This tutorial review covers the recent development in the synthesis and application of
molecules and finite assemblies that are chiral owing to their curvature. A modified definition …

In 2008, we reported a new class of macrocyclic hosts and named “Pillar [5] arenes”. They
combine the advantages and aspects of traditional hosts and have a composition similar to …

The calixarenes and resorcinarenes are macrocyclic phenolic molecules that can be
modified “à façon” and a wide range of chemical modification strategies have been …

Asymmetric synthesis of enantioenriched zigzag-type molecular belts featuring copper/H8-
binaphthol-catalyzed kinetic resolution of a resorcinarene derivative and subsequent …

Calixarene and resorcinarene macrocycles are renowned for their ability to form inclusion
complexes or act as molecular scaffolds. The addition of chirality to these non-planar …

A missing, inherently chiral member of the calix [4] arene family denoted “catechol [4] arene”
was synthesized. Its properties were studied and compared to the ones of its close relatives …

Hybrid [n] arenes, the class of medium-sized macrocyclic compounds consisting of different
alkoxybenzene units, were obtained by a simple, one-pot, direct condensation of two …

The pyranone functionalization of the upper rim of resorcinarene to provide the coumarin
macrocycle called “coumarin [4] arene”, possessing visible fluorescence and …

A new nonsymmetric pillar [5] arene of ethoxymethoxypillar [5] arene (EMpillar [5] arene) has
been synthesized. By 2D ROESY analysis of EMpillar [5] arene, the ethoxy and methoxy …

Two sulfonated resorcinarenes were synthesized by reacting C-tetra (butyl) resorcinarene or
C-tetra (2-(methylthio) ethyl) resorcinarene with formaldehyde in the presence of sodium …