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Polyimine Container Molecules and Nanocapsules
Author(s) -
Rue Nicholas M.,
Sun Junling,
Warmuth Ralf
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
israel journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.908
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1869-5868
pISSN - 0021-2148
DOI - 10.1002/ijch.201100064
Subject(s) - chemistry , nanocapsules , covalent bond , nanotechnology , microsphere , container (type theory) , schiff base , molecule , dynamic covalent chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , nanoparticle , materials science , composite material , engineering , supramolecular chemistry
The field of dynamic covalent nanocapsule synthesis is very young, and most contributions to the development of reliable approaches for the assembly of dynamic covalent capsules have been made during the past five years. In 1991, Quan and Cram published the first Schiff base molecular container compound. Over the past six years, a large number of multi‐component polyimine hemicarcerand and polyhedron syntheses have been developed. This review will focus primarily on recent achievements in the area of pure Schiff base nanocapsules and highlight different synthetic approaches and design strategies, as well as first applications of these capsules in molecular recognition, gas storage, and gas separation.