Designing of self-assembled supramolecular frameworks for recognition of anion–water clusters: recent highlights

Abstract

This highlight discusses recent advancements in anion coordination chemistry since 2015, specifically focusing on designing artificial receptors capable of recognizing anion–water clusters. It also addresses the challenges encountered in this field and explores the implications for biological and environmental applications. The solid-state recognition of anion–water clusters, along with detailed structural analyses using single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SC-XRD), is summarized in this article. The discussions explore the different dimensionalities of the anions and the recognition of their corresponding anion–water clusters.