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Tracking the latest research breakthroughs and academic frontiers in the cucurbituril field
![Huaqiao University & Xiamen Institute: CB[7] Supramolecular Confinement Strategy for Synergistic Fe Single-Atom and Cluster ORR Electrocatalyst](https://material-image.wanwang.xin/1708783130487998/public/7f4342d5-498f-4b82-84ce-ffb4407d0371.png)
Huaqiao University & Xiamen Institute: CB[7] Supramolecular Confinement Strategy for Synergistic Fe Single-Atom and Cluster ORR Electrocatalyst
Developed a supramolecular confinement strategy using cucurbit[7]uril to fabricate oxygen reduction electrocatalysts with synergistic active sites comprising highly loaded Fe single atoms and Fe clusters, significantly outperforming commercial Pt/C in zinc-air batteries.
![Syracuse University's Professor Xiaoran Hu: A cucurbit[7]uril–adamantane noncovalent click-to-release strategy enables a new pathway for supramolecular bioorthogonal activation.](https://material-image.wanwang.xin/1708783130487998/public/6a661abe-8f51-4894-99c3-6ecb7ebd0026.png)
Professor Xiaoran Hu's team at Syracuse University, USA: A cucurbit[7]uril–adamantane noncovalent click-to-release strategy opens a new route for supramolecular bioorthogonal activation.
For the first time, a noncovalent click-to-release system based on host–guest interactions between cucurbit[7]uril and adamantane (CB[7]–Ad) was developed. This approach overcomes key limitations of conventional covalent click-to-release reactions, including susceptibility to oxidation, slow kinetics, and numerous side reactions. The work introduces a new supramolecular strategy for stimuli-responsive drug delivery and functional materials.
![Tsinghua University Team Publishes Breakthrough CB[7] Supramolecular Nanopore Anion-Conducting Membrane in Nature](https://material-image.wanwang.xin/1708783130487998/public/870b5260-e040-49a4-a1b6-ad244150a407.png)
Tsinghua University Team Publishes Breakthrough CB[7] Supramolecular Nanopore Anion-Conducting Membrane in Nature
Developed cucurbit[7]uril-based supramolecular nanoporous anion-conducting membranes, overcoming the century-old trade-off among high conductivity, mechanical stability, and alkali resistance.
![Jilin University Team Publishes Breakthrough CB[8] Supramolecular Confinement Self-Sensitized Photooxidation in JACS](https://material-image.wanwang.xin/1708783130487998/public/0243afae-c42b-46ca-839a-9c860b93d04f.png)
Jilin University Team Publishes Breakthrough CB[8] Supramolecular Confinement Self-Sensitized Photooxidation in JACS
Leveraging cucurbit[8]uril supramolecular confinement to transform static heavy-atom effects into an excited-state regulation tool that is precisely switchable via molecular spatial conformations.