From Heteroditopic to Multitopic Receptors for Ion‐Pair Recognition: Advances in Receptor Design and Applications
Anna J. McConnell, Andrew Docker, Paul D. Beer
Abstract
Ion-pair recognition has emerged from cation and anion recognition and become a diverse and active field in its own right. The last decade has seen significant advances in receptor design in terms of the types of binding motifs, understanding of cooperativity and increase in complexity from heteroditopic to multitopic receptors. As a result, attention has turned to applying this knowledge to the rational design of ion-pair receptors for applications in salt solubilisation and extraction, membrane transport and sensing. This Review highlights recent progress and developments in the design and applications of heteroditopic and multitopic receptors for ion-pair recognition.
Topics & Concepts
ReceptorComputer scienceChemistryComputational biologyCombinatorial chemistryNanotechnologyBiologyMaterials scienceBiochemistryMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionMass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsSupramolecular Chemistry and Complexes