The emerging applications of pillararene architectures in supramolecular catalysis

• Published in: Chinese chemical letters Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 89 - 96
• Main Authors: Wang, Kaiya, Tian, Xueqi, Jordan, Jacobs H., Velmurugan, Krishnasamy, Wang, Leyong, Hu, Xiao-Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.01.2022; College of Materials Science and Technology,Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics,Nanjing 211106,China%The Southern Regional Research Center,Agricultural Research Service,USDA,New Orleans,LA 70124,United States%Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Nanjing University,Nanjing 210023,China
• Subjects: Host–guest chemistry; Macrocycles; Pillararene; Self-assembly; Supramolecular catalysis; Supramolecular catalysis; Self-assembly; Macrocycles; Host–guest chemistry; Pillararene; Host-guest chemistry
• ISSN: 1001-8417; 1878-5964
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.06.026

Over the last decade, numerous research efforts have been devoted to pillar[n]arenes since their debut. The popularity of pillararenes is a reflection of current research trend in supramolecular and macrocyclic chemistry in general. Among the vast applications (such as chemosensors, drug delivery, transmembrance channels, and separation) of pillararenes, their utilization in catalysis is a relatively less explored area. However, soaring attention has been paid by researchers in recent years and this field has seen gradual increasing publications. Therefore, in this review we will discuss progress in the emerging applications of pillararene architectures in catalysis based on various reaction genre including reduction, oxidation, coupling, decomposition and others. Furthermore, this review not only focuses on the pillararenes based current progress in catalysis, but also provides the signs for future development in this research field. [Display omitted]