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 …

Smart touchless human–machine interaction based on crystalline porous cages

J Wang, W Lin, Z Chen, VO Nikolaeva, LO Alimi… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The rise of touchless technology, driven by the recent pandemic, has transformed human-
machine interaction (HMI). Projections indicate a substantial growth in the touchless …

Engineering a Surfactant Trap via Postassembly Modification of an Imine Cage

M Pérez-Ferreiro, QM Gallagher, AB León… - Chemistry of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Imine self-assembly stands as a potent strategy for the preparation of molecular organic
cages. However, challenges persist, such as water insolubility and limited recognition …

Diversifying hierarchical ionic assembly by docking cations to anions as salt bridges

Y Chen, D Karolly, A Kuvayskaya, M Pink, V Carta… - Chem, 2024 - cell.com
We expand the diversity of building blocks available for ionic assembly by introducing
tertiary (3°) ammonium cations into anion complexes. We use proton transfer between 3° …

Rapid, high-capacity adsorption of iodine from aqueous environments with amide functionalized covalent organic frameworks

N Arora, T Debnath, MC Senarathna, RM Johnson… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The uses and production of radionuclides in nuclear energy production and medical therapy
are becoming more significant in today's world. While these applications have many …

Biocompatible Nano-Cocrystal Engineering for Targeted Herbicide Delivery: Enhancing Efficacy through Stimuli-Responsive Release and Reduced Environmental …

Y **ao, C Wu, Y Liu, L Zhou, S Wu… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In addressing the critical challenges posed by the misuse and inefficiency of traditional
pesticides, we introduce a Nano-Cocrystal material composed of the herbicide clopyralid …

A Smart Polycage Membrane with Responsive Osmotic Energy Conversion Based on Synchronously Switchable Microporosity and Chargeability

W Lin, L Cao, X Liu, LO Alimi, J Wang… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Membranes with specific pore sizes are widely used in molecular separation, ion transport,
and energy conversion. However, the molecular understanding of structure–property …

Regulating room temperature phosphorescence of carbazole quaternization pyridine in polymer through Hofmeister effect

R He, Y Yang, Q Zhou, S Chang, Y Cheng, X Ma… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hofmeister effect is a famous physical chemistry phenomenon that was reported a hundred
years ago, which firstly refers to the action of certain salts to decrease the solubility of …

Realization of Hydrogel Electrolytes with High Thermoelectric Properties: Utilization of the Hofmeister Effect

S Jia, W Qian, P Yu, K Li, W Tang, M Li… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ionic thermoelectric materials, renowned for their high Seebeck coefficients, are gaining
prominence for their potential in harvesting low-grade waste heat. However, the theoretical …

Deciphering the Concept of Solubility by Strategically Using the Counterion Effect in Charged Molecules

RJ Brea, A Hernández, A Criado… - Journal of chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Solubility is an essential concept in chemistry that describes the ability of a substance to
dissolve in a particular solvent. Despite its importance in many fields of science …