Unraveling cooperative interactions between complexed ions in dual-host strategy for cesium salt separation

• Zhihua Liu,
• Ya-Zhi Chen,
• Ji Wang,
• Qingling Nie,
• Wei Zhao and
• Biao Wu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 845–853, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.68

• dual-host systems for selective ion separation. Keywords: anion binding; cesium extraction; dual-host strategy; ion-pair interaction; solid–liquid extraction; Introduction Ion-pair interaction, defined as the electrostatic attraction between a positively charged cation and a negatively charged anion