetween these guests and 38. These are tabulated in Table 1.2. 156Table 1.2Binding constants for various VOCs with silica immobilised p-tert-butyl-calix[4]arene,38, in aqueous solution. 156Guest SpeciesStructureBindingConstant K(M -1 )phenol 35 ±15benzene 275 ±15toluene 560 ±20nitrobenzene 715 ±3031

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