Synthesis 2023; 55(02): 246-262
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1738369
short review
Special Issue dedicated to Prof. Alain Krief

Copillar[5]arene Chemistry: Synthesis and Applications

Wenzhang Chen
a   Guizhou Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Chemical Drug R&D, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, P. R. of China
b   Department of Chemistry, UNamur, NARILIS, Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
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Stéphane P. Vincent
b   Department of Chemistry, UNamur, NARILIS, Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
› Institutsangaben
China Scholarship Council for a PhD grant to W.C.


Abstract

Research on pillar[n]arenes has witnessed a very quick expansion. This emerging class of functionalized macrocyclic oligoarenes not only offers host–guest properties due to the presence of the central cavity, but also presents a wide variety of covalent functionalization possibilities. This short review focuses on copillararenes, a subfamily of pillar[n]arenes. In copillararenes, at least one of the hydroquinone units bears different functional groups compared to the others. After having defined the particular features of copillararenes, this short review compares the different synthetic strategies allowing their construction. Some key applications and future perspectives are also described.

1 Introduction

2 General Features of Pillar[5]arenes

3 Synthesis of Functionalized Copillar[4+1]arenes

4 Concluding Remarks



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Eingereicht: 21. März 2022

Angenommen nach Revision: 05. April 2022

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
30. Mai 2022

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