Macrocyclic hosts play a crucial role in supramolecular chemistry and the development of supramolecular functional materials.Their well-defined cavities and diverse host-vip interactions endow macrocycles with excel...Macrocyclic hosts play a crucial role in supramolecular chemistry and the development of supramolecular functional materials.Their well-defined cavities and diverse host-vip interactions endow macrocycles with excellent stimuli responsiveness,facilitating efficient assembly construction.However,the limited availability of functional groups in conventional macrocycles restricts their ability to meet the demand for fabricating materials with multiple functionalities.To address this limitation,several research groups have introduced tetraphenylethylene(TPE),a well-known building block renowned for its remarkable aggregation-induced emission(AIE)effect,into the macrocycle framework.Herein,this paper summarizes the combination strategies and synergistic approaches that achieve multi-functionality by integrating TPE and macrocyclic architectures.The emission characteristics of TPE-embedded macrocycles are elucidated,and it is anticipated that more AIE-type macrocycles with innovative backbones and broad applications will emerge.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.22271154)the Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Jiangsu Province(No.BK20240078).
文摘Macrocyclic hosts play a crucial role in supramolecular chemistry and the development of supramolecular functional materials.Their well-defined cavities and diverse host-vip interactions endow macrocycles with excellent stimuli responsiveness,facilitating efficient assembly construction.However,the limited availability of functional groups in conventional macrocycles restricts their ability to meet the demand for fabricating materials with multiple functionalities.To address this limitation,several research groups have introduced tetraphenylethylene(TPE),a well-known building block renowned for its remarkable aggregation-induced emission(AIE)effect,into the macrocycle framework.Herein,this paper summarizes the combination strategies and synergistic approaches that achieve multi-functionality by integrating TPE and macrocyclic architectures.The emission characteristics of TPE-embedded macrocycles are elucidated,and it is anticipated that more AIE-type macrocycles with innovative backbones and broad applications will emerge.
