Issue 13, 2020

Conformationally adaptive macrocycles with flipping aromatic sidewalls

Abstract

Conformationally adaptive macrocycles possess multiple well-defined conformations through quickly flipping their aromatic sidewalls. The macrocycles combine the binding power of all the conformations. Upon binding a guest, one or a combination of conformations are selected to achieve the maximized binding affinity. In addition, the complex conformational network is responsive to changes in temperature or solvent. It has been demonstrated that these macrocycles have unique properties in chirality sensing, stimuli-responsive self-assembly, and molecular switches. In this tutorial review, we summarize recent advances on conformationally adaptive macrocycles with an emphasis on our own research. We believe that this class of macrocycles will have a bright future in supramolecular chemistry and beyond.

Graphical abstract: Conformationally adaptive macrocycles with flipping aromatic sidewalls

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Article information

Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
08 Apr 2020
First published
27 May 2020

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2020,49, 4176-4188

Conformationally adaptive macrocycles with flipping aromatic sidewalls

X. Wang, F. Jia, L. Yang, H. Zhou and W. Jiang, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2020, 49, 4176 DOI: 10.1039/D0CS00341G

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