[HTML][HTML] MoloVol: an easy-to-use program for analyzing cavities, volumes and surface areas of chemical structures

JB Maglic, R Lavendomme - Journal of applied crystallography, 2022 - scripts.iucr.org
Cavities are a ubiquitous feature of chemical structures encountered in various fields
ranging from supramolecular chemistry to molecular biology. They are involved in the …

A cavity‐tailored metal‐organic cage entraps gases selectively in solution and the amorphous solid state

JL Zhu, D Zhang, TK Ronson, W Wang, L Xu… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Here we report the subcomponent self‐assembly of a truxene‐faced Zn4L4 tetrahedron,
which is capable of binding the smallest hydrocarbons in solution. By deliberately …

Intramolecular Cation‐π Interactions Organize Bowl‐Shaped, Luminescent Molecular Containers

J He, M Bai, X Xiao, S Qiu, W Chen, J Li… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Molecules with nonplanar architectures are highly desirable due to their unique topological
structures and functions. We report here the synthesis of two molecular containers (1⋅ 3Br …

New Geometries for Calix [6] arene‐Based Rotaxanes

M Bazzoni, V Zanichelli, L Casimiro… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the role played by the nature, number, and arrangement of binding sites
anchored to a macrocycle remains a topic of current interest for the synthesis of new …

Unraveling the Sorption Mechanism of CO2 in a Molecular Crystal without Intrinsic Porosity

N Dwarkanath, S Palchowdhury… - The Journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The facile uptake of CO2 gas in a nonporous molecular crystal constituted by long
molecules with carbazole and ethynylphenyl moieties was reported in experiments recently …

Selective recognition of small hydrogen bond acceptors by a calix [6] arene-based molecular container

R Lavendomme, F Desroches, S Moerkerke… - Supramolecular …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Selective molecular recognition is of primary importance for applications such as sensing
and separation of chemicals. This work describes the host-guest and crystallisation …