Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hugh P. Ryan, Cally J. E. Haynes, Alyssa Smith, Angela B. Grommet, Jonathan R. Nitschke
Summary: A method for immobilizing coordination cages on alumina has been reported, allowing for the encapsulation and separation of guest and non-guest molecules. Quantification of cage loadings and guest displacement assays demonstrate the retained ability of the adsorbed cages.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2021)
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, Applied
Meng-Qi Wang, Qian Wang, Meng Chen, Da-Hui Qu
Summary: The study successfully fabricated a supramolecular luminescence system with tunable fluorescence emissions ranging from yellow to green by assembling a simple fluorescent molecule, 4-(pyren-1-yl)-1-(4-vinylbenzyl)pyridin-1-ium chloride (PPD), and cucurbit[n]uril (CB[n], n = 7, 8) via host-guest interactions. This system exhibited enhanced emission efficiency and longer fluorescence lifetime, making it suitable for applications in fluorescent ink and potential for information encryption materials.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shihui Li, Rong Ma, Xin-Yue Hu, Hua-Bin Li, Wen-Chao Geng, Xianglei Kong, Chao Zhang, Dong-Sheng Guo
Summary: Macrocyclic delivery and therapeutics are important topics in supramolecular biomedicine. This study proposes a drug-in-drug strategy, using a functionalized macrocyclic host to encapsulate an active drug, forming a multifunctional supramolecular active pharmaceutical ingredient. This strategy enables synergistic anti-inflammatory effect in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Takehiro Hirao, Takeharu Haino
Summary: This review introduces the research directions for the synthesis of supramolecular fullerene polymers, including the linear, networked, helical arrays directed by the use of calix[5]arene-fullerene interactions, and the investigation of the calix[5]arene-fullerene interaction for control over the chain structures of covalent polymers.
CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Kai Wu, Jacopo Tessarolo, Ananya Baksi, Guido H. Clever
Summary: The study demonstrates the rational combination of different building blocks through multicomponent metallo-supramolecular assembly, achieving integrative self-sorting of heteroleptic Pd-II cages showing guest-tunable circularly polarized luminescence for the first time.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Miguel A. Soto, Veronica Carta, Ingrid Suzana, Brian O. Patrick, Francesco Lelj, Mark J. MacLachlan
Summary: Macrocycle engineering is a key topic in supramolecular chemistry. This study combines different approaches and post-synthetic modifications to transform a single tether into multiple rings. The macrocycles undergo redox reactions, allowing for control of conformational changes and host activity, enabling the capture and release of guests, ring transformations, and control of pseudorotaxane-to-pseudorotaxane conversions.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Kui Wang, Si-Chen Liu, Guo-Jie Gao, Siyang Xing, Bolin Zhu
Summary: In this study, the coordination effects of protoporphyrin IX disodium salt (PpIX) with Cu-II, Fe-II, and Zn-II were investigated, along with the host-guest interactions of calixpyridinium with PpIX and the three metalloporphyrins. The bonding ratio between calixpyridinium and PpIX differed from that with the other metalloporphyrins due to the reduction of the electronegativity of PpIX caused by the coordination of metal cations. Moreover, the supramolecular nanoassemblies formed by the host-guest interactions exhibited a reversible temperature responsiveness, allowing for reversible fluorescence on-off control and potential application as an intelligent light-responsive fluorescent security ink.
ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Shin-ichiro Kawano, Takahiro Harada, Ako Sasaki, Kentaro Tanaka
Summary: A kinetically-locked trinuclear Co(III) macrocycle with large pi-panels was synthesized using Co(II)-assisted self-assembly and subsequent oxidation of the metal centers. The macrocycle has a discrete nanocavity surrounded by three anthracenyl panels, and it acts as a guest receptor for sodium tetraphenylborate.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shuai Lu, Darien J. Morrow, Zhikai Li, Chenxing Guo, Xiujun Yu, Heng Wang, Jonathan D. Schultz, James P. O'Connor, Na Jin, Fang Fang, Wu Wang, Ran Cui, Ou Chen, Chenliang Su, Michael R. Wasielewski, Xuedan Ma, Xiaopeng Li
Summary: In the field of supramolecular chemistry, host-guest systems have been widely used to encapsulate various substrates, but their application is limited to small molecules. This study presents a water-soluble metallo-supramolecular hexagonal prism with a large hydrophobic cavity by attaching multiple polyethylene glycol chains to the building blocks. The assembled prisms can encapsulate quantum dots with diameters below 5.0 nm. Furthermore, the supramolecular cage surrounding each quantum dot effectively modifies their photophysics by increasing the rates of relaxation processes. This work expands the substrate scope in host-guest systems and provides a new approach to tune the optical properties of quantum dots.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Kai Wu, Bo Zhang, Christoph Drechsler, Julian J. Holstein, Guido H. Clever
Summary: By introducing covalent backbone bridges, the assembly structure can be diversified, and with the solvent and guest effects, it can modulate nuclearity, topology, and number of cavities. The nature of the linker in ligands would affect the structure of the assembly under different solvent conditions, resulting in different structural forms.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Yang Luo, Wei Zhang, Xi Nan Yang, Mao Xia Yang, Wen Min, Zhu Tao, Xin Xiao
Summary: In this study, a novel orthogonal supramolecular polymer was successfully constructed with excellent fluorescence properties, demonstrating good recognition and classification abilities towards various acidic compounds and iodide ions.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Organic
Bartosz Szyszko
Summary: This review discusses recent developments in the field of synthetic chemistry of PAH-porphyrin hybrids, focusing on phenanthrene-embedded carbaporphyrinoids and related systems. The discussion covers various aspects of phenanthriporphyrin chemistry, including its spectroscopic features, aromaticity, core reactivity, and coordination properties. The review also highlights the use of phenanthriporphyrinoids as ligands for organometallic chemistry and for constructing conformational and stereochemical switches. The potential for using related macrocycles as building blocks for carbaporphyrinoid cages is also discussed.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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.
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Eva Martinez-Ahumada, Alfredo Lopez-Olvera, Vojtech Jancik, Jonathan E. Sanchez-Bautista, Eduardo Gonzalez-Zamora, Vladimir Martis, Daryl R. Williams, Ilich A. Ibarra
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Victor Augusto Moreno-Martinez, Diego Martinez-Otero, Brandon Meza-Gonzalez, Fernando Cortez-Guzman, Vojtech Jancik
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Azucena Campiran-Martinez, Vojtech Jancik, Diego Martinez-Otero, Uvaldo Hernandez-Balderas, Nieves Zavala-Segovia, Monica Moya-Cabrera
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Sergio de Jesus Valencia-Loza, Alfredo Lopez-Olvera, Eva Martinez-Ahumada, Diego Martinez-Otero, Ilich A. Ibarra, Vojtech Jancik, Edmundo G. Percastegui
Summary: This study demonstrates the successful adsorption of sulfur dioxide (SO2) using a metal-organic cage assembled in water, with important findings on the adsorption heat and mechanism.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Eva Martinez-Ahumada, Donglin He, Victoria Berryman, Alfredo Lopez-Olvera, Magali Hernandez, Vojtech Jancik, Vladimir Martis, Marco A. Vera, Enrique Lima, Douglas J. Parker, Andrew I. Cooper, Ilich A. Ibarra, Ming Liu
Summary: This study conducted the first experimental investigation on porous organic cages (POCs) for capturing SO2. It was found that a tertiary amine POC (6FT-RCC3) exhibited high and reversible SO2 capture, demonstrating excellent performance for at least 50 adsorption-desorption cycles. The adsorption behavior was analyzed using FTIR spectroscopy, C-13 CP-MAS NMR experiments, and computational calculations.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Bruno Landeros-Rivera, Vojtech Jancik, Rafael Moreno-Esparza, Diego Martinez Otero, Jesus Hernandez-Trujillo
Summary: The study challenges the common assumption about the planar structure of the biphenyl crystal and provides compelling evidence from theoretical computations for its stable molecular arrangement, which is also supported by the experimental results.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Edmundo G. Percastegui
Summary: This article focuses on examples of chemical guest-induced transformations in Metal-Organic Cages (MOCs), highlighting the significance of these transformations for the design and applications of MOCs.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Organic
Sofia Cruz-Nava, Sergio de Jesus Valencia-Loza, Edmundo G. Percastegui
Summary: Natural products play a crucial role in organic synthesis and are of great interest because of their biological activity and industrial use. However, their poor solubility, instability, and complex composition limit their investigation and derivatization. Metal-organic cages offer promising solutions for solubilizing, preserving, and transforming natural products. This review highlights the use of cages as molecular vessels to protect and convert natural substances, providing new insights into enhancing their activity and exploring further aqueous applications involving natural compounds, synthetic derivatives, and biomolecules.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Armando Berlanga-Vazquez, Radu A. Talmazan, Carlos A. Reyes-Mata, Edmundo G. Percastegui, Marcos Flores-Alamo, Maren Podewitz, Ivan Castillo
Summary: Functionalization of p-tert-butylcalix[8]arene with phenanthroline at the phenolic rim created two regioisomers, with substitution at positions 1 and 5 producing a known symmetric regioisomer and substitution at positions 1 and 4 producing a newly described symmetric regioisomer. The C-S coupling reaction using the newly synthesized regioisomer showed lower activity compared to the previously reported system, potentially due to a difference in the exposed catalytic center caused by a deformation in the regioisomer's structure. Detailed computational investigations confirmed the 1,4-connectivity and revealed the influence of the calix[8]arene macrocyclic morphology on accessible conformations.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Edmundo G. Percastegui
Summary: This article introduces the application of metal-organic cages in selectively encapsulating, adsorbing, removing harmful substances, as well as reducing the toxicity of pollutants. The specific use cases of these structural materials in the chemical degradation of harmful substances are also discussed.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Nishesh Kumar Gupta, Genesis Osorio-Toribio, Magali Hernandez, Edmundo G. Percastegui, Enrique Lima, Ilich A. Ibarra
Summary: This article highlights the chronological development of Sc(III)-MOFs, which demonstrate the ability of Sc(III) ions to produce materials with exceptional stability and catalytic or photo-physical attributes.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Eva Martinez-Ahumada, Mariana L. Diaz-Ramirez, Miriam de J. Velasquez-Hernandez, Vojtech Jancik, Ilich A. Ibarra
Summary: MOFs have potential for capturing toxic gases, but their vulnerability to highly corrosive gases is a main drawback, although some examples have shown high chemical stability to certain gases. Understanding the role of different chemical functionalities within the pores of MOFs is crucial for achieving superior captures of toxic gases.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Karla Trujillo-Hernandez, German Rodriguez-Lopez, Arian Espinosa-Roa, Jesus Gonzalez-Roque, A. Paulina Gomora-Figueroa, Weiguo Zhang, P. Shiv Halasyamani, Vojtech Jancik, Milan Gembicky, Giuseppe Pirruccio, Diego Solis-Ibarra
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Eva Martinez-Ahumada, Mariana L. Diaz-Ramirez, Hugo A. Lara-Garcia, Daryl R. Williams, Vladimir Martis, Vojtech Jancik, Enrique Lima, Ilich A. Ibarra
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2020)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Pegah Hajivand, Johannes Carolus Jansen, Emilio Pardo, Donatella Armentano, Teresa F. Mastropietro, Amirreza Azadmehr
Summary: VOCs in human breath can be used as biomarkers for diseases, and MOFs have been extensively studied as gas sensors for VOCs. This review provides a comprehensive summary of the latest MOF-derived composites used as VOCs biomarkers' sensors, and discusses the structural and functional characteristics of MOFs, sensing properties, and the potential of bio-MOFs in VOCs sensing.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Seoyoon Song, Deborah Lee, Lucia C. Dalle Ore, Sungjun Kwak, Lifeng Kang, Hyung Kyo Kim, Noah Malmstadt, Sun Min Kim, Tae-Joon Jeon
Summary: This paper introduces the latest advancements in photoactivable liposomes in drug delivery, highlighting their advantages in precise control over drug release and targeted delivery, as well as the fine control over release kinetics achieved through the manipulation of light-responsive components. Additionally, the paper emphasizes the design considerations of physicochemical properties and light-related constituents.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Shudi Liu, Liangwei Zhang, Heejeong Kim, Jinyu Sun, Juyoung Yoon
Summary: Chromium is a strategic and critical transition metal element with extensive applications. Efficient detection methods, such as fluorescence and colorimetry, have been developed for monitoring its concentrations. However, existing reviews on fluorescent probes for chromium lack comprehensive coverage. This review aims to consolidate information and promote the development of novel fluorescent probes for chromium detection.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Rehab H. Elattar, Samah F. El-Malla, Amira H. Kamal, Fotouh R. Mansour
Summary: Metal complexes have strong analysis potential and can be used to measure analytes lacking essential chemical properties. Their analytical methods based on different mechanisms offer superior performance.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Nem Singh, Miae Won, Yunjie Xu, Changyu Yoon, Jiyoung Yoo, Mingle Li, Heemin Kang, Jong Seung Kim
Summary: Hypoxia is a common occurrence in the tumor microenvironment and poses challenges for cancer treatment. The introduction of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) offers promising prospects for addressing hypoxia-related issues. This article explores the role of COFs in enhancing oxygen delivery, generating reactive oxygen species, optimizing drug delivery, and enabling hypoxia-specific imaging, as well as outlining their applications in various hypoxia-targeting therapeutic modalities.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Priyadarshi Roy Chowdhury, Himani Medhi, Krishna G. Bhattacharyya, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
Summary: This review critically analyzes the production of waste-derived layered double hydroxides (LDH) and their utility in electrochemical water splitting for the generation of green hydrogen as sustainable energy. It highlights the importance of waste-derived LDH and discusses the challenges and future directions in this field.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Rajamanickam Sivakumar, Nae Yoon Lee
Summary: This article reviews the progress in imaging reactive oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur species (RONSS) using luminescent metal complex-based probes. This technology is selective and sensitive, which is of great significance for studying the impact of RONSS in cells and tissues and preventing diseases.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Xinyang Li, Binbin Ding, Pan Zheng, Ping'an Ma, Jun Lin
Summary: The main goal of immunotherapy is to enhance the response and cytotoxicity of tumor-specific T cells by turning cold tumors into hot tumors. However, metabolic reprogramming in the tumor microenvironment can depress the cytotoxicity of T cells and hinder the effectiveness of immunotherapy. This review discusses the role of metabolic reprogramming in the interplay between cancer cells and immune cells in the tumor microenvironment and explores the use of nanomaterials to modulate metabolic pathways and improve immunotherapy outcomes.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Kingsley Poon, Abhishek Gupta, William S. Price, Hala Zreiqat, Gurvinder Singh
Summary: Progress in the development of manganese oxide nanoparticles (MONPs) has provided an alternative for early-stage diagnosis of life-threatening diseases and therapeutic delivery of drugs and genes. The synthesis and characterization of MONPs have enabled the production of multi-functional targeted nanoparticles in various sizes and shapes. The integration of diagnosis and therapeutic capabilities within a single entity, known as nanotheranostics, is promising for real-time monitoring of disease progression and evaluating therapeutic treatment efficacy.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Reza Abedi-Firoozjah, Hadiseh Ebdali, Mahya Soltani, Parastoo Abdolahi-Fard, Mahshid Heydari, Elham Assadpour, Maryam Azizi-Lalabadi, Fuyuan Zhang, Seid Mahdi Jafari
Summary: With the increasing awareness of food safety, there is a growing demand for efficient and affordable sensing methods for the detection of pathogens and toxins in food products. Nanosensors offer promising solutions with their quick and reliable detection capabilities, although challenges remain in their fabrication and practical application.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Demei Sun, Xuesong Feng, Xinyuan Zhu, Youfu Wang, Jinghui Yang
Summary: Metal organic cages (MOCs) with precise and tunable nano structures show great potential in cancer therapy. Their diverse functions and ultrasmall size make them excellent nanoagents for different anticancer strategies, demonstrating outstanding anticancer performances.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Li Li, Yang-Tao Yu, Ning-Ning Zhang, Shu-Hao Li, Jian-Ge Zeng, Yang Hua, Hong Zhang
Summary: This article summarizes recent advances in POM-based hybrid photochromic materials (PCHPMs), including structure types, new photochromic mechanisms, and applications. It can provide valuable guidance for researchers investigating POM-based hybrid photochromic materials.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Chien Ing Yeo, Clariss Hui Peng Goh, Edward R. T. Tiekink, Jactty Chew
Summary: This review article provides an overview of the antibacterial activity of gold complexes, with a focus on gold(I) and gold(III) complexes. It also summarizes the repurposing of Auranofin for antibacterial purposes and the associated mechanism(s) of action.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Sangharaj Diyali, Nilankar Diyali, Bhaskar Biswas
Summary: This study discusses the recent progress in the design and development of catalysts, focusing on the factors influencing overpotential, catalytic rate, and stability, as well as the mechanisms of the hydrogen evolution reaction in acidic and alkaline media. Moreover, it outlines the challenges in future design of robust and active electrocatalysts.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Shaik Gouse Peera, Rahul S. Menon, Sumanta Kumar Das, Akram Alfantazi, K. Karuppasamy, Chao Liu, Akhila Kumar Sahu
Summary: Doped carbon materials, especially F-doped carbon catalysts, have gained significant attention as metal-free catalysts for oxygen reduction reactions and as corrosion-resistant supports for Pt and non-Pt nanoparticles. F-doped carbon materials possess unique properties and greatly improve the activity and durability of the ORR compared to N-doped carbon materials. The high electronegativity of F-doping can efficiently modify the electronic band structure of carbon materials, favoring the ORR. This review systematically discusses the effect of F-doping/F co-doping on the electrocatalytic reduction of O2 in acidic and alkaline conditions, the stability and durability of fuel cell catalysts, and provides guidelines for working with F-doped carbons. Future research directions on F-doped carbons are also proposed to bridge the gap between laboratory-scale assessments and commercial applications.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2024)