Halogen bonding and chalcogen bonding mediated sensing

R Hein, PD Beer - Chemical Science, 2022‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Sigma–hole interactions, in particular halogen bonding (XB) and chalcogen bonding (ChB),
have become indispensable tools in supramolecular chemistry, with wide-ranging …

Fluorescent Flippers: Small‐Molecule Probes to Image Membrane Tension in Living Systems

XX Chen, F Bayard, N Gonzalez‐Sanchis… - Angewandte …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Flipper probes have been introduced as small molecule fluorophores to image physical
forces, that is, membrane tension in living systems. Their emergence over one decade is …

Selective potassium chloride recognition, sensing, extraction, and transport using a chalcogen-bonding heteroditopic receptor

A Docker, I Marques, H Kuhn, Z Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Chalcogen bonding (ChB) is rapidly rising to prominence in supramolecular chemistry as a
powerful sigma (σ)-hole-based noncovalent interaction, especially for applications in the …

Redox-switchable chalcogen bonding for anion recognition and sensing

R Hein, A Docker, JJ Davis… - Journal of the American …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Inspired by the success of its related sigma-hole congener halogen bonding (XB),
chalcogen bonding (ChB) is emerging as a powerful noncovalent interaction with a plethora …

Multistate redox-switchable ion transport using chalcogen-bonding anionophores

A Docker, TG Johnson, H Kuhn, Z Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Synthetic supramolecular transmembrane anionophores have emerged as promising
anticancer chemotherapeutics. However, key to their targeted application is achieving …

Supramolecular chemistry in lipid bilayer membranes

LE Bickerton, TG Johnson, A Kerckhoffs… - Chemical Science, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Lipid bilayer membranes form compartments requisite for life. Interfacing supramolecular
systems, including receptors, catalysts, signal transducers and ion transporters, enables the …

Modulating chalcogen bonding and halogen bonding sigma‐hole donor atom potency and selectivity for halide anion recognition

A Docker, CH Guthrie, H Kuhn… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
A series of acyclic anion receptors containing chalcogen bond (ChB) and halogen bond
(XB) donors integrated into a neutral 3, 5‐bis‐triazole pyridine scaffold are described, in …

Tunable Pnictogen Bonding at the Service of Hydroxide Transport across Phospholipid Bilayers

BL Murphy, FP Gabbaï - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Our growing interest in the design of pnictogen-based strategies for anion transport has
prompted an investigation into the properties of three simple triarylcatecholatostiboranes (1 …

Anion transporters based on halogen, chalcogen, and pnictogen bonds: towards biological applications

A Singh, A Torres-Huerta, F Meyer, H Valkenier - Chemical science, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Motivated by their potential biological applications, anion receptors are increasingly
explored as transmembrane transporters for anions. The vast majority of the reported anion …

Anti‐Hofmeister Anion Selectivity via a Mechanical Bond Effect in Neutral Halogen‐Bonding [2] Rotaxanes

A Docker, YC Tse, HM Tay, AJ Taylor… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Exceptionally strong halogen bonding (XB) donor‐chloride interactions are exploited for the
chloride anion template synthesis of neutral XB [2] rotaxane host systems which contain …