A fluorous synthetic receptor that recognizes perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) via fluorous interaction obtained by molecular imprinting.

A polymeric sorbent selective for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) was synthesized by a molecular imprinting technique using a fluorous monomer and cross-linker, and assessed chromatographically, suggesting that the fluorous imprinted polymer recognizes PFOA via hydrogen bonding and fluorine-fluorine interaction.