Cyclodextrins as multitask agents for metal nano-heterogeneous catalysis: a review
Research in green chemistry has recently focussed on designing reactions in water as a safe solvent, calling for catalysts that
Category: Other industrial use
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021 was awarded jointly to Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan “for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis”
Independently of each other, Benjamin List and David MacMillan had discovered an entirely new concept for catalysis. MacMillan has coined
γ-Cyclodextrin polymers offering alternatives in pharmaceutical and food industry, and environmental remediation
The crystalline cyclic oligosaccharide γ-cyclodextrin (γCD) is a natural, non-toxic and biodegradable precursor that can be used to prepare innovative
Special issue: Supramolecular approaches to mediate chemical reactivity
The aim of this thematic issue in Bellstein Journal of Organic Chemistry is to outline the most innovative researches regarding
Cyclodextrins in 3D and 4D printing
4D printing? Yes! 4D printing is a process through which a 3D printed object transforms itself into another structure over the influence
Special Issue “Biomimetic Catalytic Systems for Pharmacokinetic and/or Pharmacodynamic Processes”
A Special Issue “Biomimetic Catalytic Systems for Pharmacokinetic and/or Pharmacodynamic Processes” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/catalysts/special_issues/biomimetic_catalytic) is being organized in Catalysts, which received an
Association of antioxidant monophenolic compounds with β-cyclodextrin-functionalized cellulose and starch substrates
Polysaccharide substrates loaded with antioxidant and antimicrobial compounds, effectively protected by cyclodextrin moieties, can be a long-lasting solution to confer
The story of cyclodextrin metal–organic frameworks and their applications from Nobel-prize laureate, F. Stoddart
Cyclodextrin-based metal–organic frameworks (CD-MOFs), derived from γ-cyclodextrin (γ-CD) and alkali metal cations, constitute a class of porous, renewable, and edible
Review on cyclodextrin-based functional systems for biomedical applications
In this review Xu et al. (2021) highlight the characteristics and advantages of CDs as a starting point to design
Cinchonidine-functionalized β-cyclodextrin in catalysis
A short communication from the groups of Univ. Artois, Università degli Studi di Palermo and Charles University, Prague showed that