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Cover Picture: Triptycene‐Roofed Quinoxaline Cavitands for the Supramolecular Detection of BTEX in Air (Chem. Eur. J. 10/2016)
Author(s) -
Bertani Federico,
Riboni Nicolò,
Bianchi Federica,
Brancatelli Giovanna,
Sterner Elizabeth S.,
Pinalli Roberta,
Geremia Silvano,
Swager Timothy M.,
Dalcanale Enrico
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201505112
Subject(s) - btex , triptycene , ethylbenzene , benzene , chemistry , quinoxaline , toluene , organic chemistry , environmental chemistry
Environmental monitoring of benzene and related volatile aromatic compounds (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes: BTEX) is a challenging goal owing to the conflicting requirements of molecular‐level selectivity and low‐ppb sensitivity. Newly developed solid‐phase microextraction (SPME) fibers that are coated with suitably designed triptycene‐roofed quinoxaline cavitands outperform commercial coatings in selective BTEX adsorption and meet the strict standards set by European Union legislation for environmental monitoring of benzene. More information can be found in the Full Paper by E. Dalcanale, T. M. Swager et al. on page 3312 ff.