The nature of the mechanical bond: from molecules to machines

CJ Bruns, JF Stoddart - 2016 - books.google.com
" The story is told by THE inventor-pioneer-master in the field and is accompanied by
amazing illustrations...[it] will become an absolute reference and a best seller in chemistry!" …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of supramolecular anion recognition

N Busschaert, C Caltagirone, W Van Rossom… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The study of the complexation of anions, from its beginnings in the late 1960s and 1970s,(1-
3) has moved on from being an area solely of academic interest to a fundamental pillar of …

Anion recognition strategies based on combined noncovalent interactions

P Molina, F Zapata, A Caballero - Chemical Reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
This review highlights the most significant examples of an emerging field in the design of
highly selective anion receptors. To date, there has been remarkable progress in the binding …

Evidence for halogen bond covalency in acyclic and interlocked halogen-bonding receptor anion recognition

SW Robinson, CL Mustoe, NG White… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The synthesis and anion binding properties of novel halogen-bonding (XB) bis-iodotriazole-
pyridinium-containing acyclic and [2] catenane anion host systems are described. The XB …

A chiral‐nanoassemblies‐enabled strategy for simultaneously profiling surface glycoprotein and MicroRNA in living cells

W Ma, M Sun, P Fu, S Li, L Xu, H Kuang… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Assemblies of nanomaterials for biological applications in living cells have attracted much
attention. Herein, graphene oxide (GO)–gold nanoparticle (Au NP) assemblies are driven by …

Exploiting the mechanical bond for molecular recognition and sensing of charged species

KM Bąk, K Porfyrakis, JJ Davis, PD Beer - Materials Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The unique properties of the mechanical bond have been increasingly used for the purpose
of molecular recognition. The recent progress in the development of cation and anion …

Fluorescence quenching by redox molecular pumping

X Li, AHG David, L Zhang, B Song, Y Jiao… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Artificial molecular pumps (AMPs), inspired by the active cellular transport exhibited in
biological systems, enable cargoes to undergo unidirectional motion, courtesy of molecular …

Switching between anion-binding catalysis and aminocatalysis with a rotaxane dual-function catalyst

K Eichstaedt, J Jaramillo-Garcia, DA Leigh… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The “off” state for aminocatalysis by a switchable [2] rotaxane is shown to correspond to an
“on” state for anion-binding catalysis. Conversely, the aminocatalysis “on” state of the dual …

Selective Nitrate Recognition by a Halogen‐Bonding Four‐Station [3] Rotaxane Molecular Shuttle

TA Barendt, A Docker, I Marques… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The synthesis of the first halogen bonding [3] rotaxane host system containing a bis‐iodo
triazolium‐bis‐naphthalene diimide four station axle component is reported. Proton NMR …

Preorganization: a powerful tool in intermolecular halogen bonding in solution

MHH Voelkel, P Wonner, SM Huber - ChemistryOpen, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Preorganization is a powerful tool in supramolecular chemistry which has been utilized
successfully in intra‐and intermolecular halogen bonding. In previous work, we had …