Issue 2, 2015

Gated molecular baskets

Abstract

In this review, we describe the construction of gated molecular baskets, discuss their mechanism of action in regulating the exchange of guests and illustrate the potential of these concave hosts to act as catalysts for controlling chemical reactions. Importantly, a number of computational and experimental studies have suggested that gated baskets ought to unfold their gates at the rim for permitting the passage of guests to/from their inner space. These dynamic hosts are therefore offered as useful models for investigating the process of gating in artificial systems. Furthermore, gated baskets should permit examining the benefit of controlling the rate by which reactants access a gated catalyst for promoting chemical reactions occurring in its confined space.

Graphical abstract: Gated molecular baskets

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
28 Apr 2014
First published
13 Jun 2014

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2015,44, 500-514

Author version available

Gated molecular baskets

K. Hermann, Y. Ruan, A. M. Hardin, C. M. Hadad and J. D. Badjić, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2015, 44, 500 DOI: 10.1039/C4CS00140K

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