The interest in functional supramolecular systems for the design of innovative materials and
technologies, able to fundamentally change the world, is growing at a high pace. The huge …

The design of artificial catalysts able to compete with the catalytic proficiency of enzymes is
an intense subject of research. Non-covalent interactions are thought to be involved in …

Two confining phosphane ligands derived from either α‐or β‐cyclodextrin produce singly PIII‐
ligated metal complexes with unusual coordination spheres. High‐pressure NMR studies …

Hydroformylation is an important industrial process that produces aldehydes from alkenes
and syngas in accordance with the atom economy principle. Hydroaminomethylation, on the …

Cyclodextrin poly‐functionalization has fueled progress in their use in multiple applications
such as enzyme mimicry, but also in the polymer sciences, luminescence, as sensors or for …

Transition metal‐catalyzed reactions in aqueous media are experiencing a constant
increase in interest. In homogenous catalysis the use of water as a solvent offers …

β-Cyclodextrin series and N, N′-dimethylurea formed low melting mixtures able to
immobilize organometallic species based on sulfonated phosphanes. Hydroformylation and …

Tertiary phosphines and other P (III)‐derivatives are the par excellence ligands in
industrially relevant homogeneous catalysis. A promising, recent development in this field …

In cyclodextrin (CD)-mediated aqueous biphasic catalysis, favoring contacts between the
CD (“host”), the organic substrate (“guest”) and the water-soluble catalyst is crucial for the …

With the advent of efficient methods for functionalising cyclodextrins, the synthesis of a
variety of cyclodextrin-based P (III) ligands has been made possible. Capable of acting both …