Developing hierarchical ordered systems is challenging. Using organo-macrocycles to
construct metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and porous coordination cages (PCCs) …

Pillar [n] arenes, which were first reported by our group in 2008, are a new type of pillar-
shaped host molecule in host–guest chemistry with versatile and unique host–guest …

Pillar [n] arenes are pillar-shaped macrocyclic compounds owing to the methylene bridges
linking the para-positions of the units. Owing to their unique pillar-shaped structures, these …

Macrocyclic molecules have been used in various fields owing to their guest binding
properties. Macrocycle-based host–guest chemistry in solution can allow for precise control …

Macrocycles are molecular entities that display a combination of molecular recognition and
complexation properties with vital implications for host–guest/supramolecular chemistry …

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 …

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) as a class of unique porous crystalline materials have
developed rapidly in the past decades. The unique features of component diversities …

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 …

Since the late 1990s, much progress has been made in the field of the chemistry of flexible
porous coordination polymers (PCPs). Various PCP architectures have been recognized …

A mechanical bond presents a combination of the best features of covalent and
supramolecular chemistries (stability and structural integrity), plus a unique dynamic nature …