Advances in the Design and Synthesis of Novel Macrocyclic Host Molecules
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Organic Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 2451
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Macrocycles hold a privileged place in the field of molecular recognition. Suitably designed, they can recognize ions and small molecules with great levels of selectivity, even in competing media such as water. Every day, macrocyclic hosts are finding new applications in the context of anion capture, transport, sensing, molecular machinery, etc. The structural diversity of synthetic macrocycles is constantly expanding, and the rapid development of strategies enabling access to macrocyclic species with complex topologies (e.g., multiply interlocked catenanes and knots) is likely to push the boundaries of the field in new directions in the near future. It is therefore timely to gather studies reflecting the current state-of-the-art of the host–guest chemistry of macrocycles.
The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight some of the latest developments in all areas of research related to the design and synthesis of macrocyclic hosts.
Prof. Dr. Fabien B. L. Cougnon
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- macromolecules
- host–guest complexes
- anion recognition
- supramolecular interactions
