The chaotropic effect as an assembly motif in chemistry

KI Assaf, WM Nau - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Following up on scattered reports on interactions of conventional chaotropic ions (for
example, I−, SCN−, ClO4−) with macrocyclic host molecules, biomolecules, and …

Interactions of native cyclodextrins with metal ions and inorganic nanoparticles: fertile landscape for chemistry and materials science

D Prochowicz, A Kornowicz, J Lewiński - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Readily available cyclodextrins (CDs) with an inherent hydrophobic internal cavity and
hydrophilic external surface are macrocyclic entities that display a combination of molecular …

Progress in three-dimensional aromatic-like closo-dodecaborate

X Zhao, Z Yang, H Chen, Z Wang, X Zhou… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
The continuous discovery and derivatization of members of the closed borane family
indicate that boron chemistry is about to embark on a development trajectory similar to that …

Large anion binding in water

KI Assaf, WM Nau - Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Large water-soluble anions with chaotropic character display surprisingly strong
supramolecular interactions in water, for example, with macrocyclic receptors, polymers …

Rhodium(III)‐Catalyzed Alkenylation–Annulation of closo‐Dodecaborate Anions through Double B−H Activation at Room Temperature

Y Zhang, Y Sun, F Lin, J Liu… - Angewandte Chemie, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Trisubstituted closo‐dodecaborates with B− O, B− N, and B− C bonds as well as a fused
borane oxazole ring have been synthesized by rhodium‐catalyzed direct cage B− H …

High-affinity host–guest chemistry of large-ring cyclodextrins

KI Assaf, D Gabel, W Zimmermann… - Organic & Biomolecular …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The host–guest chemistry of large-ring cyclodextrins (LRCDs) has been largely unexplored
due to the lack of suitable guest molecules that bind with significant affinities to enable …

Electronic Structure and Stability of [B12X12]2– (X = F–At): A Combined Photoelectron Spectroscopic and Theoretical Study

J Warneke, GL Hou, E Aprà, C Jenne… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The stability and electron loss process of numerous multiply charged anions (MCAs) have
been traditionally explained in terms of the classical Coulomb interaction between spatially …

The closo‐Dodecaborate Dianion Fused with Oxazoles Provides 3D Diboraheterocycles with Selective Antimicrobial Activity

Y Sun, J Zhang, Y Zhang, J Liu… - … A European Journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The synthesis and application of icosahedral boron cluster compounds has been studied
extensively since their discovery several decades ago; however, two aspects of their …

Self-organizing layers from complex molecular anions

J Warneke, ME McBriarty, SL Riechers, S China… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The formation of traditional ionic materials occurs principally via joint accumulation of both
anions and cations. Herein, we describe a previously unreported phenomenon by which …

Fused 1,2-Diboraoxazoles Based on closo-Decaborate Anion–Novel Members of Diboroheterocycle Class

VV Voinova, NA Selivanov, IV Plyushchenko… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The novel members of the 1, 2-diboraoxazoles family have been obtained. In the present
work, we have carried out the intramolecular ring-closure reaction of borylated iminols of …