Highly Efficient and Selective Recognition of Dicyanoaurate(I) by a Bambusuril Macrocycle in Water

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Authors

RANDO Carola VAZQUEZ GONZALVEZ Julian SOKOLOV Jan KOKAN Zoran NEČAS Marek ŠINDELÁŘ Vladimír

Year of publication 2022
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Angewandte Chemie International Edition
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Faculty of Science

Citation
Web https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202210184
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202210184
Keywords Anion Binding; Bambusurils; Dicyanoaurate; Gold Extraction; Host-Guest Complexes
Description Dicyanoaurate(I) anion, [Au(CN)(2)](-), plays a central role in the current industrial production of gold, as its extraction from crude ore samples represents the most money-consuming step. Herein, we present the strongest host-guest recognition of dicyanoaurate anion using the bambusuril receptor in water, a highly competitive solvent. The micromolar stability of such a complex facilitated the up to date most efficient supramolecular stripping of dicyanoaurate from activated carbon at ambient temperature. Thermodynamic characteristics of bambusuril binding with [Au(CN)(2)](-) differing from binding of other inorganic chaotropic anions are rationalized, as well as the bambusuril selectivity for [Au(CN)(2)](-) over [Ag(CN)(2)](-).
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