The adoption of a supramolecular approach in catalysis promises to address a number of
unmet challenges, ranging from activity (unlocking of novel reaction pathways) to selectivity …

Natural machinery such as proteins and enzymes can bind substrates and perform intricate
functions on these molecules. This behaviour is mediated by highly ordered but …

A 3-fold completive self-sorted library of dynamic motifs was integrated into the design of the
pseudorotaxane-based rotor [Zn (2· H+)(3)(4)] 2+ operating at k 298= 15.4 kHz. The …

A dynamic silver (I)-loaded [2] rotaxane shuttle (k 298= 135 kHz) was converted allosterically
into a conformationally restricted [2] rotaxane due to the creation of a bulky imine in the …

The dissipative translocation of the Zn2+ ion between two prototypical coordination
complexes has been investigated by combining X-ray absorption and 1H NMR …

Molecular machines are nanoscale devices capable of performing mechanical works at
molecular level. These systems could be a single molecule or a collection of component …

Nanorotor R1 (420 kHz) was assembled from five components utilizing three orthogonal
interactions. Post-modification at the distal position generated the advanced six component …

The HETPYNE (HETeroleptic Phenanthroline and alkYNE metal) and DABCO·(zinc
porphyrin) 2 interactions were used to assemble the four-component nanorotor ROT-1 that …

Over years self-sorting has developed into a powerful tool in supramolecular chemistry, for
instance, to promote the error-free formation of intricate multicomponent assemblies …

The present chapter is devoted to switchable catalysis of supramolecular multicomponent
systems by capitalizing on two less utilized allosteric effects. The first set of examples covers …