title: Gated molecular baskets.
abstract: In this review, we describe the construction of gated molecular baskets, discuss their mechanism of action in regulating the exchange of guests and illustrate the potential of these concave hosts to act as catalysts for controlling chemical reactions. Importantly, a number of computational and experimental studies have suggested that gated baskets ought to unfold their gates at the rim for permitting the passage of guests to/from their inner space. These dynamic hosts are therefore offered as useful models for investigating the process of gating in artificial systems. Furthermore, gated baskets should permit examining the benefit of controlling the rate by which reactants access a gated catalyst for promoting chemical reactions occurring in its confined space.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. badjic@chemistry.ohio-state.edu.
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hermann
authors.forename: Yian
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ruan
authors.forename: Alex M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hardin
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Hadad
authors.forename: Jovica D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Badjić