Chiral π-conjugated molecules provide new materials with outstanding features for current
and perspective applications, especially in the field of optoelectronic devices. In thin films …

Inspired by the mystery of natural homochirality, the design and construction of artificial
chiral systems with special functions including mechanics, chiroptical devices, and chiral …

Synthetic dynamic helical polymers (supramolecular and covalent) and foldamers share the
helix as a structural motif. Although the materials are different, these systems also share …

Circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) materials have received extensive interest due to
their unique optical activity. An increasing number of research endeavors were focused on …

The helix is the central structural motif in biological macromolecules, such as DNA and
proteins, and is also the ubiquitous object in nature from microscopic to macroscopic points …

Crown ethers are heterocycles that, in their simplest form, are cyclic oligomers of dioxane.
The essential repeating unit of any simple crown ether is ethyleneoxy, ie,-CH2CH2O-, which …

The quest to understand the origin of chirality in biological systems has evoked an intense
search for nonlinear effects in catalysis and pathways to amplify slight enantiomeric …

Helices are the most prevalent secondary structure in biomolecules and play vital roles in
their activity. Chemists have been fascinated with mimicking this molecular conformation …

In this Account, we describe the recent progress in the synthesis and unique features and
functions of helical polymers with a controlled handedness based on the noncovalent …

The two-volume Encyclopedia of Supramolecular Chemistry offers authoritative, centralized
information on a rapidly expanding interdisciplinary field. User-friendly and high-quality …