Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Ming Cheng, Fei Zhu, Weiwei Xu, Siyun Zhang, Manivannan Kalavathi Dhinakaran, Haibing Li
Summary: The creation of chiral OMS nanochannels by introducing L-alanine-pillar[5]arene host in achiral OMS has shown excellent selectivity in separating racemic drugs with high reusability and stability. The enantioselective separation mechanism was identified as molecular-recognition-adsorbed transport. This work demonstrates the significant potential of chiral OMS nanochannels for enantioselective separation.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Biophysics
Wenhui Liu, Weiwei Xu, Hang-Hang Luan, Guang Li, Junan Liu, Fan Zhang, Haibing Li, Zhiyan Lu
Summary: In this study, a functional chiral gold surface was constructed to recognize L-ribose based on host-guest interactions, showing good detection effect and recyclability.
BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
(2023)
Article
Polymer Science
Zhanqi Cao, Fan Yang, Dongpu Wu, Lulu Wu, Lijie Liu, Guoxing Liu, Xiaochuan Li, Xin Zheng, Xianfu Zheng, Dahui Qu
Summary: A novel pillar[5]arene-bridged monomer with TPE and nitrile group was synthesized and it formed supramolecular aggregates based on the host-guest interaction. The supramolecular aggregates exhibited significant aggregation-induced emission due to the restricted intramolecular rotation of the TPE core.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Bingbing Shi, Weichun Li, Peng Qin, Xing-Xing Zhao, Xiao-Ni Qi, Yongping Chai, Hao-Hang Yang, Wen-Juan Qu, Hong Yao, You-Ming Zhang, Tai-Bo Wei, Qi Lin
Summary: This study presented a highly selective and stable vapochromic system constructed by pillar[5]arene-based host-guest interactions, showing specific selective responsiveness to chloroform vapor. The material can maintain its color stably in air for at least two months, and thin film and LED responsive to CHCl3 vapor were successfully prepared as well.
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Guang Li, Wen Gong, Lei Yang, Ming Cheng, Hewei Yan, Jiaxin Quan, Fan Zhang, Zhiyan Lu, Haibing Li
Summary: The study successfully fabricated a planar-chiral NH2pillar[5]arene modified silicon surface for highly enantioselective adsorption of proteins, providing deeper insights into the chiral influence of protein adsorption on biointerfaces.
BIOCONJUGATE CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Jin-Fa Chen, Xiaodong Yin, Kai Zhang, Zhenhui Zhao, Songhe Zhang, Niu Zhang, Nan Wang, Pangkuan Chen
Summary: This passage describes the synthesis of highly luminescent organoboranes with dual chirality through molecular functionalization and discusses their circularly polarized luminescence and thermal robust colorimetric responses. It also explores their remarkable host-guest chemistry within pillar[5]arene-based supramolecular scaffolds for advanced chiroptical properties.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tan-Hao Shi, Shunsuke Ohtani, Kenichi Kato, Shixin Fa, Tomoki Ogoshi
Summary: Pillar[n]arenes typically form 1:1 host-guest complexes with guest molecules, but unique properties arise from the formation of new structures and the crystalline state. Cooperative binding of guest molecules to pillar[n]arene assemblies is crucial to achieve unique host-guest behavior. Moreover, planar chirality of pillar[n]arenes allows for chiral inversion, memory, and erasure, which is coupled with their host-guest properties. In this review, the diversity, functionality, and supramolecular chirality of host-guest pillar[n]arene assemblies are discussed.
TRENDS IN CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lei Yang, Fan Zhang, Chunxiu Chen, Zhisheng Liu, Lu Liu, Haibing Li
Summary: In this study, light-responsive nanochannels were constructed by introducing azobenzene light switches and pillar[6]arene into artificial nanochannels, allowing effective regulation of protein transport under UV and visible light. This provides a convenient theoretical model for biological research and a crucial technology for light-controlled release of protein drugs.
CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Polymer Science
Yuezhou Liu, Liqing Shangguan, Baodong Zhao, Bin Chen, Bingbing Shi, Yinglei Wang
Summary: Two cross-linked supramolecular polymers were prepared using the molecular recognition of pillar[5]arene and the coordination/oxidation of catechol. Additionally, two supramolecular glues were obtained at high concentrations of the cross-linked supramolecular polymers. Both glues exhibited thermo-responsiveness, while only one showed pH-responsiveness due to the unique characteristic of the catechol-Fe3+ coordination complex. This work will aid in the design and preparation of catechol-based supramolecular biomimetic materials and promote the development of functional cross-linked supramolecular polymers.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Dahai Liu, Jianshi Du, Shaolong Qi, Mengyao Li, Jianfeng Wang, Meihan Liu, Xianlong Du, Xinyu Wang, Bichen Ren, Dan Wu, Jie Shen
Summary: Fluorophores with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristics have attracted attention for their sensitivity and photostability, and have been utilized for disease diagnosis and therapy. Host-guest chemistry is used to restrict the intramolecular rotation of AIE luminogens, enhancing their AIE effect. Supramolecular nanoparticles (SNPs) with high emission are prepared and used as fluorescent probes for living cell imaging, showing superior photostability.
MATERIALS CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Helena Butkiewicz, Sandra Kosiorek, Volodymyr Sashuk, Magdalena M. Zimnicka, Oksana Danylyuk
Summary: In this study, the solid state supramolecular chemistry of carboxylated pillar[6]arene was explored, and the structure of carboxylated pillar[6]arene was authenticated for the first time. The successful crystallographic authentication was achieved through the host-guest inclusion complexes of carboxylated pillar[6]arene with methyl viologen and pentamidine. The conformation of pillar[6]arene in the inclusion complex was found to be quasi-pentagonal, deviating from the expected hexagonal shape. These results provide insight into the control of the conformation of flexible pillar[6]arene and the design of advanced supramolecular host-guest structures in the solid state.
CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lu Liu, Yiming Hu, Shaofeng Huang, Yinghua Jin, Jingnan Cui, Weitao Gong, Wei Zhang
Summary: Integrating macrocyclic hosts into ordered porous polymeric frameworks can transform established supramolecular chemistry principles into the solid state for practical applications such as molecular separation, catalysis, and pollution remediation. A novel pillar[5]arene-derived hetero-porous COF, P5-COF, with selective gas adsorption and enhanced host-guest binding interactions, was successfully designed and synthesized in this study, demonstrating a new strategy for developing COFs with customizable molecular recognition/separation properties.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Huaqiang Ju, Chao Nan Zhu, Hu Wang, Zachariah A. Page, Zi Liang Wu, Jonathan L. Sessler, Feihe Huang
Summary: This study introduces a stimuli-responsive invisible ink for time-dependent encryption of information, which displays time-dependent photochromic behavior with tailorable fading rates by controlling the density of host-guest crosslinks. Encryption security of information is achieved through selectively placing host and guest competitors and UV patterning, providing an initially false image that gradually reveals the encrypted data.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jianbing Jin, Jiarong Miao, Chuyang Cheng
Summary: A mono-mercapto-functionalized pillar[5]arene and its dimer were synthesized and found to be reversibly interconverted, with a faster reversible redox conversion observed in their host-guest complexes compared to the hosts themselves.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
R. V. Shamagsumova, T. N. Kulikova, A. V. Porfireva, D. N. Shurpik, I. I. Stoikov, A. M. Rogov, D. I. Stoikov, G. A. Evtugyn
Summary: For the first time, the electrochemical behavior of pillar[n]arene[m]quinone (n + m = 5, n = 2-4) was investigated in aqueous media on a glassy carbon electrode. The compounds showed quasi-reversible redox conversion to hydroquinone derivatives, with the stoichiometry of electron and hydrogen ions transfer being consistent. The peak currents were affected by steric factors and self-aggregation, and the adsorption of the macrocycles on the electrode improved the electron exchange conditions.
JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Run-Hao Li, Xia-Yi Feng, Juan Zhou, Fan Yi, Zhong-Qiang Zhou, Dong Men, Yue Sun
Summary: In this study, a method using viral proteins in vitro self-assembly system for tracking the movement of a rhomboidal Pt(II) metallacycle agent was described. The results demonstrated that this method could be employed for both cell imaging and visual transmission of the Pt(II) metallacycle agent simultaneously, providing a new alternative for drug delivery probing.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Xuehong Min, Juan Zhang, Run-Hao Li, Fangfang Xia, Shi-Qi Cheng, Ming Li, Weiwei Zhu, Wei Zhou, Feng Li, Yue Sun
Summary: The development of organic nanoparticles with NIR-II fluorescence properties, encapsulated in virus-like particles as templates, enables high-quality in vivo imaging and image-guided surgeries, representing a new type of AIE nanoprobes for biomedical imaging.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Ya Yin, Zhao Chen, Run-Hao Li, Chang Yuan, Tian-Yin Shao, Kai Wang, Hongwei Tan, Yue Sun
Summary: This study successfully synthesized two coordination-driven metal-lacycles through subtle structure modifications, with the dianthracene-containing hexagon demonstrating mechanochromic and vapochromic characteristics while the monoanthracene-containing hexagon did not. Further investigation indicated that changes in the molecular stacking structure played a key role in the observed behavioral differences.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yue Sun, Fan Yi, Run-Hao Li, Xuehong Min, Huan Qin, Shi-Qi Cheng, Yi Liu
Summary: The article introduces a membrane technology for purifying water containing antibiotics, which achieves high permeance and rejection rates through the preparation of hybrid nanosheets with large lateral size and regular structure. This membrane technology is expected to be widely used in academia and industry.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Cui Wang, Fan Yi, Runhao Li, Xiao-Cui Liang, Qiang He, Xuehong Min, Xiaoyun Hu, Yue Sun
Summary: A simple strategy of combining pillar[5]arene (P5) and MXene was used to prepare functional two-dimensional materials. The resulting MXene-P5 showed high supramolecular recognition, enrichment capability, and electrochemical response towards dye molecules, possibly due to the synergistic effects of high conductivity, high surface area, and host-guest recognition. This study provides a promising prospect for an electrochemical sensing platform based on different types of pillararenes.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shi-Qi Cheng, Si-Yun Zhang, Xue-Hong Min, Ming-Jie Tao, Xiao-Le Han, Yue Sun, Yi Liu
Summary: Photoresponsive nanochannels, inspired by biological channels, offer precise spatial and temporal regulation and energy source capabilities, showing promise for applications in biosensors, stimuli-responsive smart devices, and nanofluidic devices.
Editorial Material
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhao Chen, Dian-Dian Deng, Riina Aav, Victor Borovkov, Yue Sun
FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Ming-jie Tao, Shi-Qi Cheng, Xiao-Le Han, Fan Yi, Run-Hao Li, Yu Rong, Yue Sun, Yi Liu
Summary: Membrane-based separation techniques are crucial for addressing water pollution and scarcity. This study demonstrates the use of supramolecular cyclodextrins to fabricate hybrid membranes with improved water purification performance.
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Huan Qin, Xiaolong Ding, Shi-Qi Cheng, Si-Yong Qin, Xinya Han, Yue Sun, Yi Liu
Summary: In this study, an artificial nanochannel with a conductance value of 2.01 nS was successfully fabricated using a supramolecular coordination strategy. Utilizing the unique H2S-mediated covalent reaction, the nanochannel biosensor was able to switch from ON to OFF states upon the addition of H2S. Furthermore, the nanochannel exhibited high rectification ratio and gating ratio, directing ion transport. Theoretical simulations were conducted to provide insights into the possible mechanism of the functionalized nanochannel.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhao Chen, Huan Qin, Ya Yin, Dian-dian Deng, Si-Yong Qin, Nan Li, Kai Wang, Yue Sun
Summary: In this study, a series of multi-functionalized luminophores were designed and synthesized based on a carbazole core with different donor and acceptor units. These compounds exhibited full-color emission covering the entire visible light range in the solid state under UV light illumination. One of the derivatives showed rare aggregation-induced near-infrared emission and red-to-near-infrared mechano-fluorochromism, demonstrating potential applications in cell imaging and photodynamic therapy (PDT). This work not only provides insights for the construction of full-color emissive systems but also opens new avenues for multifunctionalized luminophores in near-infrared mechanical-force sensors and PDT fields.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lei Yang, Zhongyue Sun, Siyun Zhang, Yue Sun, Haibing Li
Summary: In this study, a facile and feasible strategy was employed to construct chiral-modified nanochannels for the transmembrane transport of chiral drugs. The results showed that the constructed nanochannels exhibited improved chiral selectivity compared to other chiral channels. This study is of significant importance for the basic theory research and the construction of artificial channels for the separation of chiral drugs.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Run-Hao Li, Qian Lin, Shu-Lan Li, Yue Sun, Yi Liu
Summary: This review highlights the preparation and applications of MXene materials based on macrocyclic hosts. Functional membranes, photocatalysis, sensing, and adsorption are the main application areas discussed. The unique structural features and recognition ability of macrocyclic hosts provide new inspiration for the design and improvement of MXene-based materials.
Article
Materials Science, Biomaterials
Xuehong Min, Ming Li, Wenjing Zhang, Run-Hao Li, Zhe Zhang, Pingshan Wang, Weide Su, Feng Li, Yue Sun, Yi Liu
Summary: Different from common anti-tumor drugs, organoplatinum(ii) metallacycles can integrate imaging and therapeutic capabilities by incorporating functional donor ligands, enabling potential applications in biomedicine. In this study, an organoplatinum(ii) metallacycle (PtM) was designed and synthesized for use in chemo-photodynamic combination therapy. The PtM molecules were encapsulated in human heavy chain ferritin (HFn) to prepare the active targeting nanoagent HFn-PtM, which exhibited excellent stability and anti-tumor efficiency with negligible systemic toxicity.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY B
(2023)
Editorial Material
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhao Chen, Huan Qin, Ya Yin, Dian-dian Deng, Si-Yong Qin, Nan Li, Kai Wang, Yue Sun
Summary: This study successfully prepared eight multifunctional luminophores based on the same core skeleton, exhibiting various colors covering the whole visible light range. Among them, a novel carbazole derivative with dicyano-functionalized triphenylamine unit showed aggregation-induced near-infrared emission and red-to-near-infrared mechano-fluorochromism, making it a promising candidate for cell imaging and photodynamic therapy. This work provides reference for the construction of full-color emissive systems and offers a new avenue for the preparation of multifunctionalized luminophores with potential applications in near-infrared mechanical-force sensors and PDT fields.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiao-Cui Liang, Shi-Qi Cheng, Qiang He, Zhong-Qiang Zhou, Yanxi Zhao, Yue Sun
Summary: We describe tandem response solid nanochannels tailored with a porphyrin derivative that exhibit excellent zinc and nitric oxide gating behaviors. The coordination of zinc with the porphyrin derivative has been confirmed using EXAFS and fluorescence experiments, with a binding constant of 3.39 x 10(5) M-1. These studies have important implications for simulating physiological functions, designing complex logic circuits, and fabricating novel biosensors.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
