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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1095–1103, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.87
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Figure 1: (A) Our previous work: Assembly and disassembly of phenylalanine hypervalent iodine macrocycles (Ph...
Figure 2: Two conformations of the HIM were found. One conformation projected all three benzyl groups in a ve...
Figure 3: A) Chemical structure of HIM 1: Three iodine atoms and three inward projected ester carbonyls curcu...
Figure 4: 1H NMR titration experiment of 1 with LiBArF20 at an incremental equivalency in CDCl3 and (CD3)2CO ...
Figure 5: Crystal structures of HIM 1 and LiBArF20 (A) and NaBArF24 (B). BARF cation is omitted for clarity. ...
Figure 6: Alternative view of the crystal structure of the HIM 1 and LiBArF20 complex. BArF20 anion is omitte...
Figure 7: Isotherms of 1 titrated with NaBArF24 orLiBArF20. The solid lines are the predicted model fits for ...
Figure 8: Lithium complex 2 (red) overlaid with lithium complex 3 (blue). In lithium complex 2, one benzyl ri...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 504–539, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.45
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Figure 1: Principle of switchable molecular tweezers.
Figure 2: Principle of pH-switchable molecular tweezers 1 [19].
Figure 3: a) pH-Switchable tweezers 2 substituted with alkyl chains as switchable lipids. b) Schematic depict...
Figure 4: Modification of spectral properties of 3 by controlled induction of Pt–Pt interactions.
Figure 5: Conformational switching of di(hydroxyphenyl)pyrimidine-based tweezer 4 upon alkylation or fluoride...
Figure 6: Hydrazone-based pH-responsive tweezers 5 for mesogenic modulation.
Figure 7: pH-Switchable molecular tweezers 6 bearing acridinium moieties.
Figure 8: a) Terpyridine and pyridine-hydrazone-pyridine analogs molecular tweezers and b) extended pyridine ...
Figure 9: Terpyridine-based molecular tweezers with M–salphen arms and their field of application. Figure 9 was adapt...
Figure 10: a) Terpyridine-based molecular tweezers for diphosphate recognition [48]; b) bishelicene chiroptical te...
Figure 11: Terpyridine-based molecular tweezers with allosteric cooperative binding.
Figure 12: Terpyridine-based molecular tweezers presenting closed by default conformation.
Figure 13: Pyridine-pyrimidine-pyridine-based molecular tweezers.
Figure 14: Coordination-responsive molecular tweezers based on nitrogen-containing ligands.
Figure 15: Molecular tweezers exploiting the remote bipyridine or pyridine binding to trigger the conformation...
Figure 16: Bipyridine-based molecular tweezers exploiting the direct s-trans to s-cis-switching for a) anion b...
Figure 17: a) Podand-based molecular tweezers [66,67]. b) Application of tweezers 32 for the catalytic allosteric reg...
Figure 18: Anion-triggered molecular tweezers based on calix[4]pyrrole.
Figure 19: Anion-triggered molecular tweezers.
Figure 20: a) Principle of the weak link approach (WLA) developed by Mirkin and its application to b) symmetri...
Figure 21: Molecular tweezers as allosteric catalyst in asymmetric epoxide opening [80].
Figure 22: Allosteric regulation of catalytic activity in ring-opening polymerization with double tweezers 41.
Figure 23: a) Conformational switching of 42 by intramolecular –S–S– bridge formation. b) Shift of conformatio...
Figure 24: a) Redox-active glycoluril-TTF tweezers 44. b) Mechanism of stepwise oxidation of said tweezers wit...
Figure 25: Mechanism of formation of the mixed-valence dimers of tweezers 45.
Figure 26: Mechanism of carbohydrate liberation upon redox-mediated conformation switching of 46.
Figure 27: a) The encapsulation properties of 47 as well as the DCTNF release process from its host–guest comp...
Figure 28: Redox-active bipyridinium-based tweezers. a) With a ferrocenyl hinge 49, b) with a propyl hinge 50 ...
Figure 29: Redox-active calix[4]arene porphyrin molecular tweezers.
Figure 30: a) Mechanism of the three orthogonal stimuli. b) Cubic scheme showing the eight different states of ...
Figure 31: Redox-controlled molecular gripper based on a diquinone resorcin[4]arene.
Figure 32: a) Shinkai's butterfly tweezers and their different host–guest properties depending on the isomer. ...
Figure 33: Cyclam-tethered tweezers and their different host–guest complexes depending on their configuration.
Figure 34: Azobenzene-based catalytic tweezers.
Figure 35: Photoswitchable PIEZO channel mimic.
Figure 36: Stilbene-based porphyrin tweezers for fullerene recognition.
Figure 37: Stiff-stilbene-based tweezers with urea or thiourea functional units for a) anion binding, b) anion...
Figure 38: Feringa’s photoswitchable organocatalyst (a) and different catalyzed reactions with that system (b)....
Figure 39: a) Irie and Takeshita’s thioindigo-based molecular tweezers. b) Family of hemithioindigo-based mole...
Figure 40: Dithienylethylene crown ether-bearing molecular tweezers reported by Irie and co-workers.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 306–320, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.31
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Figure 1: Characterizing a new lectin from the melon Cucumis melo. (a) Evolutionary relationships of common R...
Figure 2: Characterizing the binding specificity of CMA1. (a, b) Lectin produced in mammalian cells was analy...
Figure 3: Assessing and quantifying in-solution binding of CMA1. (a) Erythrocyte agglutination assay. Using r...
Figure 4: Structural insights into the binding mechanism of CMA1. (a, b) Overall representation of the N-term...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1630–1650, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.120
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Figure 1: Porphyrin and crown ether.
Figure 2: Timeline demonstrating the contributions into the crown ether–porphyrin chemistry.
Figure 3: Tetra-crowned porphyrin 1 and dimer 2 formed upon K+ binding.
Figure 4: meso-Crowned 25-oxasmaragdyrins 3a–c and their boron(III) complexes (3a–c)-BF2.
Scheme 1: CsF ion-pair binding of 4. The molecular structure of 4-CsF is shown on the right [101].
Figure 5: CsF ion pair binding by 5. The molecular structure of 5-CsF is shown on the right [102].
Scheme 2: Ion-pair binding by 6. The molecular structure of (6-CsCl)2 is shown on the right [103].
Scheme 3: Hydrated fluoride binding by 7 [104].
Figure 6: β-Crowned porphyrin 8.
Figure 7: Crown ether-capped porphyrins 9.
Figure 8: The capped porphyrin 10 and complex [10-PQ](PF6)2.
Figure 9: The double-capped porphyrin 11.
Figure 10: Selected examples of iminoporphyrinoids [58,122].
Scheme 4: The synthesis of 13.
Scheme 5: Tripyrrane-based crown ether-embedding porphyrinoid 15.
Figure 11: Macrocycles 16–19 and their coordination compounds.
Scheme 6: The flexibility of 16-Co [66].
Figure 12: Hexagonal wheel composed of six 16-Co(III) monomers [66].
Scheme 7: The synthesis of 16-V [67].
Figure 13: The molecular structure of dimers [16-Mn]2 [67].
Scheme 8: Synthesis of crownphyrins 28–33. Compounds 23a/b and 29a/b were obtained from 4,7,10-trioxa-1,13-tr...
Figure 14: The molecular structures of 22a, 34a·(HCl)2, and 29b [69].
Figure 15: Molecular structures of 22a-Pb and (29b)2-Zn [69].
Scheme 9: Reactivity of 29a/b.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 36 and 37 [131].
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 40–45.
Figure 16: Potential applications of porphyrin-crown ether hybrids.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2123–2163, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.138
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Figure 1: (a) Schematic representation of the phase stability of a binary mixture based on the free enthalpy ...
Figure 2: Illustration of the relationship between the type of miscibility gap and the temperature dependence...
Figure 3: Schematically pictured phase diagram of a binary mixture composed of a dissolved polymer with a LCS...
Figure 4: Schematic illustration of a thermo-induced swelling behavior of a star polymer composed of responsi...
Figure 5: Schematic illustration of self-assembly of block copolymer amphiphiles in a polar medium.
Figure 6: Schematic comparison of the size and conformation between free polymer chains (a), grafted polymer ...
Figure 7: Comparison of the possible phase diagrams of a polymer in solution with partially miscibility and t...
Figure 8: Selection of polymers exhibiting UCST behavior due to hydrogen bonding (blue) divided into homo- (a...
Figure 9: Part A shows the molecular structure of PDMAPS stars synthesized by Li et al. (left) demonstrating ...
Figure 10: Part A contains a schematic demonstration of conformational transitions of dual-thermoresponsive bl...
Figure 11: Part A pictures zwitterionic brushes grafted from silicon substrates obtaining a nonassociated, hyd...
Figure 12: Part A pictures the UCST phase transition of zwitterionic polymers grafted on the surface of mesopo...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2486–2492, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.241
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Scheme 1: Structures of tetraisobutylpyridine[4]arene 1 and tetraisobutylresorcin[4]arene 2.
Figure 1: Spectra of 1 + Me4NPF6 1:3 in acetone in a) (+)ESI-MS and b) (−)ESI-MS. Insets showing arrival time...
Figure 2: (+)ESI-MS profile spectrum of the mixture of 1, 2 and TMAPF6 in acetonitrile (20 µM, 1:1:1). Inset ...
Figure 3: Calculated ESP surfaces (in au) superimposed on the total electron density (0.004 au) for 1 and 2: ...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2212–2219, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.195
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Figure 1: Chemical structures of octaacid 1 and positand 2 showing the anionic binding sites of the two hosts...
Figure 2: Representative plots of the volume-weighted distribution obtained by DLS for salts titrated into 2....
Figure 3: Representative plots of the volume-weighted distribution obtained by DLS for salts titrated into 2....
Scheme 1: Visualization of the competitive equilibrium between iodide binding to host 2 or associating with i...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2408–2415, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.238
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Scheme 1: The structures of clethramycin, mediomycins and related linear polyenes.
Scheme 2: The biosynthetic gene clusters for mediomycin (med) from Streptomyces mediocidicus and clethramycin...
Figure 1: HPLC–UV–MS analysis of polyenes. A) LC–UV (360 nm) trace of mycelium methanol extract from DSM4137 ...
Figure 2: HPLC–UV–MS analysis of polyenes from DSM4137 wild type and mutants. A) LC–UV (360 nm) trace of myce...
Scheme 3: The parallel pathways for the biosynthesis of mediomycin A.
Figure 3: HPLC–UV–MS analysis of in vitro assays with amidinohydrolase Medi4948 and sulfotransferase Slf from ...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1940–1949, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.188
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of 1,3-di- and tetrasubstituted thiacalix[4]arenes 2 and 3. Conditions: (i) macrocycle 1 ...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of monosubstituted thiacalix[4]arene 4. Conditions: (i) macrocycle 1 (1 equiv), 2-chloro-N...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of tetra- and 1,2-disubstituted thiacalix[4]arenes 5 and 6, respectively. Conditions: (i)...
Figure 1: Investigated hosts 2, 3, 7–10.
Figure 2: UV absorption spectra of the complexation system obtained by titration of the receptor 6 (c(6) = 2....
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1542–1550, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.154
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Figure 1: General uses of N-alkylcarboxyspiropyrans.
Scheme 1: C4SP–C4MC spiropyran-merocyanine equilibrium and M2+ binding.
Scheme 2: General synthesis of N-alkylcarboxyspiropyrans.
Scheme 3: Decarboxylation of N-ethanoic acid indolium salt 3a.
Scheme 4: Lactonisation of 4-bromobutyric acid 2c.
Figure 2: N-methyl spiropyran 9.
Figure 3: Example spectra illustrating binding studies of spiropyrans with M2+. (a) 1H NMR spectrum of C10SP ...
Figure 4: ε for MC–M2+ complexes of C2SP–C12SP and 9: (left) with Zn2+; (right) with Mg2+. Values for ε were ...
Figure 5: [MC] for compounds C2SP–C12SP and 9 in the presence of various metal cations. Solutions of spiropyr...
Figure 6: [MC] for spiropyrans C2SP–C12SP, 9 and 10 (0.1 mM) in CH3CN–H2O (99.9% v/v). Samples were kept in d...
Figure 7: C6 ester derivative 10.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 564–570, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.55
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Figure 1: A tripodal molecular pocket (a) [12] or jellyfish resembling receptors (b) [11,16].
Scheme 1: Example of Pd-catalyzed amination for modification of bile acid derivatives.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 24-aminocholanols.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 24-arylaminocholanols by Cu-catalyzed amination.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 24-arylaminocholanols by Pd-catalyzed amination.
Figure 2: UV–vis spectra of 5c (50 μM solution in MeCN) before and after the addition of 5 equiv of metal per...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 684–701, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.69
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Scheme 1: The formation of a 1:1 complex and a 2:1 supramolecular nano-capsule complex from bowl-shaped “cavi...
Scheme 2: Abbreviated synthesis of 7-amino-2-phenyl-6-azaindolizine.
Figure 1: My two favorite compounds for my Ph.D. dissertation, “The Synthesis and Structural Examination of 3...
Scheme 3: An inspiring chlorination from the group of Ronald Breslow.
Scheme 4: The carceplex reaction.
Figure 2: Schematic of a cavitein.
Figure 3: General structure of zinc-TPA complexes.
Scheme 5: Stereoselective bridging of a resorcinarene with benzal halides.
Scheme 6: An eight-fold Ullman ether “weaving” reaction.
Scheme 7: Directed ortho-metallation of the deep-cavity cavitands, showing the mono-endo substituted to tetra-...
Scheme 8: Macrocycle synthesis via resorcinarene covalent templates.
Figure 4: Tris-pyridyl hosts.
Figure 5: (Center) Chemical structure of the octa-acid host. (Left and right) Respective space-filling repres...
Figure 6: Cartoons of the 2:1 host–guest complexes of estradiol (left) and cholesterol (right).
Figure 7: Representative guests for the capsular complexes formed by octa-acid (stoichiometry shown in parent...
Figure 8: A dendrimer-coated cavitand.
Figure 9: Selective oxidation of olefins by singlet oxygen.
Figure 10: a) Preferred packing motifs of methyl, pentyl and octyl guests. b) Product distribution observed fo...
Figure 11: Schematic of the competition of two esters for the capsule formed by octa-acid. The ester that bind...
Figure 12: Schematic of the inter-phase separation of propane and butane; the latter binds more strongly to th...
Figure 13: Structure of tetra-endo-methyl octa-acid (TEMOA).
Figure 14: Assembly properties of TEMOA.
Figure 15: How salts influence the association constant (Ka) for the binding of ClO4– to octa-acid (Figure 4). The ind...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 514–527, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.47
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Scheme 1: α-Heterolytic cleavage in ion radicals.
Scheme 2: Photochemical reaction pathways of N-alkylphthalimides.
Scheme 3: Photoreactions of N-methylnaphthalimides 8 and 12 with allylsilane 9.
Scheme 4: Regioselective generation of carbon-centered free radicals through sequential SET-desilylation proc...
Scheme 5: Mechanistic pathway of photochemical reactions of α-silyl n-electron donor-linked imides systems.
Scheme 6: Direct and indirect photochemical approaches for the preparation of lariat-type crown ethers.
Scheme 7: Feasible mechanistic pathways of photochemical reactions of donor atom-linked phthalimides and 2,3-...
Scheme 8: Photoreactions of branched, bis(α-silylether)-terminated phthalimides.
Scheme 9: Photoreactions of the α-silylether-linked bisphthalimide acceptor.
Scheme 10: Photoreactions of branched, silyl- and non-silyl-polyethylenoxy-linked phthalimides.
Scheme 11: Photoreactions of branched, non-silyl ether and silyl-thioether-terminated naphthalimides.
Scheme 12: Photoreactions of phthalimide-containing chiral peptide side chains.
Scheme 13: Photoreactions of bis-donor-linked bisphthalimides.
Scheme 14: Indirect approach to the preparation of lariat-type crown ethers.
Scheme 15: SET-based fluorescence sensing modes according to guest binding.
Scheme 16: Enhancement of the exciplex formation and fluorescence of bis-crown ether 60 with a Mg2+ sandwich-t...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 361–368, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.34
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Scheme 1: The proposed pathway for monensin biosynthesis in Streptomyces cinnamonensis. The polyketide syntha...
Figure 1: LC–MS-analysis of purified monensin-related metabolites. Monensin B derivatives (peaks marked with ...
Figure 2: (a) Crystal structure of sodium demethylmonensin A (4) (ellipsoid probability = 50%); (b) overlay o...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1146–1160, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.128
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Figure 1: Molecular-descriptor-based cluster analysis; single-linkage Euclidean distances. Clustering of comp...
Scheme 1: Preparation of dicarboxylic benzotriazole derivatives.
Scheme 2: Preparation of pyridine-based cysteine-containing macrocycles.
Scheme 3: Preparation of pyridine–cysteine-containing macrocycle 39.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 201–226, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.22
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Figure 1: Calixarenes and expanded calixarenes: p-tert-Butylcalix[4]arene (1), p-tert-butyldihomooxacalix[4]a...
Figure 2: Conventional nomenclature for oxacalix[n]arenes.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of oxacalix[3]arenes: (i) Formaldehyde (37% aq), NaOH (aq), 1,4-dioxane; glacial acetic a...
Figure 3: p-tert-Butyloctahomotetraoxacalix[4]arene (4a) [16].
Figure 4: X-ray crystal structure of 3a showing phenolic hydrogen bonding (IUCr ID AS0508) [17].
Scheme 2: Stepwise synthesis of asymmetric oxacalix[3]arenes: (i) MOMCl, Adogen®464; (ii) 2,2-dimethoxypropan...
Figure 5: X-ray crystal structure of heptahomotetraoxacalix[3]arene 5 (CCDC ID 166088) [21].
Scheme 3: Oxacalix[3]arene synthesis by reductive coupling: (i) Me3SiOTf, Et3SiH, CH2Cl2; R1, R2 = I, Br, ben...
Scheme 4: Oxacalix[3]naphthalene: (i) HClO4 (aq), wet CHCl3 (R = tert-butyl, 6a, H, 6b) [20].
Figure 6: Conformers of 3a.
Scheme 5: Origin of the 25:75 cone:partial-cone statistical distribution of O-substituted oxacalix[3]arenes (p...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of alkyl ethers 7–10: (i) Alkyl halide, NaH, DMF [24].
Scheme 7: Synthesis of a pyridyl derivative 11a: (i) Picolyl chloride hydrochloride, NaH, DMF [26,27].
Figure 7: X-ray crystal structure of partial-cone 11a (CCDC ID 150580) [26].
Scheme 8: Lower-rim ethyl ester synthesis: (i) Ethyl bromoacetate, NaH, t-BuOK or alkali metal carbonate, THF...
Scheme 9: Forming chiral receptor 13: (i) Ethyl bromoacetate, NaH, THF; (ii) NaOH, H2O/1,4-dioxane; (iii) S-P...
Figure 8: X-ray crystal structure of 16 (IUCr ID PA1110) [32].
Scheme 10: Lower rim N,N-diethylamide 17a: (i) N,N-Diethylchloroacetamide, NaH, t-BuOK or alkali metal carbona...
Scheme 11: Capping the lower rim: (i) N,N-Diethylchloroacetamide, NaH, THF; (ii) NaOH, H2O/1,4-dioxane; (iii) ...
Figure 9: X-ray crystal structure of 18 (CCDC ID 142599) [33].
Scheme 12: Extending the lower rim: (i) Glycine methyl ester, HOBt, dicyclohexycarbodiimide (DCC), CH2Cl2; (ii...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of N-hydroxypyrazinone derivative 23: (i) 1-[3-(Dimethylamino)propyl]-3-ethylcarbodiimide...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of 24: (i) 1-Adamantyl bromomethyl ketone, NaH, THF [39].
Scheme 15: Synthesis of 25 and 26: (i) (Diphenylphosphino)methyl tosylate, NaH, toluene; (ii) phenylsilane, to...
Figure 10: X-ray crystal structure of 27 in the partial-cone conformer (CCDC ID SUP 90399) [41].
Scheme 16: Synthesis of strapped oxacalix[3]arene derivatives 28 and 29: (i) N,N’-Bis(chloroacetyl)-1,2-ethyle...
Figure 11: A chiral oxacalix[3]arene [45].
Figure 12: X-ray crystal structure of asymmetric oxacalix[3]arene 30 incorporating t-Bu, iPr and Et groups (CC...
Scheme 17: Reactions of an oxacalix[3]arene incorporating an upper-rim Br atom with (i) Pd(OAc)2, PPh3, HCO2H,...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of acid 39: (i) NaOH, EtOH/H2O, HCl (aq) [47].
Figure 13: Two forms of dimeric oxacalix[3]arene 40 [47].
Scheme 19: Capping the upper rim: (i) t-BuLi, THF, −78 °C; (ii) NaBH4, THF/EtOH; (iii) 1,3,5-tris(bromomethyl)...
Figure 14: Oxacalix[3]arene capsules 46 and 47 formed through coordination chemistry [52,53].
Figure 15: X-ray crystal structure of the 3b-vanadyl complex (CCDC ID 240185) [57].
Scheme 20: Effect of Ti(IV)/SiO2 on 3a: (i) Ti(OiPr)4, toluene; (ii) triphenylsilanol, toluene; (iii) partiall...
Figure 16: X-ray crystal structures of oxacalix[3]arene complexes with rhenium: 3b∙Re(CO)3 (CCDC ID 620981, le...
Figure 17: X-ray crystal structure of the La2·3a2 complex (CSD ID TIXXUT) [60].
Figure 18: X-ray crystal structures of [3a∙UO2]− with a cavity-bound cation (CCDC ID 135575, left) and without...
Figure 19: X-ray crystal structure of a supramolecule comprising two [3g·UO2]− complexes that encapsulate a di...
Figure 20: X-ray crystal structure of oxacalix[3]arene 49 capable of chiral selectivity (CSD ID HIGMUF) [65].
Figure 21: The structure of derivative 50 incorporating a Reichardt dye [66].
Figure 22: Phosphorylated oxacalix[3]arene complexes with transition metals: (Left to right) 26∙Au, 26∙Mo(CO)3...
Figure 23: X-ray crystal structure of [17a·HgCl2]2 (CCDC ID 168653) [69].
Figure 24: X-ray crystal structures of 3f with C60 (CCDC ID 182801, left) [76] and a 1,4-bis(9-fluorenyl) C60 deri...
Figure 25: X-Ray crystal structure of 3i and 6a encapsulating C60 (CCDC ID 102473 and 166077) [23,79].
Figure 26: A C60 complexing cationic oxacalix[3]arene 51 [81].
Figure 27: An oxacalix[3]arene-C60 self-associating system 53 [87].
Scheme 21: Synthesis of fluorescent pyrene derivative 55: (i) Propargyl bromide, acetone; (ii) CuI, 1-azidomet...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of responsive rhodamine derivative 57: (i) DCC, CH2Cl2 [91].
Scheme 23: Synthesis of nitrobenzyl derivative 58: (i) 1-Bromo-4-nitrobenzyl acetate, K2CO3, refluxing acetone...
Figure 28: X-ray crystal structure of [Na2∙17a](PF6)2 (CCDC ID 116656) [97].
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1–10, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.1
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Figure 1: a) The global minimum-energy conformation for hexaethylbenzene reveals the basis for steric gearing...
Figure 2: Structures of hosts discussed in this manuscript. R = H, Me, or Et.
Figure 3: Generalized structural fragments used for mining the Cambridge Structure Database. R = Me and Et, X...
Figure 4: a) Structures used to calculate energy profiles at the starting geometry. b) An example of an energ...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 32, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.32
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Figure 1: Biologically important amines and quaternary ammonium salts: histamine (1), dopamine (2) and acetyl...
Figure 2: Crown ether 18-crown-6.
Figure 3: Conformations of 18-crown-6 (4) in solvents of different polarity.
Figure 4: Binding topologies of the ammonium ion depending on the crown ring size.
Figure 5: A “pseudorotaxane” structure consisting of 24-crown-8 and a secondary ammonium ion (5); R = Ph.
Figure 6: Typical examples of azacrown ethers, cryptands and related aza macrocycles.
Figure 7: Binding of ammonium to azacrown ethers and cryptands [111-113].
Figure 8: A 19-crown-6-ether with decalino blocking groups (11) and a thiazole-dibenzo-18-crown-6-ether (12).
Figure 9: 1,3-Bis(6-oxopyridazin-1-yl)propane derivatives 13 and 14 by Campayo et al.
Figure 10: Fluorescent azacrown-PET-sensors based on coumarin.
Figure 11: Two different pyridino-cryptands (17 and 18) compared to a pyridino-crown (19); chiral ammonium ion...
Figure 12: Pyridino-18-crown-6 ligand (21), a similar acridino-18-crown-6 ligand (22) and a structurally relat...
Figure 13: Ciral pyridine-azacrown ether receptors 24.
Figure 14: Chiral 15-crown-5 receptors 26 and an analogue 18-crown-6 ligand 27 derived from amino alcohols.
Figure 15: C2-symmetric chiral 18-crown-6 amino alcohol derivatives 28 and related macrocycles.
Figure 16: Macrocycles with diamide-diester groups (30).
Figure 17: C2-symmetric chiral aza-18-crown-6 ethers (31) with phenethylamine residues.
Figure 18: Chiral C-pivot p-methoxy-phenoxy-lariat ethers.
Figure 19: Chiral lariat crown ether 34.
Figure 20: Sucrose-based chiral crown ether receptors 36.
Figure 21: Permethylated fructooligosaccharide 37 showing induced-fit chiral recognition.
Figure 22: Biphenanthryl-18-crown-6 derivative 38.
Figure 23: Chiral lariat crown ethers derived from binol by Fuji et al.
Figure 24: Chiral phenolic crown ether 41 with “aryl chiral barriers” and guest amines.
Figure 25: Chiral bis-crown receptor 43 with a meso-ternaphthalene backbone.
Figure 26: Chromogenic pH-dependent bis-crown chemosensor 44 for diamines.
Figure 27: Triamine guests for binding to receptor 44.
Figure 28: Chiral bis-crown phenolphthalein chemosensors 46.
Figure 29: Crown ether amino acid 47.
Figure 30: Luminescent receptor 48 for bis-alkylammonium guests.
Figure 31: Luminescent CEAA (49a), a bis-CEAA receptor for amino acids (49b) and the structure of lysine bindi...
Figure 32: Luminescent CEAA tripeptide for binding small peptides.
Figure 33: Bis crown ether 51a self assembles co-operatively with C60-ammonium ion 51b.
Figure 34: Triptycene-based macrotricyclic dibenzo-[24]-crown-8 ether host 52 and guests.
Figure 35: Copper imido diacetic acid azacrown receptor 53a and the suggested His-Lys binding motif; a copper ...
Figure 36: Urea (54) and thiourea (55) benzo crown receptor for transport and extraction of amino acids.
Figure 37: Crown pyryliums ion receptors 56 for amino acids.
Figure 38: Ditopic sulfonamide bridged crown ether receptor 57.
Figure 39: Luminescent peptide receptor 58.
Figure 40: Luminescent receptor 59 for the detection of D-glucosamine hydrochloride in water/ethanol and lumin...
Figure 41: Guanidinium azacrown receptor 61 for simple amino acids and ditopic receptor 62 with crown ether an...
Figure 42: Chiral bicyclic guanidinium azacrown receptor 63 and similar receptor 64 for the enantioselective t...
Figure 43: Receptors for zwitterionic species based on luminescent CEAAs.
Figure 44: 1,10-Azacrown ethers with sugar podand arms and the anticancer agent busulfan.
Figure 45: Benzo-18-crown-6 modified β-cyclodextrin 69 and β-cyclodextrin functionalized with diaza-18-crown-6...
Figure 46: Receptors for colorimetric detection of primary and secondary ammonium ions.
Figure 47: Porphyrine-crown-receptors 72.
Figure 48: Porphyrin-crown ether conjugate 73 and fullerene-ammonium ion guest 74.
Figure 49: Calix[4]arene (75a), homooxocalix[4]arene (75b) and resorcin[4]arene (75c) compared (R = H, alkyl c...
Figure 50: Calix[4]arene and ammonium ion guest (R = H, alkyl, OAcyl etc.), possible binding sites; A: co-ordi...
Figure 51: Typical guests for studies with calixarenes and related molecules.
Figure 52: Lower rim modified p-tert-butylcalix[5]arenes 82.
Figure 53: The first example of a water soluble calixarene.
Figure 54: Sulfonated water soluble calix[n]arenes that bind ammonium ions.
Figure 55: Displacement assay for acetylcholine (3) with a sulfonato-calix[6]arene (84b).
Figure 56: Amino acid inclusion in p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene (84a).
Figure 57: Calixarene receptor family 86 with upper and lower rim functionalization.
Figure 58: Calix[6]arenes 87 with one carboxylic acid functionality.
Figure 59: Sulfonated calix[n]arenes with mono-substitution at the lower rim systematically studied on their r...
Figure 60: Cyclotetrachromotropylene host (91) and its binding to lysine (81c).
Figure 61: Calixarenes 92 and 93 with phosphonic acids groups.
Figure 62: Calix[4]arene tetraphosphonic acid (94a) and a double bridged analogue (94b).
Figure 63: Calix[4]arene tetraphosphonic acid ester (92c) for surface recognition experiments.
Figure 64: Calixarene receptors 95 with α-aminophosphonate groups.
Figure 65: A bridged homocalix[3]arene 95 and a distally bridged homocalix[4]crown 96.
Figure 66: Homocalix[3]arene ammonium ion receptor 97a and the Reichardt’s dye (97b) for colorimetric assays.
Figure 67: Chromogenic diazo-bridged calix[4]arene 98.
Figure 68: Calixarene receptor 99 by Huang et al.
Figure 69: Calixarenes 100 reported by Parisi et al.
Figure 70: Guest molecules for inclusion in calixarenes 100: DAP × 2 HCl (101a), APA (101b) and Lys-OMe × 2 HC...
Figure 71: Different N-linked peptido-calixarenes open and with glycol chain bridges.
Figure 72: (S)-1,1′-Bi-2-naphthol calixarene derivative 104 published by Kubo et al.
Figure 73: A chiral ammonium-ion receptor 105 based on the calix[4]arene skeleton.
Figure 74: R-/S-phenylalaninol functionalized calix[6]arenes 106a and 106b.
Figure 75: Capped homocalix[3]arene ammonium ion receptor 107.
Figure 76: Two C3 symmetric capped calix[6]arenes 108 and 109.
Figure 77: Phosphorous-containing rigidified calix[6]arene 110.
Figure 78: Calix[6]azacryptand 111.
Figure 79: Further substituted calix[6]azacryptands 112.
Figure 80: Resorcin[4]arene (75c) and the cavitands (113).
Figure 81: Tetrasulfonatomethylcalix[4]resorcinarene (114).
Figure 82: Resorcin[4]arenes (115a/b) and pyrogallo[4]arenes (115c, 116).
Figure 83: Displacement assay for acetylcholine (3) with tetracyanoresorcin[4]arene (117).
Figure 84: Tetramethoxy resorcinarene mono-crown-5 (118).
Figure 85: Components of a resorcinarene based displacement assay for ammonium ions.
Figure 86: Chiral basket resorcin[4]arenas 121.
Figure 87: Resorcinarenes with deeper cavitand structure (122).
Figure 88: Resorcinarene with partially open deeper cavitand structure (123).
Figure 89: Water-stabilized deep cavitands with partially structure (124, 125).
Figure 90: Charged cavitands 126 for tetralkylammonium ions.
Figure 91: Ditopic calix[4]arene receptor 127 capped with glycol chains.
Figure 92: A calix[5]arene dimer for diammonium salt recognition.
Figure 93: Calixarene parts 92c and 129 for the formation molecular capsules.
Figure 94: Encapsulation of a quaternary ammonium cation by two resorcin[4]arene molecules (NMe4+@[75c]2 × Cl−...
Figure 95: Encapsulation of a quaternary ammonium cation by six resorcin[4]arene molecules (NMe3D+@[130]6 × Cl−...
Figure 96: Structure and schematic of cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6], 131a).
Figure 97: Cyclohexanocucurbit[6]uril (CB′[6], 132) and the guest molecule spermine (133).
Figure 98: α,α,δ,δ-Tetramethylcucurbit[6]uril (134).
Figure 99: Structure of the cucurbituril-phthalhydrazide analogue 135.
Figure 100: Organic cavities for the displacement assay for amine differentiation.
Figure 101: Displacement assay methodology for diammonium- and related guests involving cucurbiturils and some ...
Figure 102: Nor-seco-Cucurbituril (±)-bis-ns-CB[6] (140) and guest molecules.
Figure 103: The cucurbit[6]uril based complexes 141 for chiral discrimination.
Figure 104: Cucurbit[7]uril (131c) and its ferrocene guests (142) opposed.
Figure 105: Cucurbit[7]uril (131c) guest inclusion and representative guests.
Figure 106: Cucurbit[7]uril (131c) binding to succinylcholine (145) and different bis-ammonium and bis-phosphon...
Figure 107: Paraquat-cucurbit[8]uril complex 149.
Figure 108: Gluconuril-based ammonium receptors 150.
Figure 109: Examples of clefts (151a), tweezers (151b, 151c, 151d) and clips (151e).
Figure 110: Kemp’s triacid (152a), on example of Rebek’s receptors (152b) and guests.
Figure 111: Amino acid receptor (154) by Rebek et al.
Figure 112: Hexagonal lattice designed hosts by Bell et al.
Figure 113: Bell’s amidinium receptor (156) and the amidinium ion (157).
Figure 114: Aromatic phosphonic acids.
Figure 115: Xylene phosphonates 159 and 160a/b for recognition of amines and amino alcohols.
Figure 116: Bisphosphonate recognition motif 161 for a colorimetric assay with alizarin complexone (163) for ca...
Figure 117: Bisphosphonate/phosphate clip 164 and bisphosphonate cleft 165.
Figure 118: N-Methylpyrazine 166a, N-methylnicotinamide iodide (166b) and NAD+ (166c).
Figure 119: Bisphosphate cavitands.
Figure 120: Bisphosphonate 167 of Schrader and Finocchiaro.
Figure 121: Tweezer 168 for noradrenaline (80b).
Figure 122: Different tripods and heparin (170).
Figure 123: Squaramide based receptors 172.
Figure 124: Cage like NH4+ receptor 173 of Kim et al.
Figure 125: Ammonium receptors 174 of Chin et al.
Figure 126: 2-Oxazolin-based ammonium receptors 175a–d and 176 by Ahn et al.
Figure 127: Racemic guest molecules 177.
Figure 128: Tripods based on a imidazole containing macrocycle (178) and the guest molecules employed in the st...
Figure 129: Ammonium ion receptor 180.
Figure 130: Tetraoxa[3.3.3.3]paracyclophanes 181 and a cyclophanic tetraester (182).
Figure 131: Peptidic bridged paraquat-cyclophane.
Figure 132: Shape-selective noradrenaline host.
Figure 133: Receptor 185 for binding of noradrenaline on surface layers from Schrader et al.
Figure 134: Tetraphosphonate receptor for binding of noradrenaline.
Figure 135: Tetraphosphonate 187 of Schrader and Finocchiaro.
Figure 136: Zinc-Porphyrin ammonium-ion receptors 188 and 189 of Mizutani et al.
Figure 137: Zinc porphyrin receptor 190.
Figure 138: Zinc porphyrin receptors 191 capable of amino acid binding.
Figure 139: Zinc-porphyrins with amino acid side chains for stereoinduction.
Figure 140: Bis-zinc-bis-porphyrin based on Tröger’s base 193.
Figure 141: BINAP-zinc-prophyrin derivative 194 and it’s guests.
Figure 142: Bisaryl-linked-zinc-porphyrin receptors.
Figure 143: Bis-zinc-porphyrin 199 for diamine recognition and guests.
Figure 144: Bis-zinc-porphyrin crown ether 201.
Figure 145: Bis-zinc-porphyrin 202 for stereodiscrimination (L = large substituent; S = small substituent).
Figure 146: Bis-zinc-porphyrin[3]rotaxane and its copper complex and guests.
Figure 147: Dien-bipyridyl ligand 206 for co-ordination of two metal atoms.
Figure 148: The ligand and corresponding tetradentate co-complex 207 serving as enantioselective receptor for a...
Figure 149: Bis(oxazoline)–copper(II) complex 208 for the recognition of amino acids in aqueous solution.
Figure 150: Zinc-salen-complexes 209 for the recognition tertiary amines.
Figure 151: Bis(oxazoline)–copper(II) 211 for the recognition of amino acids in aqueous solution.
Figure 152: Zn(II)-complex of a C2 terpyridine crown ether.
Figure 153: Displacement assay and receptor for aspartate over glutamate.
Figure 154: Chiral complex 214 for a colorimetric displacement assay for amino acids.
Figure 155: Metal complex receptor 215 with tripeptide side arms.
Figure 156: A sandwich complex 216 and its displaceable dye 217.
Figure 157: Lanthanide complexes 218–220 for amino acid recognition.
Figure 158: Nonactin (221), valinomycin (222) and vancomycin (223).
Figure 159: Monesin (224a) and a chiral analogue for enantiodiscrimination of ammonium guests (224b).
Figure 160: Chiral podands (226) compared to pentaglyme-dimethylether (225) and 18-crown-6 (4).
Figure 161: Lasalocid A (228).
Figure 162: Lasalocid derivatives (230) of Sessler et al.
Figure 163: The Coporphyrin I tetraanion (231).
Figure 164: Linear and cyclic peptides for ammonium ion recognition.
Figure 165: Cyclic and bicyclic depsipeptides for ammonium ion recognition.
Figure 166: α-Cyclodextrin (136a) and novocaine (236).
Figure 167: Helical diol receptor 237 by Reetz and Sostmann.
Figure 168: Ammonium binding spherand by Cram et al. (238a) and the cyclic[6]metaphenylacetylene 238b in compar...
Figure 169: Receptor for peptide backbone and ammonium binding (239).
Figure 170: Anion sensor principle with 3-hydroxy-2-naphthanilide of Jiang et al.
Figure 171: 7-bromo-3-hydroxy-N-(2-hydroxyphenyl)naphthalene 2-carboxamide (241) and its amine binding.
Figure 172: Naturally occurring catechins with affinity to quaternary ammonium ions.
Figure 173: Spiropyran (244) and merocyanine form (244a) of the amino acid receptors of Fuji et al.
Figure 174: Coumarin aldehyde (245) and its iminium species with amino acid bound (245a) by Glass et al.
Figure 175: Coumarin aldehyde appended with boronic acid.
Figure 176: Quinolone aldehyde dimers by Glass et al.
Figure 177: Chromogenic ammonium ion receptors with trifluoroacetophenone recognition motifs.
Figure 178: Chromogenic ammonium ion receptor with trifluoroacetophenone recognition motif bound on different m...