Triptycene-Derived Macrocyclic Arenes: From Calixarenes to Helicarenes
Chuan-Feng Chen* and Ying Han
This Account summarizes our recent research results on the synthesis and structures of the triptycene-derived macrocyclic arenes and analogues and their applications in host−guest chemistry and molecular assembly. We believe that these macrocyclic arenes, especially helicarenes, could be utilized as new synthetic hosts and find wide potential applications in macrocyclic and supramolecular chemistry.
This work has been published in Acc. Chem. Res. 2018, 51, 2093.