We report the synthesis of the conformationally mobile S-shaped glycoluril pentamer building block 3a and two new acyclic CB[n]-type receptors P1 and P2. P1 (9 mM) and P2 (11 mM) have moderate aqueous
Cavitands bearing both eight (5) and two (13) metal-ligating carboxymethylphosphonate groups on their rims were synthesized by Arbuzov reaction of the corresponding bromoacetamido cavitands with trial
Calix[6]arenes disubstituted at the methylene bridges, which are stable in the cone or 1,2,3-alternate conformation, form pseudorotaxanes with dialkylammonium axles. The cone wheel-based pseudorotax
A series of designed binuclear palladium(II)-based self-assemblies, [Pd2(en)2(L)2](NO3)4, 1a; [Pd2(tmeda)2(L)2](NO3)4, 2a; [Pd2(bpy)2(L)2](NO3)4, 3a; and [Pd2(phen)2(L)2](NO3)4, 4a, are s
We report the encapsulation of free-base and zinc porphyrins by a tricyclic cyclophane receptor with subnanomolar binding affinities in water. The high affinities are sustained by the hydrophobic effe
