Recenttrendsin catalysisare devotedto mimickingsomepeculiarfeaturesof enzymeslikesiteselectivity,throughfunctionalgrouprecognition,and substrateselectivity,throughrecognitionof the entiresurfaceof the substrate.The latteris aspecificfeatureof enzymesthatis seldomlypresentinhomogeneouscatalysis.Supramolecularcatalysis,thanksto theself-assemblyof simplesubunits,enablesthecreationofcavitiesandsurfaceswhoseconfinementeffectsdrivethepreferentialbindingof a substrateamongotherswithconse-quentsubstrateselectivity.The topicis an emergingfieldthatexploitsrecognitionphenomenato discriminatethe reagentsbasedon theirsize and shape.Thisreviewdealsthis cutting-edgefieldof researchcoveringexamplesof supramolecularself-assembledmolecularcontainersand catalystsoperatinginorganicas wellas aqueousmedia,withspecialemphasisforcatalyticsystemsdealingwithdirectcompetitiveexperimentsinvolvingtwo or more substrates

Substrate Selectivity Imparted by Self-Assembled Molecular Containers and Catalysts

Lorenzetto, Tommaso;Bordignon, Francesca;Munarin, Luca;Mancin, Fabrizio;Fabris, Fabrizio;Scarso, Alessandro
2024-01-01

Abstract

Recenttrendsin catalysisare devotedto mimickingsomepeculiarfeaturesof enzymeslikesiteselectivity,throughfunctionalgrouprecognition,and substrateselectivity,throughrecognitionof the entiresurfaceof the substrate.The latteris aspecificfeatureof enzymesthatis seldomlypresentinhomogeneouscatalysis.Supramolecularcatalysis,thanksto theself-assemblyof simplesubunits,enablesthecreationofcavitiesandsurfaceswhoseconfinementeffectsdrivethepreferentialbindingof a substrateamongotherswithconse-quentsubstrateselectivity.The topicis an emergingfieldthatexploitsrecognitionphenomenato discriminatethe reagentsbasedon theirsize and shape.Thisreviewdealsthis cutting-edgefieldof researchcoveringexamplesof supramolecularself-assembledmolecularcontainersand catalystsoperatinginorganicas wellas aqueousmedia,withspecialemphasisforcatalyticsystemsdealingwithdirectcompetitiveexperimentsinvolvingtwo or more substrates
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