Cation and anion recognition have both played central roles in the development of
supramolecular chemistry. Much of the associated research has focused on the …

According to one of Natures most fundamental laws, molecules may be differentiated by
having a positive, a negative, or no net charge at all. Although nothing may be known about …

The two-volume Encyclopedia of Supramolecular Chemistry offers authoritative, centralized
information on a rapidly expanding interdisciplinary field. User-friendly and high-quality …

The study of enantiomeric recognition of amine and protonated amine compounds is of
significance since these compounds are basic building blocks of biological molecules …

Ammonium ions are ubiquitous in chemistry and molecular biology. Considerable efforts
have been undertaken to develop synthetic receptors for their selective molecular …

In the field of molecular recognition, the guanidinium group has been established as a
highly effective functional group in the binding of anionic guests. This moiety has been …

In the past few years, supramolecular chemistry has led to new approaches in
homogeneous catalysis. While host-guest chemistry had already found applications in …

Synthetic receptors for carboxylic acids and carboxylates - Journal of the Chemical Society,
Perkin Transactions 1 (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/B009041G Royal Society of Chemistry …

Natural anion binding systems achieve high substrate affinity and selectivity most often by
arranging converging binding sites inside a cavity or cleft that is well shielded from …

Colorimetric assays are currently being sought for practical applications in single analyte
and multianalyte sensing. 1 The vast majority of these sensing systems have the …