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 …

The study of traditional organic cavitands has been central in the development of
supramolecular chemistry. As the field of supramolecular chemistry matures, a new class of …

Whereas the conventional anti-dihalogenation of alkenes is a valuable synthetic tool with
highly predictable stereospecificity, the restricted reaction mechanism makes it challenging …

The coordination chemistry of N-functionalized derivatives of Robson-type macrocyclic
hexamine-dithiophenolate ligands (LR) 2− is presented in this review. The ligands form …

Five sets of oxido-vanadium (V) complexes, which include both cages and open structures,
were prepared and tested in the catalytic oxidation of sulfides. It was found that the …

An efficient protocol for the synthesis of vicinal bromohydrins and dibromides from olefins is
presented. Various olefins are regio-and stereoselectively hydroxybrominated and …

A series of dinickel (ii) complexes with the 24-membered macrocyclic hexaazadithiophenol
ligand H2LMe was prepared and examined. The doubly deprotonated form (LMe) 2À forms …

Secondary sphere interactions from proximal phenyl side chains control the anion selectivity
of dimeric Ln (III)[15-MCCu (II), α-aminoHA-5] 3+ metallocavitands. CH–O interactions …

Recently, we reported evidence for the generation of a symmetrical fluoronium ion (a [C–F–
C]+ interaction) in solution from a cage-like precursor, relying heavily on a single isotopic …

The potential of molecules that combine the properties of a conical cavity with those of a
covalently-linked transition-metal centre is highlighted through the assessment of …