Molecular Cages: Design, Synthesis, and Applications
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Macromolecules".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 965
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Interests: supramolecular chemistry
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Dear Colleagues,
Molecular cage structures, including metal–organic cages and purely organic cages, represent a hallmark in the supramolecular chemistry field due to their unique properties, typically compared with enzymes. The design of their structures at the molecular level allows for creating functional structures with specific applications, including catalysis, molecular recognition, stabilization of chemical species and separation processes. Additionally, they can have biological applications, among many others. An important aspect in the field is represented by the structural requirements of the cages should possess for the target applications. To achieve this, a combination of modeling and synthetic protocols is necessary. Many researchers have contributed with excellent expertise mainly in synthetic chemistry, making the expansion of this research field possible.
Thus, this Special Issue will discuss the recent advances in these aspects. Contributions with topics related to this research, in either design, synthesis or applications of molecular cages, including both research and review articles, are welcome.
Dr. Vicente Martí-Centelles
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- molecular cages
- supramolecular chemistry
- synthetic chemistry
- self-assembly
- molecular design
- host–guest chemistry
- biological applications
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