Book title: Molecular and Ionic Recognition with Imprinted Polymers
Editors: Bartsch RA, Maeda M
Publisher: The American Chemical Society
City: Washington DC
Series title: ACS Symposium Series
Volume number: 703
Abstract: Non-covalent molecular imprinting of a synthetic polymer with the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid has been achieved in the presence of the polar solvents methanol and water. Formation of the prearranged complex results from hydrophobic and ionic interactions between the template and the functional monomer 4-vinylpyridine. The polymer obtained binds the original template with an appreciable selectivity over structurally related compounds. The potential use of micrometer-sized imprinted polymer particles as the recognition element in a radioligand binding assay for 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid is demonstrated