Michael, Marek, and Lynne’s work has appeared as a supplementary cover of J. Phys. Chem. B!
Amphiphile self-association plays an important role in liquid–liquid extraction. Extracted water induces reorganization of the amphiphilic extractant molecules, forming water-in-oil clusters. Geometric arrangement of the extractants imparts size selectivity to the polar core of those clusters.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c02962
