Chemistry Letters, Vol.30, No.12, 1252-1253, 2001
Enhanced molecular-shape selectivity for polyaromatic hydrocarbons through isotropic-to-crystalline phase transition of poly(octadecyl acrylate)
We report temperature-triggered enhancement of molecular-shape selectivity by poly(octadecyl acrylate) which undergoes isotropic-to-crystalline phase transition. In this communication, it is also proposed that pi-pi interaction is included in this selective interaction and is enhanced through orientation of the carbonyl groups which are in a crystalline state.