Abstract
Pillar[n]arenes are a novel class of macrocyclic hosts reported by Ogoshi and co-workers in 2008.Because of their rigid pillar structures,interesting host-guest properties and ease of modifications,pillar[n]arenes have been developed rapidly in the field of functional materials and biomedicine.The modifications of pillar[n]arenes at different positions can give them varied characteristics.Functional groups can be introduced into one position of pillar[n]arenes without changing host-guest properties of pillar[n]arenes.A series of pillar[n]arene dimers,trimers,tetramers and met-allacycles can be constructed by mono-functionalized pillar[n]arenes.In this review,two synthetic methods of mono-functionalized pillar[n]arenes are summarized and structures containing mono-functionalized pillar[n]arenes are described.Furthermore,the applications of mono-functionalized pillar[n]arenes in different fields(e.g.,supramolecular polymers,sensors,molecular machines,catalysis,biological applications and light-harvesting systems)are also introduced.Hopefully,this article will be useful for researchers studying pillar[n]arenes,especially the mono-functionalized pillar[n]arenes.
基金项目
国家自然科学基金(22101043)
中央高校基本科研业务费专项(N2205013)
Northeastern University for financial support()
NETL
NSTL
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