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 …

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

The continued development of molecular architectures of consequence to both longstanding
and newly recognized problems demands ever evolving synthetic routes, characterizations …

When substrates are confined in an isolated cavity, they experience circumstances that are
distinctly different from those in a bulk solution. Molecular self-assembly has widened the …

Absolute chiral environments are rare in regular polyhedral and prismatic architectures, but
are achievable from self-assembly of metal–organic cages/containers (MOCs), which endow …

A variety of different three-dimensional metal–organic container molecules have recently
been prepared using subcomponent self-assembly, which relies upon metal template effects …

We have successfully constructed a tetrahedral Ti4L6 cage with calixarene-like coordination-
active vertices. It further features high solubility and stability in H2O and DMF/H2O solution …

Here we report a new class of hydrogels formed by polymers that are cross-linked through
subcomponent self-assembled metal–organic cages. Selective encapsulation of guest …

Self-assembly of octahedral Fe (II) ions and linear perylene bisimide (PBI) dyes with 2, 2′-
bipyridine groups covalently attached at the imide positions quantitatively yields an Fe4 …

Guest capture and release are important properties of self-assembling nanostructures. Over
time, a significant fraction of guests might engage in short-lived states with different …