BINOL‐Based Chiral Macrocycles and Cages

Y Yu, Y Hu, C Ning, W Shi, A Yang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Chirality, a fundamental principle in chemistry, biology, and medicine, is prevalent in nature
and in organisms. Chiral molecules, such as DNA, RNA, and proteins, are crucial in …

The cutting edge of lantern-shaped cage methodologies

ZT Avery, JL Algar, D Preston - Trends in Chemistry, 2024 - cell.com
Lantern-shaped cages are generally comprised of two square planar metal ions linked by
four ditopic ligands. They mainly form easily and predictably and make a structure with a …

The codriven assembly of molecular metalla-links (, ) and metalla-knots (, ) via coordination and noncovalent interactions

SJ Bao, Y Zou, HN Zhang, GX ** - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2024 - pnas.org
Although mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) display unique properties and
functions associated with their intricate connectivity, limited assembly strategies are …

Shape‐Complementary Multicomponent Assembly of Low‐Symmetry Co (III) Salphen‐Based Coordination Cages

B Zhang, H Lee, JJ Holstein… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
While metal‐mediated self‐assembly is a popular technique to construct discrete nanosized
objects, highly symmetric structures, built from one type of ligand at a time, are dominating …

Highly Anisotropic Pd2Lab2Lcc2 and Pd2Lab2Lcd2 Type Cages by Heteromeric Completive Self‐Sorting

M Parbin, V Sivalingam… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Pd (II)‐based low‐symmetry coordination cages possessing anisotropic cavities are
of great interest. The common strategies employed to achieve such cages utilize either more …

Boosted Circularly Polarized Luminescence of a Chiral Metallacage Through Co‐Assembly in Confined Microfluidic Environments

J Zhao, K Zeng, WT Dou, X Zhao… - Advanced Functional …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Chiral metallacages, with their precisely distributed luminescent and chiral units and
inherent adaptive chirality, represent an ideal framework for develo** circularly polarized …

Guest Segregation in Heteromeric Multicage Systems

E Benchimol, A Rivoli, M Kabiri, B Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2025 - ACS Publications
Dynamically interconvertible metallo-supramolecular multicomponent assemblies,
coexisting orthogonally in solution, serve as simplified mimics for complex networks found in …

Ligand Conformation Controls Assembly of a Helicate/Mesocate, Heteroleptic [Pd2L2L′2] Cages and a Six‐Jagged [Pd6L12] Ring

E Benchimol, KE Ebbert, A Walther… - … A European Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular building blocks, capable of adopting several strongly deviating conformations, are
of particular interest in the development of stimuli‐responsive self‐assemblies. The …

London dispersion driven compaction of coordination cages in the gas-phase–a combined ion mobility and theoretical study

C Drechsler, A Baksi, A Platzek, M Acar, JJ Holstein… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Large self-assembled systems (such as metallosupramolecular rings and cages) can be
difficult to structurally characterize, in particular when they show a highly dynamic behavior …

Tunable synthesis of heteroleptic zirconium-based porous coordination cages

MN Morey, CM Montone, MR Dworzak, GPA Yap… - Chemical …, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
Zirconium-based porous coordination cages have been widely studied and have shown to
be potentially useful for many applications as a result of their tunability and stability, likely as …