Supramolecular and molecular capsules, cages and containers

CJT Cox, J Hale, P Molinska, JEM Lewis - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Stemming from early seminal notions of molecular recognition and encapsulation, three-
dimensional, cavity-containing capsular compounds and assemblies have attracted intense …

Hofmeister effects shine in nanoscience

W Wei - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hofmeister effects play a crucial role in nanoscience by affecting the physicochemical and
biochemical processes. Thus far, numerous wonderful applications from various aspects of …

New insights and discoveries in anion receptor chemistry

DA McNaughton, WG Ryder, AM Gilchrist, P Wang… - Chem, 2023 - cell.com
This review offers a broad overview of the advancements in anion receptor chemistry in
2021 and 2022. Detailed examples of acclaimed work in fundamental recognition, sensing …

Exploiting the Catenane Mechanical Bond Effect for Selective Halide Anion Transmembrane Transport

H Min Tay, TG Johnson, A Docker… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The first examples of [2] catenanes capable of selective anion transport across a lipid bilayer
are reported. The neutral halogen bonding (XB)[2] catenanes were prepared via a chloride …

Exploiting the mechanical bond effect for enhanced molecular recognition and sensing

JT Wilmore, PD Beer - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The ubiquity of charged species in biological and industrial processes has resulted in ever‐
increasing interest in their selective recognition, detection, and environmental remediation …

Mechanically interlocked host systems for ion-pair recognition

A Arun, HM Tay, PD Beer - Chemical Communications, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The ever-increasing interest directed towards the construction of host architectures capable
of the strong and selective recognition of various ionic species of biological, medical and …

Solvent effects in anion recognition

SC Patrick, PD Beer, JJ Davis - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
Anion recognition is pertinent to a range of environmental, medicinal and industrial
applications. Recent progress in the field has relied on advances in synthetic host design to …

Halogen bonding relay and mobile anion transporters with kinetically controlled chloride selectivity

TG Johnson, A Docker, A Sadeghi-Kelishadi… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Selective transmembrane transport of chloride over competing proton or hydroxide transport
is key for the therapeutic application of anionophores, but remains a significant challenge …

Selective sodium halide over potassium halide binding and extraction by a heteroditopic halogen bonding [2] catenane

HM Tay, A Docker, C Hua, PD Beer - Chemical Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The synthesis and ion-pair binding properties of a heteroditopic [2] catenane receptor
exhibiting highly potent and selective recognition of sodium halide salts are described. The …

Anion Sensing through Redox‐Modulated Fluorescent Halogen Bonding and Hydrogen Bonding Hosts

AJ Taylor, R Hein, SC Patrick, JJ Davis… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Anion sensing via either optical or electrochemical readouts has separately received
enormous attention, however, a judicious combination of the advantages of both modalities …