title: Heteroditopic receptors for ion-pair recognition.
abstract: Ion-pair recognition is a new field of research emerging from cation and anion coordination chemistry. Specific types of heteroditopic receptor designs for ion pairs and the complexity of ion-pair binding are discussed to illustrate key concepts such as cooperativity. The importance of this area of research is reflected by the wide variety of potential applications of ion-pair receptors, including applications as membrane transport and salt solubilization agents and sensors.
authors.affiliation: Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Rd, Oxford, OX1 3QR UK.
authors.forename: Anna J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: McConnell
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Beer