Supramolecular helical systems: helical assemblies of small molecules, foldamers, and polymers with chiral amplification and their functions

E Yashima, N Ousaka, D Taura, K Shimomura… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
In this review, we describe the recent advances in supramolecular helical assemblies
formed from chiral and achiral small molecules, oligomers (foldamers), and helical and …

Coordination-directed construction of molecular links

WX Gao, HJ Feng, BB Guo, Y Lu, GX Jin - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Since the emergence of the concept of chemical topology, interlocked molecular assemblies
have graduated from academic curiosities and poorly defined species to become synthetic …

Supramolecular transformations within discrete coordination-driven supramolecular architectures

W Wang, YX Wang, HB Yang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, a comprehensive summary of supramolecular transformations within discrete
coordination-driven supramolecular architectures, including helices, metallacycles …

Chirality in rotaxanes and catenanes

EMG Jamieson, F Modicom, SM Goldup - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Although chiral mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) have been synthesised and
studied, enantiopure examples are relatively under-represented in the pantheon of reported …

Design and assembly of chiral coordination cages for asymmetric sequential reactions

J Jiao, C Tan, Z Li, Y Liu, X Han… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Supramolecular nanoreactors featuring multiple catalytically active sites are of great
importance, especially for asymmetric catalysis, and are yet challenging to construct. Here …

Controlled self-assembly and multistimuli-responsive interconversions of three conjoined twin-cages

LX Cai, DN Yan, PM Cheng, JJ Xuan… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Stimuli-responsive structural transformations between discrete coordination supramolecular
architectures not only are essential to construct smart functional materials but also provide a …

The sharp structural switch of covalent cages mediated by subtle variation of directing groups

Q Chen, Z Li, Y Lei, Y Chen, H Tang, G Wu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
It is considered a more formidable task to precisely control the self-assembled products
containing purely covalent components, due to a lack of intrinsic templates such as transition …

Making a right or left choice: chiral self-sorting as a tool for the formation of discrete complex structures

H Jędrzejewska, A Szumna - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
This review discusses chiral self-sorting the process of choosing an interaction partner with
a given chirality from a complex mixture of many possible racemic partners. Chiral self …

Conformational control of Pd 2 L 4 assemblies with unsymmetrical ligands

JEM Lewis, A Tarzia, AJP White, KE Jelfs - Chemical Science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
With increasing interest in the potential utility of metallo-supramolecular architectures for
applications as diverse as catalysis and drug delivery, the ability to develop more complex …

Molecular recognition with resorcin [4] arene cavitands: switching, halogen-bonded capsules, and enantioselective complexation

C Gropp, BL Quigley, F Diederich - Journal of the American …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The development of synthetic host–guest chemistry to investigate and quantify weak, non-
covalent interactions has been key to unraveling the complexity of molecular recognition in …