Much attention over recent decades has been focused on the design and synthesis of interlocked molecules such ...
CHEN Kai ZHU Qian-Jiang XUE Sai-Feng TAO Zhu~* (Key Laboratory of Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry of Guizhou Province,Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025,People's Republic of China)
X-ray crystallography of cucurbit[7]uril(Q[7]) is less diveloped in the cucurbit[n]uril family,the high solubi...
CHEN Kai ZHU Qian-Jiang XUE Sai-Feng TAO Zhu~* (Key Laboratory of Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry of Guizhou Province,Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025,People's Republic of China)
The chemistry of Q[7]has been extensively studied due to its high solubility in water.However, few crystal str...
CHEN Kai ZHU Qian-Jiang XUE Sai-Feng TAO Zhu~* (Key Laboratory of Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry of Guizhou Province,Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025,People's Republic of China)
Cucurbit[n]urils (Q[n]) are promising ligands for the coordination of metal ions, metal complexes or clusters, and form various Q[n]-based complexes. Among the Q[n] complexes, those formed by direct coordination between Q[n]s and metal ions are particularly important. The direct coordination of metal ions to cucurbit[n]urils leads to the formation of Q[n]-based molecular capsules, tubular polymers and molecular bracelets, which could have nanoscale applications in drug delivery, molecular devices and new materials.