Liquid clathrates air-stable

Liquid clathrates represent an interesting area of supra-molecular chemistry. Over the years, the move from air-sensitive to air-stable liquid clathrate systems greatly simplified their handling procedures. Also, with the emergence of air-stable liquid clathrate systems, their possible applications broadened beyond early useful applications of coal liquefaction and hydrocarbon separations to include aqueous separations and catalytic systems. 

Christie, S., Dubois, R.H., Rogers, R.D., White, PS. and Zaworotko, M.J., Air stable liquid clathrates - solid-state structure and hydrocarbon solubility of organic cation triiodide salts, J. Inch Phenom. Mol. Recognit. Chem. 11 (2), 103-114 (1991). 

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