[HTML][HTML] Surveying macrocyclic chemistry: from flexible crown ethers to rigid cyclophanes

Z Liu, SKM Nalluri, JF Stoddart - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Macrocycles are molecular entities that display a combination of molecular recognition and
complexation properties with vital implications for host–guest/supramolecular chemistry …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial molecular machines

S Erbas-Cakmak, DA Leigh, CT McTernan… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The widespread use of molecular machines in biology has long suggested that great
rewards could come from bridging the gap between synthetic molecular systems and the …

Fluorescent cyclophanes and their applications

I Roy, AHG David, PJ Das, JP David… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
With the serendipitous discovery of crown ethers by Pedersen more than half a century ago
and the subsequent introduction of host–guest chemistry and supramolecular chemistry by …

[HTML][HTML] Aromatic hydrocarbon belts

QH Guo, Y Qiu, MX Wang, J Fraser Stoddart - Nature chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
Aromatic hydrocarbon belts (AHCBs) have fascinated scientists for over half a century
because of their aesthetically appealing structures and potential applications in the field of …

Boron science

NS Hosmane - New technologies and applications, 2011 - api.taylorfrancis.com
What is boron? The question itself may not seem very significant to many people. Their
introduction to the word “boron” could come as the butt of a joke. Conan O'Brien made jokes …

Synthetic molecular motors and mechanical machines

ER Kay, DA Leigh, F Zerbetto - … Chemie International Edition, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The widespread use of controlled molecular‐level motion in key natural processes suggests
that great rewards could come from bridging the gap between the present generation of …

CH/π hydrogen bonds in crystals

M Nishio - CrystEngComm, 2004 - pubs.rsc.org
The nature and characteristics of the CH/π interaction are discussed by comparison with
other weak molecular forces such as the CH/O and OH/π interaction. The CH/π interaction is …

Reticular chemistry in the construction of porous organic cages

K Su, W Wang, S Du, C Ji, M Zhou… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Reticular chemistry offers the possibility of systematic design of porous materials with
different pores by varying the building blocks, while the emerging porous organic cage …

Recent advances in crystal engineering

CB Aakeröy, NR Champness, C Janiak - CrystEngComm, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
The articles published in the tenth anniversary issue of CrystEngComm are reviewed. The
issue highlighted the state-of-the-art of crystal engineering and new trends and developing …

Rare-earth metal triflates in organic synthesis

S Kobayashi, M Sugiura, H Kitagawa… - Chemical …, 2002 - ACS Publications
Lewis-acid (LA)-catalyzed reactions are of great interest because of their unique reactivities
and selectivities and mild reaction conditions used. 1, 2 A wide variety of reactions using …