Abstract
The present revision describes the generation of macrocyclic, cage-like and supramolecular structures incorporating three-or four-coordinate boron atoms. Preparative strategies are discussed and include, aside from traditional preparative methods known from organic chemistry, one-step syntheses by self-assembly and template syntheses. Emphasis is placed on chemical and structural analogies to well-known related structures from organic, coordination and organometallic chemistry. Applications of boron-containing hosts in ionic and molecular recognition, including chiral recognition, as well as selective molecular transport through lipophilic membranes are discussed.
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