Advances in supramolecular host-mediated reactivity

M Morimoto, SM Bierschenk, KT Xia, RG Bergman… - Nature Catalysis, 2020 - nature.com
Since the trailblazing discoveries of Lehn, Cram and Pedersen, supramolecular chemistry
has established itself as a cornerstone of organic chemistry. Supramolecular hosts offer …

Confinement-guided photophysics in MOFs, COFs, and cages

GA Leith, CR Martin, JM Mayers… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, the dependence of the photophysical response of chromophores in the
confined environments associated with crystalline scaffolds, such as metal–organic …

Further dimensions for sensing in biofluids: distinguishing bioorganic analytes by the salt-induced adaptation of a cucurbit [7] uril-based chemosensor

C Hu, T Jochmann, P Chakraborty… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Insufficient binding selectivity of chemosensors often renders biorelevant metabolites
indistinguishable by the widely used indicator displacement assay. Array-based …

Unimolecular chiral stepping inversion machine

Y Sun, L Liu, L Jiang, Y Chen, H Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Intelligent molecular machines that are driven by light, electricity, and temperature have
attracted considerable interest in the fields of chemistry, materials, and biology. Herein, a …

Recent advances and perspectives on supramolecular radical cages

B Huang, L Mao, X Shi, HB Yang - Chemical Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Supramolecular radical chemistry has been emerging as a cutting-edge interdisciplinary
field of traditional supramolecular chemistry and radical chemistry in recent years. The …

Redox Triggers Guest Release and Uptake Across a Series of Azopyridine‐Based Metal–Organic Capsules

J Zheng, Y Yang, TK Ronson, DM Wood… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Precise control over guest release and recapture using external stimuli is a valuable goal,
potentially enabling new modes of chemical purification. Including redox moieties within the …

Conformationally adaptive macrocycles with flipping aromatic sidewalls

X Wang, F Jia, LP Yang, H Zhou, W Jiang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Conformationally adaptive macrocycles possess multiple well-defined conformations
through quickly flipping their aromatic sidewalls. The macrocycles combine the binding …

An intramolecularly self-templated synthesis of macrocycles: self-filling effects on the formation of prismarenes

P Della Sala, R Del Regno, L Di Marino… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Ethyl-and propyl-prism [6] arenes are obtained in high yields and in short reaction times,
independent of the nature and size of the solvent, in the cyclization of 2, 6 …

A Diverse Array of Large Capsules Transform in Response to Stimuli

K Wu, TK Ronson, L Goh, W Xue… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The allosteric regulation of biomolecules, such as enzymes, enables them to adapt and alter
their conformation to fit specific substrates, expressing different functionalities in response to …

Transforming a Fluorochrome to an Efficient Photocatalyst for Oxidative Hydroxylation: A Supramolecular Dimerization Strategy Based on Host‐Enhanced Charge …

B Tang, W Xu, JF Xu, X Zhang - … Chemie International Edition, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The development of non‐covalent synthetic strategy to fabricate efficient photocatalysts is of
great importance in theranostic and organic materials. Herein, a fluorochrome N, N …