Metal–organic cages for gas adsorption and separation

QW Zeng, L Hu, Y Niu, D Wang, Y Kang, H Jia… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The unique high surface area and tunable cavity size endow metal–organic cages (MOCs)
with superior performance and broad application in gas adsorption and separation. Over the …

Exploiting Chirality in Confined Nanospaces

F Begato, G Licini, C Zonta - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Spatial organization using confinement has been of great interest since the early ages of
supramolecular chemistry. Application such as sensing, catalysis and delivery are …

Enantiopure Corral [4] BINOLs as Ultrastrong Receptors for Recognition and Differential Sensing of Steroids

R Fu, DY Li, JH Tian, YL Lin, QY Zhao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The precise recognition and sensing of steroids, a type of vital biomolecules, hold immense
practical value across various domains. In this study, we introduced corral [4] BINOLs (C [4] …

Light-Driven Purification of Progesterone from Steroid Mixtures Using a Photoresponsive Metal–Organic Capsule

A Ghosh, J Pruchyathamkorn… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Chemical separations are expensive, consuming 10–15% of humanity's global energy
budget. Many current separation methods employ thermal energy for distillation, often …

Dynamic Stereochemistry of M8Pd6 Supramolecular Cages Based on Metal‐Center Lability for Differential Chiral Induction, Resolution, and Recognition

YH Huang, YL Lu, XD Zhang, CH Liu… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A series of isostructural supramolecular cages with a rhombic dodecahedron shape have
been assembled with distinct metal‐coordination lability (M8Pd6‐MOC‐16, M= Ru2+, Fe2+ …

Enhancing the photosensitivity of hypocrellin A by perylene diimide metallacage-based host–guest complexation for photodynamic therapy

R Li, T Yang, X Peng, Q Feng, Y Hou, J Zhu, D Chu… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2024 - Springer
The development of supramolecular hosts which can efficiently encapsulate
photosensitizers to improve the photodynamic efficacy holds great promise for cancer …

Chiroptically Active Host–Guest Composites Using a Terpene-Based Micellar Capsule

Y Hashimoto, Y Tanaka, D Suzuki, Y Imai… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
For the design of a new chiroptically active host–guest system, a bent amphiphilic
compound was synthesized using cyclic monoterpenes as key biorelated chiral frameworks …

Metal–Organic Cage Receptors for Encapsulation and Sensing of Bile Acids

B Paul, R Natarajan - Inorganic Chemistry, 2024 - ACS Publications
Develo** synthetic supramolecular receptors to solubilize, scavenge, recognize,
encapsulate, and sense steroids is challenging. Despite a limited number of receptors …

Integrated Anionic Zirconium‐Organic Cage and Cationic Boron‐Imidazolate Cage for Synergetic Optical Limiting

YF Li, YP He, QH Li, J Zhang - … Chemie International Edition, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Making oppositely charged metal‐organic cages (MOCs) into a tightly ordered structure may
bring interesting functions. Herein, we report a novel structure composed of anionic (Zr4L6) …

Interplay of Stereochemistry and Charge Governs Guest Binding in Flexible ZnII4L4 Cages

W Xue, E Benchimol, A Walther, N Ouyang… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Here, we report the synthesis of a family of chiral ZnII4L4 tetrahedral cages by
subcomponent self-assembly. These cages contain a flexible trialdehyde subcomponent …