Biao Wu

Polymerization of carboxylic ester functionalized norbornenes catalyzed by (η³‐allyl)palladium complexes bearing N‐heterocyclic carbene ligands

Chemistry of Soft Porous Crystals: Structural Dynamics and Gas Adsorption Properties

Electron Sharing and Anion–π Recognition in Molecular Triangular Prisms

Dynamic imine chemistry

Loading of Vesicles into Soft Amphiphilic Nanotubes using Osmosis

Porous coordination polymers with ubiquitous and biocompatible metals and a neutral bridging ligand

Anion receptor chemistry: highlights from 2008 and 2009

Mitochondria‐Targeted Cancer Therapy Using a Light‐Up Probe with Aggregation‐Induced‐Emission Characteristics

Anion receptor chemistry: highlights from 2007

Improving the photoresponse of copper(i) dyes in dye-sensitized solar cells by tuning ancillary and anchoring ligand modules

Solution-phase counterion effects in supramolecular and mechanostereochemical systems

Anion receptor chemistry: highlights from 2011 and 2012

A Cyclic [4]rotaxane that Behaves as a Switchable Molecular Receptor: Formation of a Rigid Scaffold from a Collapsed Structure by Complexation with Copper(I) Ions

Anions in crystal engineering

Hydrolytic cleavage of both CS2 carbon–sulfur bonds by multinuclear Pd(II) complexes at room temperature

Sulfate anion templated synthesis of a triply interlocked capsule

Right handed chiral superstructures from achiral molecules: self-assembly with a twist

An overview of N-heterocyclic carbenes

4‐Alkylated Silver–N‐Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Complexes with Cytotoxic Effects in Leukemia Cells

Construction of Metal–Organic Frameworks: Versatile Behaviour of a Ligand Containing Mono‐ and Bidentate Coordination Sites

Electron Delocalization in a Rigid Cofacial Naphthalene‐1,8:4,5‐bis(dicarboximide) Dimer

Formation and propagation of matter-wave soliton trains

Chromogenic and fluorogenic chemosensors and reagents for anions. A comprehensive review of the years 2010–2011

Ag(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes:  Synthesis, Structure, and Application

ExCage

Anion Transporters and Biological Systems

Chemical Topology: Complex Molecular Knots, Links, and Entanglements

A Nitro‐Modified Luminescent Hydrogen‐Bonded Organic Framework for Non‐Contact and High‐Contrast Sensing of Aromatic Amines

3d Transition Metals for C–H Activation

Supramolecular Coordination: Self-Assembly of Finite Two- and Three-Dimensional Ensembles

The geometry of periodic knots, polycatenanes and weaving from a chemical perspective: a library for reticular chemistry

Chiral Redox-Active Isosceles Triangles

Preparation and application of N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of Ag(I)

Controlling Switching in Bistable [2]Catenanes by Combining Donor–Acceptor and Radical–Radical Interactions

Applications of Supramolecular Anion Recognition

A >22 Å long metal-complex anion and a 1D cationic coordination polymer, both based on 4,4′-bipyridine-N,N′-dioxide, yielding a 3D and 2-fold interpenetrated fsc net of the hydrogen-bonded metal-organic 1D polymer

Bis(imino)pyridines:  Surprisingly Reactive Ligands and a Gateway to New Families of Catalysts

Metal Catalysts for Heterogeneous Catalysis: From Single Atoms to Nanoclusters and Nanoparticles

Supramolecular Double-Helix Formation by Diastereoisomeric Conformations of Configurationally Enantiomeric Macrocycles

Covalent Chemistry beyond Molecules

Self-selecting homochiral quadruple-stranded helicates and control of supramolecular chirality

Organocatalysis by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes

Reactions at supercritical conditions: Applications and fundamentals

Stationary solutions of the one-dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger equation. I. Case of repulsive nonlinearity

Covalent Organic Frameworks: Design, Synthesis, and Functions

Solvothermal Synthesis and Diverse Coordinate Structures of a Series of Luminescent Copper(I) Thiocyanate Coordination Polymers Based on N-Heterocyclic Ligands

Interpenetration control in metal–organic frameworks for functional applications

Dynamic Transformation between Covalent Organic Frameworks and Discrete Organic Cages

Aggregation-Induced Emission: Together We Shine, United We Soar!

Multi-State Regulation of the Dihydrogen Phosphate Binding Affinity to a Light- and Heat-Responsive Bis-Urea Receptor

Synthetic and Computational Studies on Factors Controlling Structures of Molecular Triangles and Squares and Their Equilibrium in Solutions

Inorganic nanoparticles in porous coordination polymers

N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Late Transition Metal Catalysis

Synthesis, characterization and ethylene oligomerization studies of nickel complexes bearing 2-imino-1,10-phenanthrolines

Efficient Long-Range Stereochemical Communication and Cooperative Effects in Self-Assembled Fe₄L₆ Cages

Carbon capture and conversion using metal–organic frameworks and MOF-based materials

Homogeneous Catalysis in Supercritical Fluids

Molecular Weaving of Covalent Organic Frameworks for Adaptive Guest Inclusion

Reduced Schiff-base assisted novel dihydrogenphosphate–water polymer

Metal Complexes of 2,2′-Bipyridine-4,4′-diamine as Metallo-Tectons for Hydrogen Bonded Networks

Syntheses of iron, cobalt, chromium, copper and zinc complexes with bulky bis(imino)pyridyl ligands and their catalytic behaviors in ethylene polymerization and vinyl polymerization of norbornene

Covalent Organic Frameworks and Cage Compounds: Design and Applications of Polymeric and Discrete Organic Scaffolds

Luminescent Functional Metal–Organic Frameworks

Syntheses, Structures, and Photoluminescence of Five New Metal−Organic Frameworks Based on Flexible Tetrapyridines and Aromatic Polycarboxylate Acids

Electron Injection from Copper Diimine Sensitizers into TiO₂: Structural Effects and Their Implications for Solar Energy Conversion Devices

Nickel (II) complexes bearing 2-ethylcarboxylate-6-iminopyridyl ligands: synthesis, structures and their catalytic behavior for ethylene oligomerization and polymerization

A Molecular Lock and Key: “Unlocked–Locked” Conformational Switching of a Receptor by Anions

Diffusion-Coupled Molecular Assembly: Structuring of Coordination Polymers Across Multiple Length Scales

Cation-Dependent Gold Recovery with α-Cyclodextrin Facilitated by Second-Sphere Coordination

Click synthesis of a novel triazole bridged AIE active cyclodextrin probe for specific detection of Cd²⁺

Preparation, structure and ethylene polymerization/oligomerization behavior of 2-carbethoxy-6-iminopyridine-based transition metal complexes

Recent Advances in the Liquid-Phase Syntheses of Inorganic Nanoparticles

3D Covalent Organic Frameworks of Interlocking 1D Square Ribbons

A Borromean Weave Coordination Polymer Sustained by Urea−Sulfate Hydrogen Bonding and Its Selective Anion Separation Properties

Applications of Palladium-Catalyzed C–N Cross-Coupling Reactions

Influence of Constitution and Charge on Radical Pairing Interactions in Tris-radical Tricationic Complexes

Dynamic Inversion of Stereoselective Phosphate Binding to a Bisurea Receptor Controlled by Light and Heat

The Halogen Bond

MOFs, MILs and more: concepts, properties and applications for porous coordination networks (PCNs)

Preparation, Characterization, and X-ray Crystal Structures of Helical and Syndiotactic Zinc-Based Coordination Polymers

N-heterocyclic carbene metal complexes: photoluminescence and applications

Solventothermal Synthesis of Solid‐State Chalcogenidometalates

Synthesis of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs): Routes to Various MOF Topologies, Morphologies, and Composites

C3-Symmetric tripodal nitrophenylurea based anion receptors built on structurally preorganized trindane scaffold

Anion detection by aggregation-induced enhanced emission (AIEE) of urea-functionalized tetraphenylethylenes

Allosteric Modulation of Substrate Binding within a Tetracationic Molecular Receptor

A Hierarchical Self-Assembly System Built Up from Preorganized Tripodal Helical Metal Complexes

Metal–Organic Frameworks and Self-Assembled Supramolecular Coordination Complexes: Comparing and Contrasting the Design, Synthesis, and Functionality of Metal–Organic Materials

Pillar-layered MOFs: functionality, interpenetration, flexibility and applications

Self-assembly of a photoluminescent metal-organic cage and its spontaneous aggregation in dilute solutions enabling time-dependent emission enhancement

Functional Scaffolds from AIE Building Blocks

Self-Assembly of Cationic, Hetero- or Homonuclear Ruthenium(II) Macrocyclic Rectangles and Their Photophysical, Electrochemical, and Biological Studies

An Adsorbate Discriminatory Gate Effect in a Flexible Porous Coordination Polymer for Selective Adsorption of CO₂ over C₂H₂

From Molecules to Crystal Engineering:  Supramolecular Isomerism and Polymorphism in Network Solids

Molecular braids in metal–organic frameworks

Large size anion binding with iron(ii) complexes of a 5,5′-disubstituted-2,2′-bipyridine ligandElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: synthesis and characterization of 1a–c. All new compounds were characterised by CHN, 1H NMR, and ESI-MS. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b2/b211616b/

Anion‐Coordination‐Induced Turn‐On Fluorescence of an Oligourea‐Functionalized Tetraphenylethene in a Wide Concentration Range

Selective anion sensing by a ruthenium(ii)–bipyridyl-functionalized tripodal tris(urea) receptor

An Electrochemical and Optical Anion Chemosensor Based on Tripodal Tris(ferrocenylurea)

A fully complementary, high-affinity receptor for phosphate and sulfate based on an acyclic tris(urea) scaffold

Sulfate ion encapsulation in caged supramolecular structures assembled by second-sphere coordination

Sulfate encapsulation in a metal-assisted capsule based on a mono-pyridylurea ligand

Encapsulation of Halocarbons in a Tetrahedral Anion Cage

Highly Efficient Extraction of Sulfate Ions with a Tripodal Hexaurea Receptor

Ion-pair induced self-assembly of molecular barrels with encapsulated tetraalkylammonium cations based on a bis–trisurea stave

Microscale hexagonal rods of a charge-assisted second-sphere coordination compound [Co(DABP)3][Fe(CN)6]

Anion binding by metallo-receptors of 5,5′-dicarbamate-2,2′-bipyridine ligands

Tetrahedral Anion Cage: Self‐Assembly of a (PO₄)₄L₄ Complex from a Tris(bisurea) Ligand

Inorganic synthesis in supercritical amines: synthesis of tetrakis(ethylenediamine)octasulfidotetratungsten sulfide containing an isolated sulfide ion

Synthesis and characterization of novel nickel(ii) complexes bearing N,P ligands and their catalytic activity in ethylene oligomerization

A flexible bis(pyridylcarbamate) anion receptor: binding of infinite double-stranded phosphate, [-sulfate-(H2O)2-]n, and hydrogen-bridged helical perchlorate chain

Synthesis and structure of a helical polymer [Ag(R,R-DIOP)(NO3)]n {DIOP = (4R,5R)-trans- 4,5-bis[(diphenylphosphino)methyl]-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxalane}

Sulfate encapsulation in three-fold interpenetrated metal–organic frameworks with bis(pyridylurea) ligands

Solution Self-Assembly, Spontaneous Deprotonation, and Crystal Structures of Bipyrazolate-Bridged Metallomacrocycles with Dimetal Centers

Synthesis, Structure, and Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Properties of Copper(II/I) Complexes with Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical 2,9‐Diaryl‐1,10‐phenanthroline Ligands

Self host–guest network through molecular paneling of para-nitrophenolate: hydrogen-bonded assembly of three tris(5,5′-diamino-2,2-bipyridine)iron complexes in the crystallographic asymmetric unit

Trapping White Phosphorus within a Purely Organic Molecular Container Produced by Imine Condensation

Anion-Dependent Formation of Helicates versus Mesocates of Triple-Stranded M₂L₃ (M = Fe²⁺, Cu²⁺) Complexes

Second‐Sphere Coordination of the Tris(5, 5′‐diamino‐2, 2′‐bipyridine)iron Complex With Arene‐Carboxylate Ligands Through N‐H···O Hydrogen Bonding

Nonlinear Effects in Interference of Bose-Einstein Condensates

Coordination Polymers of Iron(III) and (II) with 4,4′‐Bipyridine: Hydrothermal Syntheses, Structures, Absorption and Mössbauer Studies Showing Spin Crossover for the Iron(III) Polymer

Charge-assisted Hydrogen-bonded Linear Second-sphere Assemblies MII(DABP)3]3[Cr(C2O4)3]2·14H2O (M = Cu, Ni, Fe, Zn, and Mn) with a Discrete (H2O)14 Cluster of S6 Symmetry

Full- or Half-Encapsulation of Sulfate Anion by a Tris(3-pyridylurea) Receptor: Effect of the Secondary Coordination Sphere

Dihalogeno(diphosphane)metal(ii) complexes (metal = Co, Ni, Pd) as pre-catalysts for the vinyl/addition polymerization of norbornene – elucidation of the activation process with B(C₆F₅)₃/AlEt₃or Ag[closo-1-CB₁₁H₁₂] and evidence for the in situ formation of “naked” Pd²⁺as a highly active species

Synthesis and crystal structure of N-heterocyclic carbene complex of silver

Homometallic Silver(I) Complexes of a Heterotopic NHC-Bridged Bis-Bipyridine Ligand

Trapping White Phosphorus within a Purely Organic Molecular Container Produced by Imine Condensation

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Copper(II) and Copper(I) dpp Complexes, [Cu(dpp)Br₂] and [Cu(dpp)₂][CuBr₂] (dpp = 2,9‐diphenyl‐1,10‐phenanthroline)

Synthesis of palladium complexes containing 2-methoxycarbonyl-6-iminopyridine ligand and their catalytic behaviors in reaction of ethylene and norbornene

Glucose Binding Drives Reconfiguration of a Dynamic Library of Urea‐Containing Metal–Organic Assemblies

Anion‐Coordination‐Induced Turn‐On Fluorescence of an Oligourea‐Functionalized Tetraphenylethene in a Wide Concentration Range

Supramolecular Assemblies Formed by Cooperative Metal Coordination and Dimerization of the N‐(2‐pyrimidyl)‐N′‐(3‐pyridyl)urea Ligand via Hydrogen Bonding

Chloride Coordination by Oligoureas: From Mononuclear Crescents to Dinuclear Foldamers

Open-framework iron phosphates: Syntheses, structures, sorption studies and oxidation catalysisThis article is based (partly) on a presentation which will be made at the European Research Conference (EURESCO) on "Molecular Crystal Engineering - EuroConference on Design and Preparation of Molecular Materials" (Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy, 31 May - 5 June 2003) organised by the European Science Foundation and supported by the European Commission, Research DG, Human Potential Programme, High-Level Scientific Conferences, Contract HPCF-CT-2002-00270. This information is the sole responsibility of the author(s) and does not reflect the ESF or Community's opinion. The ESF and the Community are not responsible for any use that might be made of data appearing in this publication.

Mixed-valence phosphato–hydrogenphosphato–iron network compounds¹_∞{[C₄N₂H_11.6]_1.5[Fe^IIFe^III(PO₄)(H_0.8PO₄)₂]·H₂O} and³_∞[Fe^II₅Fe^III₂(PO₄)₂(H_0.5PO₄)₄]: structure elucidation with the help of Mössbauer spectroscopy and a caveat on X-ray diffraction

Oxo-anion binding by protonated (dimethylphenyl)(pyridyl)ureas

Tetraureas versus Triureas in Sulfate Binding

Syntheses, Structures, and Luminescent Properties of Six New Zinc(II) Coordination Polymers Constructed by Flexible Tetracarboxylate and Various Pyridine Ligands

Synthesis, Characterization, and Ethylene Oligomerization and Polymerization of Ferrous and Cobaltous 2-(Ethylcarboxylato)-6-iminopyridyl Complexes

Cobalt(iii)-catalyzed 1,4-addition of C–H bonds of oximes to maleimides

Double-Stranded W/Ag/S Chain Structure Generated from [syn-{WO(NCS)₂}₂(μ-S)₂] Building Blocks

Second-sphere coordination of 5,5′-diamino-2,2′-bipyridine metal complexes with oxygen ligands through NH⋯O hydrogen bonding