Multitopic Receptors

A. Dalla Cort Abstract Multitopic receptors are defined as molecules with different binding sites for targeted substrates. The article focuses on this emerging field of supramolecular chemistry and, through the illustration of selected examples, will discuss the different approaches undertaken and reported in the literature. Large part of it is dedicated to ion-pair receptors that are potential important candidates for potential applications in the development of salt extraction and solubilization, and membrane transport.