Enzymatic catalysis has fueled considerable interest from chemists due to its high efficiency
and selectivity. However, the structural complexity and vulnerability hamper the application …

Metal nanoclusters serve as an emerging class of modular nanomaterials. The
transformation of metal nanoclusters has been fully reflected in their studies from every …

The employment of weak intermolecular interactions in supramolecular chemistry offers an
alternative approach to project artificial chemical environments like the active sites of …

Compartmentalization of the aqueous space within a cell is necessary for life. In similar
fashion to the nanometer-scale compartments in living systems, synthetic water-soluble …

Confining molecules can fundamentally change their chemical and physical properties.
Confinement effects are considered instrumental at various stages of the origins of life, and …

Molecular recognition in water using macrocyclic synthetic receptors constitutes a vibrant
and timely research area of supramolecular chemistry. Pioneering examples on the topic …

The design principles of metallo-organic assembly reactions have facilitated access to
hundreds of coordination cages of varying size and shape. Many of these assemblies …

Natural enzymes catalyze reactions in their substrate-binding cavities, exhibiting high
specificity and efficiency. In an effort to mimic the structure and functionality of enzymes …

Artificial molecular machines have captured the imagination of scientists and nonscientists
alike for decades now, given their clear potential to transform and enhance all aspects of …

The halogen bond occurs when there is evidence of a net attractive interaction between an
electrophilic region associated with a halogen atom in a molecular entity and a nucleophilic …