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

As compared to porous network solids, including metal–organic frameworks, covalent–
organic frameworks, porous aromatic frameworks, and zeolites, porous molecular materials …

The past 20 years have witnessed a renaissance of dye chemistry, moving from traditional
colorant research toward functional materials. Different from traditional colorant research …

Suppressing the kinetically favorable lattice oxygen oxidation mechanism pathway and
triggering the adsorbate evolution mechanism pathway at the expense of activity are the …

Reticular chemistry based on thermodynamically controlled linking modes and numerous
organic building blocks has constituted versatile crystalline frameworks in molecular-level …

The binding of multiple guests by a single entity can lead to new modes of host–guest
interactions and thus new applications in, for example, catalysis and sensing. With the aim of …

In 1893, Alfred Werner described the structure of octahedral transition metal complexes and
provided the basis for assigning coordination number and oxidation state to what were then …

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 …

Fascination with supramolecular chemistry over the past few decades has led to the
synthesis of an ever-increasing number of elegant and intricate functional structures with …

The expression of biological functions, such as enzyme catalysis, immune response, and
cargo transport in confined nanospaces, with very different physical and chemical …