The nature of mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) has continued to encourage
researchers to design and construct a variety of high-performance materials. Introducing …

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Cation and anion recognition have both played central roles in the development of
supramolecular chemistry. Much of the associated research has focused on the …

Self-assembly, which makes use of molecules rather than atomic units, offers a bottom-up
approach to the construction of new materials on multiple length scales.(1-9) By precisely …

The history of isomeric types of organic molecules has passed through several important
stages:(1) Molecules that differ from each other with different numbers and types of atoms;(2) …

Fluorescent supramolecular polymeric materials are rising stars in the field of fluorescent
materials not only because of the inherent optoelectronic properties originating from their …

Supramolecular polymers, polymeric systems beyond the molecule, have attracted more
and more attention from scientists due to their applications in various fields, including stimuli …

In the past three decades, chemistry has changed from focusing on a single molecule to
molecular assemblies. Through the discovery of macrocycles, the chemistry of molecular …

Conspectus As the star compounds in host–guest chemistry, the syntheses of crown ethers
proclaimed the birth of supramolecular chemistry. Crown ether-based host–guest systems …

Compared with simple ion receptors, which are able to bind either a cation or an anion, ion
pair receptors bearing both a cation and an anion recognition site offer the promise of …