Editorial Material
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Paulina Hernandez-Pacheco, Gustavo A. Zelada-Guillen, Margarita Romero-Avila, Roberto Carlos Canas-Alonso, Marcos Flores-Alamo, Martha V. Escarcega-Bobadilla
Summary: We synthesized and characterized a new Cu-Salphen compound, which acted as a Lewis acid to host guest anions in two different forms: a) free molecule, and b) copolymerized with protective co-monomers. Higher amounts of Cu-Salphen resulted in larger and more homogeneous polymer sizes. The polymer size, along with other factors such as glass transitions, heat capacity, thermal degradation, and host-guest species distribution, explained significant enhancements in the host's binding site.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Paulina Hernandez-Pacheco, Gustavo A. Zelada-Guillen, Margarita Romero-Avila, Roberto Carlos Canas-Alonso, Marcos Flores-Alamo, Martha Escarcega-Bobadilla
Summary: In this study, the synthesis and crystallographic characterization of a new Cu-Salphen compound and its use as a Lewis acid against guest anions were described. It was found that higher contents of Cu-Salphen resulted in larger and more homogeneous polymer sizes. The growth of the host's binding site was explained by factors such as polymer size, glass transitions, heat capacity, thermal degradation, guest-saturation degrees, and host-guest species distribution profiles. Spectrofluorimetry measurements showed that Cu-Salphen had larger blue-shifted luminescence in the polymers compared to the non-polymerized counterpart, and enhanced fluorescence upon guest association. A cooperative incorporation of the guests into the internally protected binding site pockets in the random coil polymer conformations was proposed.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Alica C. Keuper, Kevin Fengler, Florian Ostler, Tobias Danelzik, Dariusz G. Piekarski, Olga Garcia Mancheno
Summary: A new approach to achieve highly enantioselective halogen-bonding catalysis has been developed by designing fine-tuned halogen-halogen interactions. This strategy utilizes both the electron cloud and sigma-hole site of the substrate's halogen substituent to form a tight chiral complex, enabling controlled induction of high levels of chirality transfer. Remarkable enantioselectivities of up to 95:5 e.r. (90% ee) have been achieved in a model dearomatization reaction using tetrakis-iodotriazole multidentate anion-binding catalysts.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Xi Yang, Di Yuan, Jinhong Hou, Adam C. Sedgwick, Suying Xu, Tony D. James, Leyu Wang
Summary: The field of supramolecular chemistry has rapidly expanded and become highly influential in various areas like biomedicine, energy materials, catalysis, and sensing. The combination of host/guest chemistry with functional inorganic nanoparticles has led to many new applications in drug delivery, bioimaging, and sensing. Recent progress in the development of organic/inorganic supramolecular nano-systems incorporating host/guest chemistry has been summarized, highlighting their applications in drug delivery, biological imaging, and sensing.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shilin Yu, Jas S. Ward, Khai-Nghi Truong, Kari Rissanen
Summary: Neutral halogen-bonded O-I-N complexes were prepared using carbonyl hypoiodites and aromatic organic bases. Modulating the Lewis basicity led to halogen-bonded complexes where the O-I...N bond transforms more into an asymmetric ion pair. X-ray analyses and NMR studies confirmed the geometries of the complexes.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Xiaoqin Cui, Fu-Qiang Zhang, Xin Li, Juan-Juan Hou, Huan Li, Xian-Ming Zhang
Summary: The research describes a new type of inorganic host material, titanium-oxide or polyoxotitanate clusters, which can encapsulate inorganic molecules or ions. A specific molecular cage, Ti-18, was found to encapsulate an entire organic ethylenediamine ion and demonstrate exceptional versatility in balancing charges and facilitating reactions. Ti-18 exhibits strong light absorption due to ethylenediamine coordination and shows superior photocatalytic activity compared to anatase TiO2.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Polymer Science
Amy C. Madl, David Myung
Summary: Over 6.2 million people worldwide suffer from moderate to severe vision loss due to corneal disease. While transplantation with allogenic donor tissue is sight-restoring for many patients with corneal blindness, this treatment modality is limited by long waiting lists and high rejection rates. Host-guest interactions have emerged as an important crosslinking strategy for cytocompatible, minimally invasive, injectable tissue substitutes.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Roelof Steeno, Andrea Minoia, Roberto Lazzaroni, Kunal S. Mali, Steven De Feyter
Summary: Nanoscopic lateral confinement on a graphite surface allows for the study of embryonic stages of molecular self-assembly on solid surfaces using scanning tunneling microscopy at the solution/solid interface.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Shunsuke Ohtani, Kenichi Kato, Shixin Fa, Tomoki Ogoshi
Summary: Pillar[n]arenes, a new type of pillar-shaped host molecule, exhibit versatile and unique host-guest behaviors in host-guest chemistry. Solid-state host-guest complexation offers advantages such as cavity-size dependency, efficient complexation, and easy isolation and reuse. This review discusses recent developments in solid-state host-guest complexation using crystalline pillar[n]arenes, networks containing pillar[n]arenes, pillar[n]arene-assembled surfaces, and solid-state organic polymers.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Wenjie Li, Weiwei Xu, Siyun Zhang, Jia Li, Juan Zhou, Demei Tian, Jing Cheng, Haibing Li
Summary: Significant progress has been made in the research on drug encapsulation and release based on supramolecular macrocycles, laying a solid foundation for the development of novel nanopesticide preparations.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Thanthapatra Bunchuay, Andrew Docker, Nicholas G. White, Paul D. Beer
Summary: This study reports the synthesis of a series of halogen bonding acyclic anion receptors based on a novel 1,2-iodo-triazoliumtriazole benzene motif, and elucidates key conformational effects and coordination modes associated with ortho-substituted iodotriazole based XB donors through NMR spectroscopic techniques and X-ray crystal structure analysis.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Fen Ma, Xinrui Qiao, Wei Zuo, Yu Tao, Anyang Li, Zhipeng Luo, Yuqi Liu, Xueru Liu, Xiaoqing Wang, Wei Sun, Chuandong Jia
Summary: This study introduces a simpler strategy for the design of anionocages using monourea as the hydrogen bonding donor. Two fluorescent quadruple helicate anionocages were successfully constructed, capable of encapsulating different sized cation guests.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Chunyang Li, Anne-Doriane Manick, Jian Yang, David Givaudan, Bohdan Biletskyi, Sabine Michaud-Chevalier, Jean-Pierre Dutasta, Damien Herault, Xavier Bugaut, Bastien Chatelet, Alexandre Martinez
Summary: Chloroazaphosphatranes have been identified as a new class of halogen bond donors with modulable synthesis, showing comparable binding abilities to conventional iodine-based monodentate XB receptors and a relationship with the basicity of Verkade superbases. The strength of the XB interaction was revealed by the Delta delta(P-31) NMR shift observed in CD2Cl2 solution in the presence of triethylphosphine oxide (TEPO), expanding the repertory of XB motifs based on C-Ar-I bonds.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Guotai Li, Fanny Trausel, Michelle P. van Der Helm, Benjamin Klemm, Tobias G. Breve, Susan A. P. van Rossum, Muhamad Hartono, Harm H. P. J. Gerlings, Matija Lovrak, Jan H. van Esch, Rienk Eelkema
Summary: The study explores the use of cucurbit[7]uril molecular container to modulate the activity of synthetic organocatalysts, successfully changing the activity of four different organocatalysts and one initiator, with the potential to regulate chemical reaction rates.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Mohamed Haouas, Clement Falaise, Nathalie Leclerc, Sebastien Floquet, Emmanuel Cadot
Summary: This article provides a brief overview of recent examples of the contribution of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to the characterization of hybrid systems in solution based on cyclodextrin with polynuclear clusters. The strength and nature of the interactions can be determined using 1H (and 13C) NMR of the host, while clustering phenomena can be highlighted using DOSY and spatial proximity can be evidenced using NOESY/ROESY. Other NMR nuclei can be utilized to probe the inorganic part as a guest molecule.
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Cesar Rodriguez-Emmenegger, Qi Xiao, Nina Yu. Kostina, Samuel E. Sherman, Khosrow Rahimi, Benjamin E. Partridge, Shangda Li, Dipankar Sahoo, Aracelee M. Reveron Perez, Irene Buzzacchera, Hong Han, Meir Kerzner, Ishita Malhotra, Martin Moeller, Christopher J. Wilson, Matthew C. Good, Mark Goulian, Tobias Baumgart, Michael L. Klein, Virgil Percec
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Daniela A. Wilson, Katerina A. Andreopoulou, Mihai Peterca, Pawaret Leowanawat, Dipankar Sahoo, Benjamin E. Partridge, Qi Xiao, Ning Huang, Paul A. Heiney, Virgil Percec
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Benjamin E. Partridge, Li Wang, Dipankar Sahoo, James T. Olsen, Pawaret Leowanawat, Cecile Roche, Henrique Ferreira, Kevin J. Reilly, Xiangbing Zeng, Goran Ungar, Paul A. Heiney, Robert Graf, Hans W. Spiess, Virgil Percec
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sarah S. Park, Zachary J. Urbach, Chase A. Brisbois, Kelly A. Parker, Benjamin E. Partridge, Taegon Oh, Vinayak P. Dravid, Monica Olvera de la Cruz, Chad A. Mirkin
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Li Wang, Benjamin E. Partridge, Ning Huang, James T. Olsen, Dipankar Sahoo, Xiangbing Zeng, Goran Ungar, Robert Graf, Hans W. Spiess, Virgil Percec
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Marian N. Holerca, Mihai Peterca, Benjamin E. Partridge, Qi Xiao, Gerard Lligadas, Michael J. Monteiro, Virgil Percec
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Nina Yu. Kostina, Dominik Soeder, Tamas Haraszti, Qi Xiao, Khosrow Rahimi, Benjamin E. Partridge, Michael L. Klein, Virgil Percec, Cesar Rodriguez-Emmenegger
Summary: The study investigated the impact of two-dimensional glycan display on glycan-lectin recognition and utilized glycodendrimersomes as a method for investigation. The research demonstrated that even a monosaccharide like mannose could organize sugar moieties into periodic nanoarrays effectively.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sasha B. Ebrahimi, Devleena Samanta, Benjamin E. Partridge, Caroline D. Kusmierz, Ho Fung Cheng, Arabela A. Grigorescu, Jorge L. Chavez, Peter A. Mirau, Chad A. Mirkin
Summary: Researchers have developed a strategy based on forced intercalation (FIT) to transduce subtle changes in aptamer structures into fluorescent readouts, expanding the scope of aptamer recognition for detecting steroids. This technology offers advantages such as rapid readout, simple instrumentation, and low sample volumes for studying steroids in clinical samples.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Benjamin E. Partridge, Peter H. Winegar, Zhenyu Han, Chad A. Mirkin
Summary: This study found that introducing DNA-DNA interactions can alter protein packing within single crystals, allowing for changes in crystal structures by manipulating DNA design. It enhances our understanding of how DNA can be used to program protein packing within ordered materials.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Virgil Percec, Shitao Wang, Ning Huang, Benjamin E. Partridge, Xuefeng Wang, Dipankar Sahoo, David J. Hoffman, Jagadeesh Malineni, Mihai Peterca, Ryan L. Jezorek, Na Zhang, Hina Daud, Paul D. Sung, Emily R. McClure, Se Lin Song
Summary: Our laboratory synthesized 30 phenolic acids and transformed them into self-assembling dendrons through a simple chemical reaction, resulting in a variety of supramolecular assemblies such as lamellar structures, helical columnar assemblies, and columnar organizations. These findings contribute to the understanding of complex self-organizing principles in synthetic and biological matter.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Shunzhi Wang, Sangmin Lee, Jingshan S. Du, Benjamin E. Partridge, Ho Fung Cheng, Wenjie Zhou, Vinayak P. Dravid, Byeongdu Lee, Sharon C. Glotzer, Chad A. Mirkin
Summary: This study presents a method to generate complex, low-symmetry colloidal crystals using programmable atom equivalents and mobile electron equivalents. The spatial distribution of the electron equivalents breaks the symmetry of the atom equivalents, resulting in well-defined coordination geometries and three new low-symmetry crystalline phases.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Oliver G. Hayes, Benjamin E. Partridge, Chad A. Mirkin
Summary: This study demonstrates the deliberate control of hierarchical assembly of protein-DNA materials by exploiting the chemical anisotropy of proteins and the programmability of DNA ligands. The introduction of orthogonal DNA interactions with disparate strengths onto specific geometric regions of a model protein leads to directional assembly and increased multi valency through DNA sequence design. The judicious DNA design not only directs assembly along a specific pathway but also influences distinct structural outcomes from a single pathway.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yuanwei Li, Wenjie Zhou, Ibrahim Tanriover, Wisnu Hadibrata, Benjamin E. Partridge, Haixin Lin, Xiaobing Hu, Byeongdu Lee, Jianfang Liu, Vinayak P. Dravid, Koray Aydin, Chad A. Mirkin
Summary: This article reports a universal approach for synthesizing metallic open-channel superlattices with pores of different sizes using DNA-modified hollow colloidal nanoparticles. By adjusting the design of nanoparticles and DNA, the geometry of the pores and the topology of the channels can be controlled. This method allows for the customization of crystal properties and performance.
Meeting Abstract
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Benjamin Partridge, Dipankar Sahoo, Mihai Peterca, Emad Aqad, Mohammad Imam, Michael Klein, Virgil Percec
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2018)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ning Huang, Mohammad R. Imam, Monika J. Sienkowska, Mihai Peterca, Marian N. Holerca, Daniela A. Wilson, Brad M. Rosen, Benjamin E. Partridge, Qi Xiao, Virgil Percec
