Cucurbituril-based molecular recognition

SJ Barrow, S Kasera, MJ Rowland, J Del Barrio… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The product of the condensation reaction between glycoluril and formaldehyde was first
reported in a thesis by Eberhard Meyer in 1904 (1) and then published by Behrend and co …

Distinctive features and challenges in catenane chemistry

HY Au-Yeung, Y Deng - Chemical Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
From being an aesthetic molecular object to a building block for the construction of
molecular machines, catenanes and related mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) …

Rethinking the term “pi-stacking”

CR Martinez, BL Iverson - Chemical Science, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
It has become common to reference “pi-stacking” forces or “pi–pi interactions” when
describing the interactions between neighbouring aromatic rings. Here, we review …

Conjugated-backbone effect of organic small molecules for n-type thermoelectric materials with ZT over 0.2

D Huang, H Yao, Y Cui, Y Zou, F Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Conjugated backbones play a fundamental role in determining the electronic properties of
organic semiconductors. On the basis of two solution-processable dihydropyrrolo [3, 4-c] …

Introducing stable radicals into molecular machines

Y Wang, M Frasconi, JF Stoddart - ACS Central Science, 2017 - ACS Publications
Ever since their discovery, stable organic radicals have received considerable attention from
chemists because of their unique optical, electronic, and magnetic properties. Currently, one …

Functionalised tetrathiafulvalene-(TTF-) macrocycles: recent trends in applied supramolecular chemistry

A Jana, S Bähring, M Ishida, S Goeb… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) has been extensively explored as a π-electron donor in
supramolecular systems. Over the last two decades substantial advances have been made …

A radically configurable six-state compound

JC Barnes, AC Fahrenbach, D Cao, SM Dyar… - Science, 2013 - science.org
Most organic radicals possess short lifetimes and quickly undergo dimerization or oxidation.
Here, we report on the synthesis by radical templation of a class of air-and water-stable …

Formation of [3] catenanes from 10 precursors via multicomponent coordination-driven self-assembly of metallarectangles

S Li, J Huang, TR Cook, JB Pollock, H Kim… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
We describe the formation of a suite of [3] catenanes via multicomponent coordination-
driven self-assembly and host–guest complexation of a rectangular scaffold comprising a …

Dimerization of Conjugated Radical Cations: An Emerging Non‐Covalent Interaction for Self‐Assembly

DW Zhang, J Tian, L Chen, L Zhang… - Chemistry–An Asian …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aromatic stacking has played a significant role in the design of discrete supramolecular
systems. However, for many years, the stacking of conjugated radical cations has been …

Symmetry‐Broken Intermolecular Charge Separation of Cationic Radicals

G Liu, L Gao, Y Han, Y Xiao, B Du… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A quadrupolar compound Pyr‐BA with two pyrrole‐type nitrogen atoms doped externally
was prepared in this work. In high contrast with other π ionic radicals, its cationic radical Pyr …