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 …

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

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

Heavy metals and radionuclides in water are a global environmental issue, which has been
receiving considerable attention worldwide. Water-stable MOFs are green and recyclable …

The binding of multiple guests by a single entity can lead to new modes of host–guest
interactions and thus new applications in, for example, catalysis and sensing. With the aim of …

The continued development of molecular architectures of consequence to both longstanding
and newly recognized problems demands ever evolving synthetic routes, characterizations …

A three‐dimensional water‐stable cationic metal–organic framework (MOF) pillared by a
neutral ligand and with NiII metal nodes has been synthesized employing a rational design …

Gram-scale synthesis of a silver-triazolato framework−{[Ag 8 (tz) 6](NO 3) 2· 6H 2 O} n (1-NO
3; tz−= 3, 5-diphenyl-1, 2, 4-triazolate)− has been achieved, enabling the systematic …

This review covers advances in anion complexation in the years 2011 and 2012. The review
covers both organic and inorganic systems and also highlights the applications to which …

New well-designed materials are highly demanded with the prospect of versatile properties,
offering successful applications as alternates to conventional materials. Major new insights …