Supramolecular Binding of Phosphonate Dianions by Nanojars and Nanojar Clamshells

P Singh, M Zeller, G Mezei - Inorganic Chemistry, 2024 - ACS Publications
Despite the widespread use of phosphonates (RPO32–) in various agricultural, industrial,
and household applications and the ensuing eutrophication of polluted water bodies, the …

Supramolecular incarceration and extraction of tetrafluoroberyllate from water by nanojars

WA Al Isawi, M Zeller, G Mezei - Inorganic Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
The previously unexplored noncovalent binding of the highly toxic tetrafluoroberyllate anion
(BeF42–) and its extraction from water into organic solvents are presented. Nanojars …

From ordinary to extraordinary: Insights into the formation mechanism and pH-dependent assembly/disassembly of nanojars

BM Ahmed, G Mezei - Inorganic Chemistry, 2016 - ACS Publications
Nanojars are large (2 nm wide) anion-incarcerating coordination complexes of the
composition [anion⊂{Cu (μ-OH)(μ-pz)} n](n= 27–36), formed by the self-assembly of simple …

Recent advances in anion recognition

M Wenzel, JJ Weigand - Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic …, 2017 - Springer
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Selective binding of anions by rigidified nanojars: sulfate vs. carbonate

WA Al Isawi, AZ Salome, BM Ahmed, M Zeller… - Organic & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Selective binding and transport of highly hydrophilic anions is ubiquitous in nature, as anion
binding proteins can differentiate between similar anions with over a million-fold efficiency …

Supramolecular Entrapping and Extraction of Selenate, Molybdate and Tungstate Ions from Water by Nanojars

WA Al Isawi, AS Philip, P Singh, M Zeller… - Inorganic …, 2025 - ACS Publications
The supramolecular binding exclusively by H-bonds of SeO42–, MoO42–and WO42–ions to
form nanojars of the formula [EO42–⊂{cis-CuII (μ-OH)(μ-pz)} n] 2–(Cu n EO 4; E= Se, Mo …

Capped Nanojars: Synthesis, Solution and Solid-State Characterization, and Atmospheric CO2 Sequestration by Selective Binding of Carbonate

WA Al Isawi, M Zeller, G Mezei - Inorganic Chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Nanojars are a class of supramolecular anion-incarcerating coordination complexes that self-
assemble from Cu2+ ions, pyrazole, and a strong base in the presence of highly hydrophilic …

Catalytic effect of [trans-Cu (μ-OH)(μ-dmpz)] 6 on the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate

V Molina, JL Arroyo, D MacLeod-Carey… - Polyhedron, 2021 - Elsevier
Spatial race under low oxygen conditions requires solid mild propellants to be used.
Therefore, we study the catalytic effect of the previously reported [trans-Cu (μ-OH)(μ-dmpz)] …

Tribenzyl (methyl) ammonium: A versatile counterion for the crystallization of nanojars with incarcerated selenite and phosphite ions and tethered pyrazole ligands

WA Al Isawi, M Zeller, G Mezei - Crystal Growth & Design, 2022 - ACS Publications
One hundred and thirty-five years after its initial discovery, the crystal structure of the
tribenzyl (methyl) ammonium (TBMA+) cation is reported for the first time (as the nitrate salt) …

Conversion of Metal Pyrazolate/(Hydr) oxide Clusters into Nanojars: Solution vs Solid-State Structure and Magnetism

P Singh, WA Al Isawi, M Zeller, G Mezei - Inorganic Chemistry, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nanojars are a class of anion binding and extraction agents composed of a series of [Cu (μ-
OH)(μ-pz)] n (pz= pyrazolate; n= 26–36) supramolecular metal–organic complexes. In …