There is great need for stand-alone luminescence-based chemosensors that exemplify
selectivity, sensitivity, and applicability and that overcome the challenges that arise from …

With the serendipitous discovery of crown ethers by Pedersen more than half a century ago
and the subsequent introduction of host–guest chemistry and supramolecular chemistry by …

Sensing of metal ions and anions is of great importance because of their widespread
distribution in environmental systems and biological processes. Colorimetric and fluorescent …

Supramolecular chemistry is a central topic in modern chemistry. It touches on many
traditional disciplines, such as organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry …

Fluoride, as the smallest anion except hydride (H–), has garnered considerable attention
over the past decades due to its specific physiochemical properties and its crucial roles in …

Calix [4] pyrrole phosphonate-cavitands were used as receptors for the design of
supramolecular sensors for creatinine and its lipophilic derivative hexylcreatinine. The …

A small molecular cage (4) with high affinity and complete selectivity for fluoride to the limit of
detection over other competing small anions was synthesized. Cage 4 was also found to …

We investigate anion–π binding modes in a cis-isomer of 3, 5-dinitrophenyl-substituted calix
[4] pyrrole with various anions via X-ray crystallographic analyses and compare its binding …

Synthesis of robust covalent macrocycles/cages via multiple amide‐bond forming reaction is
highly challenging and generally it needs multistep reactions. One‐pot reaction of …

A highly selective recognition of fluoride was achieved through the design of a small
hemicryptophane cage (3) presenting a southern tris-urea hosting moiety. The resulting host …