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 …

The structural diversity and functional relevance of nucleic acids (NAs), mainly
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA), are indispensable for almost all …

Developing efficient adsorbents to capture radioactive iodine produced from nuclear wastes
is highly desired. Here we report the facial synthesis of a hexacationic imidazolium organic …

Macrocyclic host molecules play the central role in host–guest chemistry and
supramolecular chemistry. The highly structural symmetry of macrocyclic host molecules can …

Imidazolium salts, distinct from their parent imidazoles, are made up of a discrete cation and
anion pair, and have found widespread utility as ionic liquids. A lesser known function of …

Fluorescent probes are essential tools for studying biological systems. The last decade has
witnessed particular interest in the development of two-photon excitable probes, owing to …

Imidazolium based receptors selectively recognize anions, and have received more and
more attention. In 2006 and 2010, we reviewed the mechanism and progress of imidazolium …

A rigid, covalently linked perylene‐3, 4: 9, 10‐tetracarboxylic acid bisimide (PBI) cyclophane
was synthesized by imidization of a bay‐substituted perylene bisanhydride with p …

A procedure for the synthesis of three‐dimensional hexakisimidazolium cage compounds
has been developed. The reaction of the trigonal trisimidazolium salts H3L (PF6) 3 …

A Schiff base (L) containing coumarin and pyrene moieties was synthesized and
characterized. It showed excellent selective recognition of M (III) ions (M= Al, Cr and Fe) in …