Coordination Chemistry Reviews

February 2013

Metallated cavitands (calixarenes, resorcinarenes, cyclodextrins) with internal coordination sites.

This article provides a comprehensive overview of transition metal complexes capable of directing the binding of exogeneous ligands inside a molecular cavity. Special emphasis is placed on the role of the cavity in supramolecular catalysis and metal-assisted molecular recognition.

Authors: Gramage-Doria, Armspach, Matt, Coord. Chem. Rev., 257 (2013) 776-816.