THE synthesis of hollow, nanometrescale molecular "container compounds 1,2 makes possible
the creation of localized chemical microenvironments with properties different from those …

Cucurbituril (CB [6]) is a hexameric macropolycyclic compound self-assembled from an acid-catalyzed
condensation reaction of glycoluril and formaldehyde. 1, 2 Its easy synthesis and …

Supermolecules consisting of interlinked ring-like molecules (catenanes) 1 are an interesting
target for chemical synthesis both for their intrinsic interest as non-covalently bound but …

Self-assembly is a powerful technique for the bottom-up construction of discrete, well-defined
nanoscale structures. Large multicomponent systems (with more than 50 components) …

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Security inks have become of increasing importance 1 , 2 . They are composed of invisible
substances that provide printed images that are not able to be photocopied, and are readable …

Cucurbituril (CB [6]), a macrocyclic cavitand comprising six glycoluril units, has a cavity of
$5.5 diameter that is accessible through two identical carbonyl-fringed portals.[1] Similar to …

Molecular capsules consist of closed, hollow frameworks within which encapsulated molecules
are isolated from interaction with external molecules 1 . In this environment, otherwise …

Highly symmetric structures often appear in nature as revealed by, for example, the capsids
of spherical viruses that possess icosahedral symmetry consisting of 60n identical protein …

Oxaliplatin forms a stable 1 : 1 inclusion complex with cucurbit[7]uril as indicated by NMR,
mass spectrometry, isothermal titration calorimetry and X-ray crystallography. The …