Molecular-scale porous materials based on pillararenes

Molecular-scale porous materials have been the subject of intensive studies in recent years because they can be used for the separation and storage of molecules. Macrocyclic compounds are promising candidates for creating next-generation molecular-scale porous materials because they have intrinsic cavities at the molecular scale. In particular, pillar[n]arenes, which were first reported in 2008, are useful building blocks for molecular-scale porous materials as a result of their pillar-shaped polygonal structures and versatile functionality. This review summarizes the recent progress of pillar[n]arene-based porous materials in the assembly of pillar[n]arenes on inorganic surfaces, one-dimensional channels, two-dimensional porous sheets, and three-dimensional spheres on the basis of their polygonal structures and the crystals of pillar[n]arenes.

Song, N.; Kakuta, T.; Yamagishi, T.-a.; Yang, Y.-W.;* Ogoshi, T.*

Molecular-Scale Porous Materials Based on Pillar[n]arenes.

Chem 2018, 4, DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2018.05.015.