title: Ion pair receptors.
abstract: Compared with simple ion receptors, which are able to bind either a cation or an anion, ion pair receptors bearing both a cation and an anion recognition site offer the promise of binding ion pairs or pairs of ions strongly as the result of direct or indirect cooperative interactions between co-bound ions. This critical review focuses on the recent progress in the design of ion pair receptors and summarizes the various binding modes that have been used to accommodate ion pairs (110 references).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 1 University Station-A5300, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-0165, USA.
authors.forename: Sung Kuk
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jonathan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sessler
mesh_terms: D047250:Calixarenes / Q000737:chemistry; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry*; D058116:Lewis Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry; D010720:Phosphines / Q000737:chemistry; D013454:Sulfoxides / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D007477:Ions; D058116:Lewis Acids; D010087:Oxides; D010720:Phosphines; D013454:Sulfoxides; D047250:Calixarenes