Citation: Jinchen Li, Tangxin Xiao, Kai Diao, Zhouyu Wang, Leyong Wang. Supramolecular catalysis enabled by chiral molecular cages with anion-π interaction capability[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2026, 37(1): 111796. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2025.111796 shu

Supramolecular catalysis enabled by chiral molecular cages with anion-π interaction capability

Jinchen Li ^a ,
Tangxin Xiao ^{a, *,} ,
Kai Diao ^b ,
Zhouyu Wang ^c ,
Leyong Wang ^{b, c, *,}

a.
School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
b.
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
c.
Department of Chemistry, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China

xiaotangxin@cczu.edu.cn

lywang@nju.edu.cn

Received Date: 23 July 2025
Revised Date: 18 August 2025
Accepted Date: 5 September 2025
Available Online: 6 September 2025

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