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 …

Supramolecular chemistry aims to exploit the intermolecular interaction as an alternative
basis for control over chemical reactivity. Where synthetic chemists typically covalently …

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

Natural enzymes catalyze reactions in their substrate-binding cavities, exhibiting high
specificity and efficiency. In an effort to mimic the structure and functionality of enzymes …

Conspectus Coordination-driven self-assembly can produce large, symmetrical, hollow
cages that are synthetically easy to access. The functions provided by these aesthetically …

The design principles of metallo-organic assembly reactions have facilitated access to
hundreds of coordination cages of varying size and shape. Many of these assemblies …

Chiral luminescent lanthanide–organic cages have many potential applications in
enantioselective recognition, sensing, and asymmetric catalysis. However, due to the …

The adoption of a supramolecular approach in catalysis promises to address a number of
unmet challenges, ranging from activity (unlocking of novel reaction pathways) to selectivity …

A heteroleptic [Pd2L2L'2] 4+ coordination cage containing a photoswitchable azobenzene-
derived ligand catalyzes the Michael addition reaction between methyl vinyl ketone and …

The hollow cavities of coordination cages can provide an environment for enzyme-like
catalytic reactions of small-molecule guests. Here, we report a new example (catalysis of the …