Molecular photoswitches enable dynamic control of processes with high spatiotemporal
precision, using light as external stimulus, and hence are ideal tools for different research …

Understanding the noncovalent interactions (NCIs) among the residues of proteins and
nucleic acids, and between drugs and proteins/nucleic acids, etc., has extraordinary …

Mcl-1 is a member of the Bcl-2 family of proteins that promotes cell survival by preventing
induction of apoptosis in many cancers. High expression of Mcl-1 causes tumorigenesis and …

Halogen bonding, the noncovalent interaction based on electrophilic halogen substituents,
features very interesting properties, as illustrated by numerous applications continuously …

Antimicrobial resistance presents us with a potential global crisis as it undermines the
abilities of conventional antibiotics to combat pathogenic microbes. The history of …

We report here on the status of research on halogen bonds and other σ-hole interactions
involving p-block elements in Lewis acidic roles, such as chalcogen bonds, pnictogen bonds …

This review highlights recent studies discovering unconventional halogen bonding (HaB)
that involves positively charged metal centers. These centers provide their filled d‐orbitals …

Two decades ago, halogen bonding attracted considerable attention as a new type of non-
covalent interaction and has now emerged as an important supramolecular tool for crystal …

Halogen atoms have been at the center of many rational medicinal chemistry applications in
drug design. While fluorine and chlorine atoms are often added to enhance physicochemical …

Due to the fascinating structures and wide applications, porous materials with open
frameworks have attracted more and more attentions. Herein, a novel two‐dimensional (2D) …