Ruobing Du, Huaying An, Suhui Zhang
Dec 8, 2015
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Abstract
Dialkylphosphinic acids were synthesised by a microwave-assisted method with high yields and wide substrate applicability. A structure–reactivity study indicates that an increase in steric hindrance in the β position led to a decrease of extraction ratio and heavy rare earth element separation activity. A computational study was also conducted to understand the steric effect.