A neutral macrocyclic ligand, p-methyloxacalix [3]arene methyl ether (MOC3A-Me), was synthesized and its extraction properties for alkali metal picrates was investigated in a dichloromethane/water system at 25ºC. The alkali metal ions were extracted by MOC3A-Me with a selectivity sequence Li + < Na + < K + ≤
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