Molecular recognition by synthetic multifunctional pores in practice: Are structural studies really helpful?

Baudry Y; Bollot G; Gorteau V; Litvinchuk S; Mareda J; Nishihara M; Pasini D; Perret F; Ronan D; Sakai N; Shah MR; Som A; Sorde N; Talukdar P; Tran DH; Matile S

Advanced Functional Materials, Vol.16, No.2, 169-179, 2006

DOI10.1002/adfm.200500198 Export Citation

Molecular recognition by synthetic multifunctional pores in practice: Are structural studies really helpful?

Baudry Y, Bollot G, Gorteau V, Litvinchuk S, Mareda J, Nishihara M, Pasini D, Perret F, Ronan D, Sakai N, Shah MR, Som A, Sorde N, Talukdar P, Tran DH, Matile S

This account summarizes five years of research devoted to the development of the concept of synthetic multifunctional pores. The objective is to complement a comprehensive graphical summary of molecular recognition with a survey of structural studies on the same topic. The relevance of the latter for research focusing on creation and application of supramolecular functional materials is discussed briefly in a subjective manner.