“…[2][3][4][5] Reactions driven by the size-specific capture of Group IA and IIA metal cations with crown ethers were soon expanded, spurring decades of advancements in hostguest and supramolecular chemistry harnessing more general non-covalent interactions. The incorporation of multiple oxygen atoms is a key structural feature for designing cation-trapping macrocycles, for example, sophisticated cage-like cryptands, [6][7][8][9][10][11] calix[n]arenes with phenols, [12][13][14][15][16][17][18] Kläui oxygen tripodal ligands, [19][20][21][22] polyorganostannates, [23,24] tris(methoxysilyl)crystallogenides, [25,26] and cyclic peptides, [13,[27][28][29] as well as recently developed polyketones [30][31][32] featuring multiple carbonyl oxygen atoms. In addition to oxygen-based macrocycles, nitrogen counterparts such as porphyrins have emerged in nature that accommodate a variety of transition metals to significantly expand the scope of vital biocatalytic transformations.…”