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Structural Diversification of Pillar[ n ]arene Macrocycles
Author(s) -
Xu Xiaowen,
Jerca Valentin Victor,
Hoogenboom Richard
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.202002467
Subject(s) - pillar , alkoxy group , supramolecular chemistry , diversification (marketing strategy) , chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , molecule , organic chemistry , engineering , business , structural engineering , alkyl , marketing
Despite the fact that pillar[ n ]arenes receive major interest as building blocks for supramolecular chemistry and advanced materials, their functionalization is generally limited to the modification of the hydroxy or alkoxy units present on the rims. This limited structural freedom restricts further developments and has very recently been overcome. In this article, we highlight three very recent studies demonstrating further structural diversification of pillar[ n ]arenes by partial removal of the alkoxy substituents on the rims, which can be considered as the next generation of pillar[ n ]arenes.