Recent advances in the synthesis and applications of macrocyclic arenes

XN Han, Y Han, CF Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Macrocyclic arenes including calixarenes, resorcinarenes, cyclotriveratrylene, pillararenes
and so on have emerged as highly attractive synthetic macrocyclic hosts due to their unique …

Recent progress of supramolecular chemotherapy based on host–guest interactions

M Yan, S Wu, Y Wang, M Liang, M Wang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Chemotherapy is widely recognized as an effective approach for treating cancer due to its
ability to eliminate cancer cells using chemotherapeutic drugs. However, traditional …

Double-walled Al-based MOF with large microporous specific surface area for trace benzene adsorption

L Hu, W Wu, M Hu, L Jiang, D Lin, J Wu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Double-walled metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), synthesized using Zn and Co, are
potential porous materials for trace benzene adsorption. Aluminum is with low-toxicity and …

Potential of nonporous adaptive crystals for hydrocarbon separation

M Yan, Y Wang, J Chen, J Zhou - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrocarbon separation is an important process in the field of petrochemical industry, which
provides a variety of raw materials for industrial production and a strong support for the …

Supramolecular cancer nanotheranostics

J Zhou, L Rao, G Yu, TR Cook, X Chen… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Among the many challenges in medicine, the treatment and cure of cancer remains an
outstanding goal given the complexity and diversity of the disease. Nanotheranostics, the …

Reversible iodine capture by nonporous adaptive crystals of a bipyridine cage

D Luo, Y He, J Tian, JL Sessler… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The ability to capture radioactive iodine species is crucial for nuclear accident preparedness
and nuclear waste treatment; however, it remains a challenge. Here we report a new readily …

Biphen[n]arenes: Modular Synthesis, Customizable Cavity Sizes, and Diverse Skeletons

ZY Zhang, C Li - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Macrocyclic compounds are fundamental tools in supramolecular chemistry and
have been widely used in molecular recognition, biomedicine, and materials science. The …

Highly selective separation of benzene and cyclohexane in a spatially confined carborane metallacage

PF Cui, XR Liu, YJ Lin, ZH Li, GX ** - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Separation of light hydrocarbons (C1–C9) represents one of the “seven chemical
separations to change the world”. Boron clusters can potentially play an important role in …

Functional supramolecular systems: Design and applications

IS Antipin, MV Alfimov, VV Arslanov… - Russian Chemical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The interest in functional supramolecular systems for the design of innovative materials and
technologies, able to fundamentally change the world, is growing at a high pace. The huge …

Separation of benzene and toluene associated with vapochromic behaviors by hybrid [4] arene-based co-crystals

J Chen, W Zhang, W Yang, F **, H He, M Liang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The combination of macrocyclic chemistry with co-crystal engineering has promoted the
development of materials with vapochromic behaviors in supramolecular science. Herein …