Supramolecular coordination cages for artificial photosynthesis and synthetic photocatalysis

R Ham, CJ Nielsen, S Pullen, JNH Reek - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Because sunlight is the most abundant energy source on earth, it has huge potential for
practical applications ranging from sustainable energy supply to light driven chemistry. From …

Chiral photocatalyst structures in asymmetric photochemical synthesis

MJ Genzink, JB Kidd, WB Swords, TP Yoon - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Asymmetric catalysis is a major theme of research in contemporary synthetic organic
chemistry. The discovery of general strategies for highly enantioselective photochemical …

Molecular cavity for catalysis and formation of metal nanoparticles for use in catalysis

R Saha, B Mondal, PS Mukherjee - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The employment of weak intermolecular interactions in supramolecular chemistry offers an
alternative approach to project artificial chemical environments like the active sites of …

Molecular Co-Catalyst Confined within a Metallacage for Enhanced Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

D Liu, H Ma, C Zhu, F Qiu, W Yu, LL Ma… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The construction of structurally well-defined supramolecular hosts to accommodate
catalytically active species within a cavity is a promising way to address catalyst …

New horizons for catalysis disclosed by supramolecular chemistry

G Olivo, G Capocasa, D Del Giudice… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Molecular barrels as potential hosts: from synthesis to applications

R Banerjee, D Chakraborty… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Self-assembled discrete molecular architectures that show selective molecular recognition
within their internal cavities are highly desirable. Such hosts often show guest recognition …

Anion-coordination-driven assembly

L Liang, W Zhao, XJ Yang, B Wu - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The assembly of discrete architectures has been an important subject in
supramolecular chemistry because of their elegant structures and fascinating properties …

Reactions in single-molecule junctions

H Chen, C Jia, X Zhu, C Yang, X Guo… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Develo** new materials is a long-standing goal that extends across the fields of synthesis,
catalysis, nanotechnology and materials science. Transforming one compound or material …

Photocatalysis meets confinement: an emerging opportunity for photoinduced organic transformations

Y Hao, YL Lu, Z Jiao, CY Su - Angewandte Chemie, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The self‐assembled metal‐organic cages (MOCs) have been evolved as a paradigm of
enzyme‐mimic catalysts since they are able to synergize multifunctionalities inherent in …

Electric fields in catalysis: From enzymes to molecular catalysts

NG Léonard, R Dhaoui, T Chantarojsiri, JY Yang - ACS catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Electric fields underlie all reactions and impact reactivity by interacting with the dipoles and
net charges of transition states, products, and reactants to modify the free energy landscape …