From molecular to supramolecular electronics

H Chen, J Fraser Stoddart - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Using individual molecules as conducting bridges for electrons offers opportunities when
investigating quantum phenomena that are not readily accessible from experiments …

The story of the little blue box: a tribute to Siegfried Hünig

XY Chen, H Chen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The tetracationic cyclophane, cyclobis (paraquat‐p‐phenylene), also known as the little blue
box, constitutes a modular receptor that has facilitated the discovery of many host–guest …

The rise and promise of molecular nanotopology

QH Guo, Y Jiao, Y Feng, JF Stoddart - CCS Chemistry, 2021 - chinesechemsoc.org
Molecular nanotopology—a term we coined recently—is a rapidly developing field of
research that is emerging out of the confluence of chemical topology with the mechanical …

Unraveling the Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Layered Conductive Metal‐Organic Framework With Atomic Precision

Z Meng, CG Jones, S Farid, IU Khan… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This paper describes structural elucidation of a layered conductive metal‐organic framework
(MOF) material Cu3 (C6O6) 2 by microcrystal electron diffraction with sub‐angstrom …

Water compatible supramolecular polymers: recent progress

W Han, W Xiang, Q Li, H Zhang, Y Yang, J Shi… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Water compatible supramolecular polymers (WCSPs) combine aqueous compatibility with
the reversibility and environmental responsiveness of supramolecular polymers. WCSPs …

Radical-pairing-induced molecular assembly and motion

K Cai, L Zhang, RD Astumian, JF Stoddart - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
Radical-pairing interactions between conjugated organic π-radicals are relative newcomers
to the inventory of molecular recognition motifs explored in supramolecular chemistry. The …

Thermodynamic regulation of electrolyte to achieve air-tolerant viologen-based flow battery

M Huang, W Li, D Lin, K Wan, Z Fu, Z Xiang… - Energy Storage …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aqueous organic redox flow battery (AORFB) is one promising grid-scale energy storage
technology. However, the application is seriously hindered as AORFB cannot be stably …

Distinctive features and challenges in catenane chemistry

HY Au-Yeung, Y Deng - Chemical Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
From being an aesthetic molecular object to a building block for the construction of
molecular machines, catenanes and related mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) …

Mechanical bond-assisted full-spectrum investigation of radical interactions

Y Jiao, H Mao, Y Qiu, G Wu, H Chen… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Molecular recognition, based on noncovalent bonding interactions, plays a central role in
directing supramolecular phenomena in both chemical and biological environments. The …

Near-infrared photothermal conversion of stable radicals photoinduced from a viologen-based coordination polymer

S Wang, S Li, J Xiong, Z Lin, W Wei, Y Xu - Chemical Communications, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Upon simple UV-visible irradiation, a viologen-based coordination polymer was transformed
to a highly stable radical, protected against quenching by a densely packed structure. The …