Let’s Sort It Out: Self-Sorting of Covalent Organic Cage Compounds

Abstract

Dynamic covalent self-assembly of small and rigid precursors into cage-type architectures can serve as a powerful strategy for the formation of molecular porous units. In order to enhance the functionality of suchlike nanostructures, formation of complex multicomponent assemblies with high spatial precision, and on-demand control of both reversible assembly and disassembly is highly desirable. Here we highlight some of our most recent achievements on the size-specific synthesis and self-sorting properties within a series of covalent organic cage compounds and the stimuli-responsive assembly of supramolecular cages assembled by boron–nitrogen dative bonds.

1 Introduction

2 Self-Sorting of Covalent Organic Cages

3 Stimuli-Responsive Cages

4 Conclusion and Outlook

Key words

cage compounds - dynamic covalent chemistry - self-sorting - boronate esters - boron–nitrogen dative bonds - self-assembly - supramolecular chemistry

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