Supramolecular luminescent sensors

TL Mako, JM Racicot, M Levine - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
There is great need for stand-alone luminescence-based chemosensors that exemplify
selectivity, sensitivity, and applicability and that overcome the challenges that arise from …

The nature of the mechanical bond: from molecules to machines

CJ Bruns, JF Stoddart - 2016 - books.google.com
" The story is told by THE inventor-pioneer-master in the field and is accompanied by
amazing illustrations...[it] will become an absolute reference and a best seller in chemistry!" …

Advances in anion supramolecular chemistry: from recognition to chemical applications

NH Evans, PD Beer - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Since the start of this millennium, remarkable progress in the binding and sensing of anions
has been taking place, driven in part by discoveries in the use of hydrogen bonding, as well …

Electrochemical anion sensing: supramolecular approaches

R Hein, PD Beer, JJ Davis - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Anions play a vital role in a broad range of environmental, technological, and physiological
processes, making their detection/quantification valuable. Electroanalytical sensors offer …

Rotaxane and catenane host structures for sensing charged guest species

MJ Langton, PD Beer - Accounts of chemical research, 2014 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The promise of mechanically interlocked architectures, such as rotaxanes and
catenanes, as prototypical molecular switches and shuttles for nanotechnological …

Properties and emerging applications of mechanically interlocked ligands

JEM Lewis, M Galli, SM Goldup - Chemical Communications, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Mechanically interlocked molecules have a long and rich history as ligands thanks to the key
role coordination chemistry has played in the development of high yielding passive template …

Exploiting the mechanical bond effect for enhanced molecular recognition and sensing

JT Wilmore, PD Beer - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The ubiquity of charged species in biological and industrial processes has resulted in ever‐
increasing interest in their selective recognition, detection, and environmental remediation …

Charge-assisted hydrogen bonding in a bicyclic amide cage: an effective approach to anion recognition and catalysis in water

C Xu, QG Tran, D Liu, C Zhai, L Wojtas, W Liu - Chemical Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogen bonding is prevalent in biological systems, dictating a myriad of life-sustaining
functions in aqueous environments. Leveraging hydrogen bonding for molecular recognition …

Chelating rotaxane ligands as fluorescent sensors for metal ions

M Denis, J Pancholi, K Jobe… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Although metal‐ion‐binding interlocked molecules have been under intense investigation
for over three decades, their application as scaffolds for the development of sensors for …

A Fluorescent Ditopic Rotaxane Ion‐Pair Host

M Denis, L Qin, P Turner, KA Jolliffe… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We report a rotaxane based on a simple urea motif that binds Cl− selectively as a separated
ion pair with H+ and reports the anion binding event through a fluorescence switch‐on …