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 …

Severe disease and environmental pollution derived from heavy metal ions has become one
of the major problems in global public health. In particular, mercury (II) as one type of highly …

Incorporating synthetic macrocycles with unique structures and distinct conformations into
conjugated macrocycle polymers (CMPs) can endow the resulting materials with great …

Supramolecular polymers have attracted increasing attention in recent years due to their
perfect combination of supramolecular chemistry and traditional polymer chemistry. The …

We begin this review with an introduction to pillar [n] arenes by showing the research history
of macrocyclic compounds and the shape, chemical structure, host-guest properties …

Vapochromic materials, which undergo colour and/or emission changes upon exposure to
certain vapours or gases, have received increasing attention recently because of their wide …

A luminescent conjugated macrocycle polymer (CMP) with strong two‐photon fluorescence
property, namely, P [5]‐TPE‐CMP, is constructed from ditriflate‐functionalized pillar [5] arene …

The energy-efficient separation of alkylaromatic compounds is a major industrial
sustainability challenge. The use of selectively porous extended frameworks, such as …

Supramolecular macrocycles are well known as guest receptors in supramolecular
chemistry, especially host− guest chemistry. In addition to their wide applications in host …

Conspectus Pillar [n] arenes (pillarenes for short) are a relatively new generation of
macrocyclic host compounds with rigid cylinder architectures containing several …