Dynamic materials fabricated from water soluble pillar[n]arenes bearing triethylene oxide groups

作     者：Tangxin Xiao Ling Zhou Lixiang Xu Weiwei Zhong Wei Zhao Xiao-Qiang Sun Robert B.P.Elmes 

作者机构：School of Petrochemical EngineeringAdvanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center Changzhou University Department of ChemistryMaynooth University National University of Ireland 

出 版 物：《Chinese Chemical Letters》 (中国化学快报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2019年第30卷第2期

页      面：271-276页

核心收录：

学科分类：081704[工学-应用化学] 07[理学] 070304[理学-物理化学(含∶化学物理)] 08[工学] 0817[工学-化学工程与技术] 0703[理学-化学] 

基　　金：financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 21702020)and Maynooth University 

主　　题：Pillar[n]arenes Host-guest interactions LCST Thermoresponsive materials Smart window 

摘      要：Pillar[n]arenes are a new kind of supramolecular macrocyclic hosts which have developed rapidly due to their unique topology and high functionality, giving rise to many applications in the construction of interesting and functional materials. Among them, water-soluble pillar[n]arenes bearing triethylene oxide (TEO) chains have drawn increasing research interest due to their advantageous properties. In this review, we summarized the recent progress of dynamic materials fabricated from water soluble pillar[n]arenes bearing TEO groups, including thermo responsive materials with lower critical solution temperature (LCST) behavior, cyclic host liquids, and smart windows. It is anticipated that more and more ‘smart supramolecular materials based on modified pillar[n]arenes will be developed in this burgeoning area of research.