Table of Contents
Foreword vii
About the Author xi
Chapter 1 The Beginning of the Story: Crown Ethers 1
Chapter 2 The Birth of Cryptands and Cryptates 11
Chapter 3 Recognition of the Radius of s-Block Metal Ions by Cryptands 17
Chapter 4 Competitive Hosts for Alkali Metal Ions: Spherands and Derivatives 29
Chapter 5 The Coordination Chemistry of Ammonium and Oxonium 39
Chapter 6 The Age of Anion Coordination Chemistry 51
Chapter 7 The Appearance of Bistren Cryptands 59
Chapter 8 Bistren Cryptands Grow and Multiply 69
Chapter 9 The Formation of Dicopper(II) Bistren Cryptates and the Nature of their Cavity 77
Chapter 10 Anion Recognition by Dicopper(II) Bistren Cryptates: The Geometrical Factor 87
Chapter 11 Anion Fluorescence Sensing by Dimetallic Bistren Cryptates: The Fluorophore-Spacer-Receptor Paradigm 101
Chapter 12 Anion Fluorescence Sensing by Dimetallic Bistren Cryptates: The Indicator Displacement Paradigm 109
Chapter 13 Nucleotide Recognition and Sensing by a Dicopper(II) Bistren Cryptate 117
Chapter 14 Anion Inclusion by Hexaprotonated Bistrens: Halides 129
Chapter 15 Anion Inclusion by Hexaprotonated Bistrens: Oxoanions 137
Chapter 16 Recognition of Linear Dicarboxylates: The Hydrogen Bonding vs Metal-Ligand Interactions Contest 159
Chapter 17 Bistren Amides: Neutral Receptors that Recognise Anions only Through Hydrogen Bonding interactions 171
Chapter 18 The Taming of Peroxide (By a Bistren Amide Cryptand) 183
Chapter 19 Coordination Chemistry of the Smallest Bistren Cryptand 189
Chapter 20 Size Exclusion Selectivity: The Case of Fluoride 201
Chapter 21 Pseudo-Cryptands: Closing the Receptor's Cavity with a Transition Metal 207
Chapter 22 Use of Cryptands to Make Automatic Molecular Burettes 229
Chapter 23 Cages in Everyday Life, Chemistry and Art 235
References 239
Index 249
