title: Coordination and organometallic compounds as anion receptors and sensors.
abstract: In this tutorial review the wide-ranging use of metal ions in anion receptors is discussed with an emphasis on diversity and applications in sensing and soft materials. Metal-containing receptors are categorised according to the role of the metal as a structural unit, as a Lewis-acidic binding site or as part of a redox-active or luminescent reporter group. The differing chemistry of substitutionally inert metal complexes in anion hosts and metal-anion-ligand self-assembly processes is highlighted. The use of anion binding coordination polymer systems in anion separations and in supramolecular gels is also examined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Durham University, South Road, Durham, UK DH1 3LE. jon.steed@durham.ac.uk
authors.forename: Jonathan W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Steed
mesh_terms: D000838:Anions / Q000737:chemistry; D001665:Binding Sites; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D000838:Anions; D009942:Organometallic Compounds