Cryptands and Cryptates

Cryptands were introduced by Jean-Marie Lehn in 1969 as cage-shaped selective ligands for alkali and alkaline-earth metal ions, which lie at the heart of supramolecular chemistry. This book reports on much of the research in the field since the '70s, and looks at, amongst other topics, metal coordination chemistry, anion coordination chemistry, the encapsulation and taming of reactive anions, the formation of cascade complexes and the design of fluorescent sensors for ionic analytes.

Cryptands and Cryptates has been written as a coursebook, structured as a series of lectures for graduate students or advanced researchers in chemistry, materials science, chemical biology and nanotechnology. It is fully illustrated to show experiments and results, and is intended to stimulate further interest in this fertile field of supramolecular chemistry.

Chapters are preceded by a Foreword by Jean-Marie Lehn.
Contents:The Beginning of the Story: Crown EthersThe Birth of Cryptands and CryptatesRecognition of the Radius of s-Block Metal Ions by CryptandsCompetitive Hosts for Alkali Metal Ions: Spherands and DerivativesThe Coordination Chemisty of Ammonium and OxoniumThe Age of Anion Coordination ChemistryThe Appearance of Bistren CryptandsBistren Cryptands Grow and MultiplyThe Formation of Dicopper(II) Bistren Cryptates and the Nature of Their Cavity Anion Recognition by Dicopper(II) Bistren Cryptates: The Geometrical FactorAnion Fluorescence Sensing by Dimetallic Bistren Cryptates: The Fluorophore–Spacer–Receptor ParadigmAnion Fluorescence Sensing by Dimetallic Bistren Cryptates: The Indicator Displacement ParadigmNucleotide Recognition and Sensing by a Dicopper(II) Bistren CryptateAnion Inclusion by Hexaprotonated Bistrens: HalidesAnion Inclusion by Hexaprotonated Bistrens: OxoanionsRecognition of Linear Dicarboxylates: The Hydrogen Bonding vs Metal–Ligand Interactions ContestBistren Amides: Neutral Receptors That Recognise Anions Only Through Hydrogen Bonding InteractionsThe Taming of Peroxide (By a Bistren Amide Cryptand)Coordination Chemistry of the Smallest Bistren CryptandSize Exclusion Selectivity: The Case of FluoridePseudo-Cryptands: Closing the Receptor's Cavity with a Transition MetalUse of Cryptands to Make Automatic Molecular BurettesCages in Everyday Life, Chemistry and Art
Readership: Graduate students or advanced researchers in chemistry, materials science, chemical biology and nanotechnology.
Keywords:Supramolecular Chemistry;Coordination Chemistry of Alkali Metal Ions;Transition Metal Coordination Chemistry;Anion Coordination Chemistry;Crown Ethers;Cryptands;Bistren Cryptands;Recognition of Anions and of Metal Ions;Fluorescent Sensing of Anions and Metal Ions;Encapsulation of Reactive AnionsReview:Key Features:While review articles have been published on partial aspects of this topic, no books have been devoted to an overall and homogeneous treatment of 'cryptands and cryptates'