Anion Coordination Chemistry

PrefaceASPECTS OF ANION COORDINATION FROM HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVESIntroductionHalide and Pseudohalide AnionsOxoanionsPhosphate and Polyphosphate AnionsCarboxylate Anions and Amino AcidsAnionic Complexes: Supercomplex FormationNucleotidesFinal NotesTHERMODYNAMIC ASPECTS OF ANION COORDINATIONIntroductionParameters Determining the Stability of Anion ComplexesMolecular Recognition and SelectivityEnthalpic and Entropic Contributions in Anion CoordinationSTRUCTURAL ASPECTS OF ANION COORDINATION CHEMISTRYIntroductionBasic Concepts of Anion Coordination ChemistryClasses of Anion HostsAcyclesMonocyclesCryptandsTransition-Metal-Assisted LigandsLewis Acid LigandsConclusionSYNTHETIC STRATEGIESIntroductionDesign and Synthesis of Polyamine-Based Receptors for AnionsDesign and Synthesis of Amide ReceptorsTEMPLATE SYNTHESISIntroductory RemarksMacrocyclic SystemsBowl-Shaped SystemsCapsule, Cage, and Tube-Shaped SystemsCircular Helicates and meso-HelicatesMechanically Linked SystemsConcluding RemarksANION-PI INTERACTIONS IN MOLECULAR RECOGNITIONIntroductionPhysical Nature of the InteractionEnergetic and Geometric Features of the Interaction Depending on the Host (Aromatic Moieties) and the Guest (Anions)Influence of Other Noncovalent Interactions on the Anion-Pi InteractionExperimental Examples of Anion-Pi Interactions in the Solid State and in SolutionConcluding RemarksRECEPTORS FOR BIOLOGICALLY RELEVANT ANIONSIntroductionPhosphate ReceptorsCarboxylate ReceptorsConclusionSYNTHETIC AMPHIPHILIC PEPTIDES THAT SELF-ASSEMBLE TO MEMBRANE-ACTIVE ANION TRANSPORTSIntroduction and BackgroundBiomedical Importance of Chloride ChannelsThe Development of Synthetic Chloride ChannelsApproaches to Synthetic Chloride ChannelsThe Development of Amphiphilic Peptides as Anion ChannelsStructural Variations in the SAT Modular ElementsConclusionsANION SENSING BY FLUORESCENCE QUENCHING OR REVIVALIntroductionAnion Recognition by Dynamic and Static Quenching of FluorescenceFluorescent Sensors Based on

Kristin Bowman-James received her Ph.D. in Chemistry at Temple University in Philadelphia, USA. Since 1987, she has been Professor at the University of Kansas, as well as being affiliated with several other universites. She is an experienced author with nearly 100 papers, many review articles and two books and has received numerous prizes.

Antonio Bianchi is Professor and Chairman at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Florence, Italy.

Enrique García-Espana is Professor at the Department of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Valencia, Spain. He has worked within Supramolecular Chemistry since 1984 and has authored over 120 papers.