Supramolecular Assemblies of Cucurbit[n]urils with Metal Ions (eBook)

Xin-Long Ni received his PhD from Saga University (Japan) in 2011. He is currently an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Guizhou University, China. His research is focused on the design and synthesis of fluorescent chemosensors, cucurbit[n]urils-based molecular rotaxane as well as coordination chemistry.Xin Xiao is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Guizhou University, China. His research is focused on the cucurbit[n]urils-based coordination chemistry.Hang Cong is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Guizhou University, China. His research interests include the cucurbit[n]urils-based catalysis.Zhu Tao received his MS from the Department of Chemistry, Guizhou University in 1989 and PhD in Inorganic Chemistry at the School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Australia, in 2001. In 2000, he became a Professor of Chemistry at Guizhou University, China. His current research interests include design, synthesis and properties of cucurbit[n]urils, as well as supramolecular chemistry and coordination chemistry based on cucurbit[n]urils.

Introduction.- Simple Coordination Complexes of Cucurbit[n]urils with Metal Ions.- Novel Poly-dimensional Coordination Polymers of Cucurbit[n]urils with Metal Ions.- Potential Applications of Cucurbit[n]uril-based Coordination Complexes and Supramolecular Assemblies.- Conclusions.