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Article: Supramolecular Gold Stripping from Activated Carbon Using α-Cyclodextrin
Title | Supramolecular Gold Stripping from Activated Carbon Using α-Cyclodextrin |
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Issue Date | 2021 |
Citation | Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2021, v. 143, n. 4, p. 1984-1992 How to Cite? |
Abstract | We report the molecular recognition of the Au(CN)2- anion, a crucial intermediate in today's gold mining industry, by α-cyclodextrin. Three X-ray single-crystal superstructures - KAu(CN)2α-cyclodextrin, KAu(CN)2(α-cyclodextrin)2, and KAg(CN)2(α-cyclodextrin)2 - demonstrate that the binding cavity of α-cyclodextrin is a good fit for metal-coordination complexes, such as Au(CN)2- and Ag(CN)2- with linear geometries, while the K+ ions fulfill the role of linking α-cyclodextrin tori together as a result of [K+···O] ion-dipole interactions. A 1:1 binding stoichiometry between Au(CN)2- and α-cyclodextrin in aqueous solution, revealed by 1H NMR titrations, has produced binding constants in the order of 104 M-1. Isothermal calorimetry titrations indicate that this molecular recognition is driven by a favorable enthalpy change overcoming a small entropic penalty. The adduct formation of KAu(CN)2α-cyclodextrin in aqueous solution is sustained by multiple [C-H···π] and [C-H···anion] interactions in addition to hydrophobic effects. The molecular recognition has also been investigated by DFT calculations, which suggest that the 2:1 binding stoichiometry between α-cyclodextrin and Au(CN)2- is favored in the presence of ethanol. We have demonstrated that this molecular recognition process between α-cyclodextrin and KAu(CN)2 can be applied to the stripping of gold from the surface of activated carbon at room temperature. Moreover, this stripping process is selective for Au(CN)2- in the presence of Ag(CN)2-, which has a lower binding affinity toward α-cyclodextrin. This molecular recognition process could, in principle, be integrated into commercial gold-mining protocols and lead to significantly reduced costs, energy consumption, and environmental impact. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/333490 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 14.4 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 5.489 |
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dc.contributor.author | Liu, Wenqi | - |
dc.contributor.author | Jones, Leighton O. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wu, Huang | - |
dc.contributor.author | Stern, Charlotte L. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Sponenburg, Rebecca A. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Schatz, George C. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Stoddart, J. Fraser | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-06T05:19:50Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2023-10-06T05:19:50Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2021, v. 143, n. 4, p. 1984-1992 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0002-7863 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/333490 | - |
dc.description.abstract | We report the molecular recognition of the Au(CN)2- anion, a crucial intermediate in today's gold mining industry, by α-cyclodextrin. Three X-ray single-crystal superstructures - KAu(CN)2α-cyclodextrin, KAu(CN)2(α-cyclodextrin)2, and KAg(CN)2(α-cyclodextrin)2 - demonstrate that the binding cavity of α-cyclodextrin is a good fit for metal-coordination complexes, such as Au(CN)2- and Ag(CN)2- with linear geometries, while the K+ ions fulfill the role of linking α-cyclodextrin tori together as a result of [K+···O] ion-dipole interactions. A 1:1 binding stoichiometry between Au(CN)2- and α-cyclodextrin in aqueous solution, revealed by 1H NMR titrations, has produced binding constants in the order of 104 M-1. Isothermal calorimetry titrations indicate that this molecular recognition is driven by a favorable enthalpy change overcoming a small entropic penalty. The adduct formation of KAu(CN)2α-cyclodextrin in aqueous solution is sustained by multiple [C-H···π] and [C-H···anion] interactions in addition to hydrophobic effects. The molecular recognition has also been investigated by DFT calculations, which suggest that the 2:1 binding stoichiometry between α-cyclodextrin and Au(CN)2- is favored in the presence of ethanol. We have demonstrated that this molecular recognition process between α-cyclodextrin and KAu(CN)2 can be applied to the stripping of gold from the surface of activated carbon at room temperature. Moreover, this stripping process is selective for Au(CN)2- in the presence of Ag(CN)2-, which has a lower binding affinity toward α-cyclodextrin. This molecular recognition process could, in principle, be integrated into commercial gold-mining protocols and lead to significantly reduced costs, energy consumption, and environmental impact. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of the American Chemical Society | - |
dc.title | Supramolecular Gold Stripping from Activated Carbon Using α-Cyclodextrin | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1021/jacs.0c11769 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 33378203 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85100082007 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 143 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 1984 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 1992 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1520-5126 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000618171900035 | - |