Supramolecular Chemistry: Young Talents and their Mentors

Abstract

Since the pioneering work of Nobel Prize winners Donald Cram, Jean-Marie Lehn, and Charles Pedersen, supramolecular chemistry has grown into an interdisciplinary field that spans chemistry, materials science, and biology. This Special Collection on Supramolecular Chemistry: Young Talents and their Mentors focuses not only on the latest scientific developments in the field but also on the people behind the science; it features joint contributions from young talents in this field and their mentors, with this mentoring aspect highlighted as part of the individual article biographies.

A Review of Crystalline Multibridged Cyclophane Cages: Synthesis, Their Conformational Behavior, and Properties

“…Supramolecular chemistry was first proposed by the “Father of Supramolecular Chemistry” Lehn based on Pedersen’s study of crown ethers [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ], it is mainly the science of studying the system with specific functions formed by chemical substances through the intermolecular force of noncovalent bonds [ 5 , 6 ]. As an interdisciplinary subject, supramolecular science has made remarkable achievements in recent years [ 7 , 8 ]. It has great application potential in the fields of life science, environmental science, materials science, energy science, and medical science [ 9 , 10 ].…”

Catalysis by [Ga4L6]12− Metallocage on the Nazarov Cyclization: The Basicity of Complexed Alcohol is Key

“…Supramolecular chemistry is an interdisciplinary field with a spectrum of applications that ranges from molecular recognition to catalysis. [ 1 , 2 ] This field shares numerous similarities with processes observed in enzymes, the most striking one is the importance host‐guest interactions in dictating both the binding process of the guest and controlling the catalytic profiles. [ 1 , 2 ] This parallelism between host‐guest and receptor‐ligand of biomacromolecules has been largely pursued by chemists to make efficient cages.…”