Synthesis and Characterization of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Phenoxyacetic Acids

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Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9(1), 98-106; doi:10.3390/ijms9010098

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Synthesis and Characterization of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Phenoxyacetic Acids

Huiting Zhang ¹, Tao Song ², Fulin Zong ³, Tiechun Chen ³ and Canping Pan ¹^,*

¹ Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, P.R. China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, P.R. China
² College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100085, P.R.China
³ Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture, P.R. China

^* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Received: 13 February 2007; in revised form: 15 November 2007 / Accepted: 29 November 2007 / Published: 25 January 2008

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Recognition)

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Abstract: 2-methylphenoxyacetic acid (2-MPA), 2-methyl-4-chlorophenxyacetic acid (MCPA) and 4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (4-CPA) were imprinted to investigate the cross-selectivities of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs). The result indicates that 2-MPA, which is similar in shape, size and functionality with phenoxyacetic herbicides, are suitable to be used as a suitable template to prepare the MIPs for retaining phenoxyacetic herbicides. To study the ion-pair interactions between template molecules and functional monomer 4-vinylpiridine (4-VP), computational molecular modeling was employed. The data indicate that the cross-selectivities of MIPs for phenoxyacetic acid herbicides depend on the binding energies of complexes.

Keywords: molecularly imprinted polymers; 2-methylphenoxyacetic acid (2-MPA); phenoxyacetic herbicides; molecular modeling

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Zhang, H.; Song, T.; Zong, F.; Chen, T.; Pan, C. Synthesis and Characterization of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Phenoxyacetic Acids. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 98-106.

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Zhang H., Song T., Zong F., Chen T., Pan C. Synthesis and Characterization of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Phenoxyacetic Acids. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2008; 9(1):98-106.

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Zhang, Huiting; Song, Tao; Zong, Fulin; Chen, Tiechun; Pan, Canping. 2008. "Synthesis and Characterization of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Phenoxyacetic Acids." Int. J. Mol. Sci. 9, no. 1: 98-106.

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