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Herein, we report an efficient separation strategy via precise electrostatic potential engineering of confined cage cavities to realize electronic structure matching with the aromatic \u03c0\u2010system of Bz. Guided by this principle, a series of robust trigonal prismatic B\u2190N dative cages with continuously tunable inner\u2010cavity electrostatic potential distributions were fabricated by synergistically modulating tritopic and ditopic building subunits. Dynamic breakthrough experiments verified the preferential adsorption of Bz over Cy for all synthesized cages, with SNNU\u2010735 delivering a superior breakthrough time of 104\u00a0min g\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    . Liquid\u2010phase competitive adsorption tests further validated the selective Bz recognition capability, demonstrating the universal applicability of the strategy in both vapor and liquid phases. 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