Paul D. Beer

Oct 1, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Andrew Docker |Heike Kuhn |Paul D. Beer

Introduction Halogen Bonding (XB) describes the attractive interaction between an electron deficient region of a halogen atom and a Lewis base.1 Conceivably, the simplest XB donors would be positively charged halogen species or halenium ions (X+) and indeed X+ species are capable of interacting with two Lewis bases simultaneously.

Oct 1, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Andrew Docker |Heike Kuhn |Paul D. Beer

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Sep 2, 2024 | pubs.rsc.org | Andrew Taylor |Mansfield Road |Jamie T. Wilmore |Paul D. Beer

Halogen bonding BODIPY-appended pillar[5]arene for the optical sensing of dicarboxylates and a chemical warfare agent simulant† A pillar[5]arene host, functionalised with halogen bonding (XB) recognition sites and BODIPY fluorophores, demonstrates strong binding and optical sensing of environmentally relevant dicarboxylates and a chemical warfare agent simulant, in organic and competitive aqueous-organic media – enabled by the unprecedented combination of fluorophore-conjugated XB...

Jun 21, 2024 | pubs.rsc.org | Andrew Taylor |Paul D. Beer

Halogen Bonding Aza-BODIPYs for Anion Sensing and Anion Binding-Modulated Singlet Oxygen Generation Two novel aza-BODIPY based anion sensors, decorated with halogen bonding recognition sites, are capable of detecting halide anions at biologically-relevant near-IR wavelengths. With potential application for improving the selectivity of photodynamic therapy agents, unprecedented supramolecular host-guest anion binding-modulated singlet oxygen generation is demonstrated.

Mar 27, 2024 | chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Andrew Docker |Andrew Taylor |Paul D. Beer

Introduction The prevalence of anions in biological,1 environmental2 and industrial3 processes has driven rapid advances in the field of anion recognition.4 Of particular importance is the expanding repertoire of non-covalent interactions utilised in supramolecular anion binding motifs, including hydrogen bonding,5 halogen bonding,6 chalcogen bonding7 and anion-π interactions,8 which facilitates the design of receptors containing multiple recognition motifs to achieve potent and selective...