Covalent polymers connected by non-covalent interactions constitute a fascinating set of
materials known as supramolecular polymer networks (SPNs). A key feature of SPNs is that …

In 2008, we reported a new class of pillar-shaped macrocyclic hosts, known as “pillar [n]
arenes”. Today, pillar [n] arenes are recognized as key players in supramolecular chemistry …

Bacterial infection is one of the major causes of human death worldwide. To prevent
bacterial infectious diseases from spreading, it is of critical importance to develop …

Self-assembly, which makes use of molecules rather than atomic units, offers a bottom-up
approach to the construction of new materials on multiple length scales.(1-9) By precisely …

The history of isomeric types of organic molecules has passed through several important
stages:(1) Molecules that differ from each other with different numbers and types of atoms;(2) …

We begin this review with an introduction to pillar [n] arenes by showing the research history
of macrocyclic compounds and the shape, chemical structure, host-guest properties …

Contributions featuring the chemistry and applications of a family of macrocyclic compounds
collectively known as' calixarenes' are presented in this edited volume. The arsenal of …

The design and synthesis of new synthetic macrocycles has driven the rapid development of
supramolecular chemistry and materials. Pillar [n] arenes, as a new type of macrocyclic …

Carboxylatopillar [5] arene (CP [5] A), a new water-soluble macrocyclic synthetic receptor,
has been employed as a stabilizing ligand for in situ preparation of gold nanoparticles …

An amphiphilic pillar [5] arene was made. It could self-assemble to form vesicles and
multiwalled microtubes in water. Dynamic light scattering, transmission electron microscopy …