1. School of Chemistry, University Park, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD (UK), Fax: (+44)?115‐951‐3563;2. School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, West Main Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JJ (UK), Fax: (+44)?131‐650‐6453
Abstract:
Platinum recovery : Tripodal receptors incorporating urea, amido or sulfonamido hydrogen‐bond donors show high loading and selectivity for extraction of [PtCl6]2? over chloride (present in 60‐fold excess) from a low pH aqueous phase to organic media (see figure). The formation of neutral 2:1 [LH]+/[PtCl6]2? packages in organic solvents is supported by single‐crystal X‐ray structure determinations.