Self-assembled discrete molecular architectures that show selective molecular recognition
within their internal cavities are highly desirable. Such hosts often show guest recognition …

Supramolecular networks often possess good dynamic features but suffer from low
mechanical properties. Supramolecular coordination complexes including metallacycles …

Seeking strategies to enhance the chemical stability of metal–organic framework (MOF)
materials has become a focus for practical applications, which prompts us to carry out the …

The high catalytic activity of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) can be realized by
increasing their effective active sites, which prompts us to perform the functionalization on …

The selective separation of structurally similar aliphatic/aromatic hydrocarbons is an
essential goal in industrial processes. In this study, we report the synthesis of a water …

The catalytic performance of metal–organic framework (MOF)-based catalysts can be
enhanced by increasing their catalytic sites, which prompts us to explore the multicore …

The structures of the crosslinks in supramolecular polymer networks play an important role
on their properties and functions. Herein, emissive metallacages are used as crosslinks to …

Molecular recognition lies at the heart of biological functions, which inspires lasting research
in artificial host syntheses to mimic biomolecules that can recognize, process, and transport …

Construction of metal–organic cages with unique architecture and guest binding abilities is
highly desirable. Herein, we report the synthesis of a distorted trigonal cage (1) from a …

To improve the catalytic performance of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), creating higher
defects is now considered as the most effective strategy, which can not only optimize the …