Cucurbiturils : chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, and applications /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kim, Kimoon (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd., [2018]
Subjects:	Macromolecules. Supramolecular chemistry.

Table of Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction: History and Development
ch. 2 Cucurbiturils: Syntheses, Structures and Properties
2.1. Synthesis and Isolation of Cucurbit [n]urils
2.1.1. Classical synthesis of cucurbit[6]uril
2.1.2. Synthesis and isolation of the other members of the cucurbit[n]uril family
2.1.3. Mechanism of cucurbit[n]uril formation
2.2. Structure and Properties of the Cucurbit[n]uril Family
2.2.1. Structural features of the cucurbit[n]uril family
2.2.2. Physical properties of cucurbit[n]uril
2.3. Synthesis of Cucurbit[n]uril Derivatives
2.3.1. Cucurbituril derivatives from modified building blocks
2.3.2. Direct functionalisation of cucurbiturils
2.4. Cucurbituril Analogues and Related Compounds
2.4.1. Acyclic cucurbituril analogues
2.4.2. Nor-seco-cucurbiturils
2.4.3. Hemicucurbit[n]urils
2.4.4. Bambus[6]uril
2.4.5. Other analogues
ch. 3 Host-Guest Chemistry of Cucurbit[n]urils
3.1. General Host-Guest Chemistry of the Cucurbituril Family
3.2. Host-Guest Chemistry of Individual CB[n]
3.2.1. Cucurbit[5]uril
3.2.2. Cucurbit[6]uril
3.2.3. Cucurbit[7]uril
3.2.4. Cucurbit[8]uril
3.2.5. Cucurbit[10]uril
3.2.6. Twisted CB[13-15]
3.3. Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Host-Guest Binding
3.3.1. Thermodynamics
3.3.2. Kinetics
3.4. Host
Guest Chemistry in the Gas Phase
3.5. Host
Guest Chemistry of Cucurbituril Analogues
3.5.1. Acyclic cucurbiturils
3.5.2. Hemicucurbiturils
3.5.3. Nor-seco-cucurbiturils
3.5.4. Bambusurils
ch. 4 Cucurbit[n]urils as Molecular Containers and Their Applications
4.1. Chemistry Facilitated or Inhibited by CB[n]
4.1.1. Pericyclic reactions inside CB[n]
4.1.2. Photochemical reactions facilitated by CB[n]
4.1.3. Solvolysis reactions catalysed by CB[n]
4.1.4. Metal cation-assisted CB[n] catalysis
4.1.5. Stabilisation of otherwise unstable species by CB[n]
4.1.6. Reactions inhibited by CB[n]
4.2. Dye Encapsulation and Stabilisation
4.3. CB-Based Sensors
4.3.1. Fluorescent and other optical sensors
4.3.2. Supramolecular bioassays
4.3.3. CB-functionalised electrodes
4.4. Other Applications
4.4.1. Waste water treatment
4.4.2. CB-anchored silica
ch. 5 Supramolecular Systems Built with Cucurbiturils
5.1. Mechanically Interlocked Molecules
5.1.1. Simple CB-threaded rotaxanes
5.1.2. Metal-directed self-assembly of CB-containing polyrotaxanes
5.1.3. Molecular necklaces
5.1.4. CB-based organic polyrotaxanes
5.2. Supramolecular Assemblies Based on the Ternary Complexes of CB[8]
5.2.1. Discrete complexes and assemblies built with CB[8]-stabilised charge-transfer complexes
5.2.2. Vesicles built with supramolecular amphiphiles
5.2.3. Polymeric species built with CB[8]-stabilised CT complexes
5.2.4. Polymeric species built with CB[8]-stabilised homodimers
5.3. Molecular Machines and Switches
5.3.1. pH-controlled switches
5.3.2. Light-controlled switches
5.3.3. Redox-controlled switches
5.4. Self-Sorting Systems
5.5. CB Metal Complexes and Coordination Polymers
ch. 6 Application of Cucurbiturils in Materials Science
6.1. Porous Materials
6.2. Cucurbiturils on Planer Surfaces
6.2.1. Direct immobilisation
6.2.2. Guest-mediated immobilisation
6.2.3. Covalent immobilisation
6.2.4. Measurement of host-guest interactions on surfaces
6.3. Cucurbiturils on Metallic Nanoparticles
6.3.1. CB-metal nanoparticle assemblies
6.3.2. Applications in catalysis
6.3.3. Applications to surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
6.4. Polymeric Nanomaterials
6.4.1. CB[6]-based polymer nanocapsules
6.4.2. CB[6]-based 2D polymer films
6.4.3. CB[8]-microcapsules assembled within microfluidic droplets
6.5. Hydrogel Materials
6.5.1. CB[6]-containing hydrogels
6.5.2. CB[7]-containing hydrogels
6.5.3. CB[8]-containing hydrogels
6.5.4. Other hydrogels
ch. 7 Biological Applications of Cucurbiturils
7.1. Recognition of Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins by CB[n] and Applications
7.1.1. Recognition of amino acids, peptides and proteins by CB[6]
7.1.2. Recognition of amino acids, peptides and proteins by CB[7]
7.1.3. Recognition of amino acids, peptides and proteins by CB[8]
7.1.4. Non-covalent protein modification
7.2. CB-based Drug Delivery and Imaging
7.2.1. Toxicity profile of CB[n] compounds
7.2.2. CB[n] and related compounds as drug containers
7.2.3. Drug release mechanisms
7.2.4. CB-based materials as theranostic materials
7.3. Other Applications
7.3.1. Ion channels
7.3.2. Towards MRI imaging
ch. 8 Applications of Cucurbit[7]uril-Ultrahigh-Affinity Host
Guest Complexes
8.1. Biotin
Streptavidin and Ultrahigh-Affinity Host
Guest Pairs
8.2. Immobilisation of Biomolecules
8.3. Supramolecular Fishing for Proteins
8.4. Host
Guest FRET Pairs for Contents Mixings Assays
8.5. Supramolecular Velcro for Underwater Adhesion
8.6. Activation of Therapeutic Nanoparticles
8.7. Regulation of Catalysis
8.8. Summary
ch. 9 Perspectives: Outstanding Challenges and Opportunities
9.1. Scalable Synthesis of CBs, Their Derivatives and Analogues
9.2. Kinetics and Mechanistic Studies of Host
Guest Inclusion
9.3. Potential Applications as Molecular Containers
9.4. Applications in Materials Science
9.5. Applications in Biology
9.6. Further Reading.