Supramolecular chemistry of substituted cucurbit[: N] urils

Lin, Rui Lian; Liu, Jing Xin; Chen, Kai; Redshaw, Carl

Abstract

Since the first example of substituted cucurbit[n]urils (Q[n]), decamethylcucurbit[5]uril (Me10Q[5]), was reported in 1992, numerous substituted Q[n]s have been synthesized and studied. In this review article, we focus on the recognition properties of the substituted Q[n]s toward a variety of organic species as well as the coordination chemistry of substituted Q[n]s with different metal ions, including alkali/alkaline-earth metals, transition metals, and lanthanides. Applications of substituted Q[n]s, and the self-assembly processes affording mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) are also described. The main purpose of this review is to highlight important advances in the blossoming field of substituted Q[n]s, which will likely be of interest to researchers in supramolecular chemistry.

Citation

Lin, R. L., Liu, J. X., Chen, K., & Redshaw, C. (2020). Supramolecular chemistry of substituted cucurbit[: N] urils. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 7(17), 3217-3246. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0qi00529k

• Journal Article Type: Review
• Acceptance Date: Jul 25, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Jul 27, 2020
• Publication Date: Sep 7, 2020
• Deposit Date: Jul 27, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 28, 2021
• Journal: Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
• Electronic ISSN: 2052-1553
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 17
• Pages: 3217-3246
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d0qi00529k
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3548469
• Publisher URL: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2020/QI/D0QI00529K#!divAbstract
• Additional Information: : This document is Similarity Check deposited; : Single-blind; : Received 7 May 2020; Accepted 25 July 2020; Accepted Manuscript published 27 July 2020