10. Zong Q-S, Chen C-F (2006) Novel triptycene-based cylindrical macrotricyclic host: synthesis
and complexation with paraquat derivatives. Org Lett 8:211–214
11. Han T, Chen C-F (2007) Formation of ternary complexes between a macrotricyclic host and
hetero-guest pairs: an acid-base controlled selective complexation process. Org Lett
9:4207–4210
12. Han T, Chen C-F (2006) A triptycene-based bis(crown ether) host: complexation with both
paraquat derivatives and dibenzylammonium salts. Org Lett 8:1069–1072
13. Peng X-X, Lu H-Y, Han T, Chen C-F (2007) Synthesis of a novel triptycene-based molecular
tweezer and its complexation with paraquat derivatives. Org Lett 9:895–898
14. Jiang Y, Cao J, Zhao J-M, Xiang J-F, Chen C-F (2010) Synthesis of a triptycene-derived
bisparaphenylene-34-crown-10 and its complexation with both paraquat and cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene). J Org Chem 75:1767–1770
15. Meng Z, Han Y, Wang L-N, Xiang J-F, He S-G, Chen C-F (2015) The stepwise motion in a
multivalent [2](3)catenane. J Am Chem Soc 137:9739–9745
16. Meng Z, Chen C-F (2015) A molecular pulley based on a triptly interlocked [2]rotaxane. Chem
Commun 51:8241–8244
17. Chen C-F, Han Y (2018) Triptycene-derived macrocyclic arenes: from calixarenes to
helicarenes. Acc Chem Res 51:2093–2106
18. Tian X-H, Hao X, Liang T-L, Chen C-F (2009) Triptycene-derived calix[6]arenes: synthesis,
structure and tubular assemblies in the solid state. Chem Commun 0:6771–6773
19. Tian X-H, Chen C-F (2010) Triptycene-derived calix[6]arenes: synthesis, structures and their
complexation with fullerenes C 60 and C 70 . Chem Eur J 16:8072–8079
20. Xia Y-X, Xie T, Han Y, Chen C-F (2014) Triptycene-derived calix[6]arene analogues: synthesis,
structure and complexation with Paraquat derivatives. Org Chem Front 1:140–147
21. Tian X-H, Chen C-F (2010) Synthesis, structures, and conformational characteristics of triptycene-derived calix[5]arenes. Org Lett 12:524–527
22. Xia Y-X, Han Y, Chen C-F (2014) Synthesis and reactions of triptycene-derived bromocalix
[5]arenes: conformational transformation from cone to 1,2-alternate. Eur J Org Chem
0:1976–1983
23. Li P-F, Chen C-F (2011) Triptycene-derived calix[6]resorcinarene-like hosts: synthesis, structure and self-assemblies in the solid state. Chem Commun 47:12170–12172
24. Zhang C, Chen C-F (2007) Triptycene-based expanded oxacalixarenes: synthesis, structure, and
tubular assemblies in the solid state. J Org Chem 72:3880–3888
25. Hu S-Z, Chen C-F (2010) Triptycene-derived oxacalixarene with expanded cavity: synthesis,
structure and its complexation with fullerenes C 60 and C 70 . Chem Commun 46:4199–4201
26. Hu S-Z, Chen C-F (2011) Triptycene derived oxacalixarenes as new wheels for synthesis of [2]
rotaxanes: acid-base and metal ion switchable complexation processes. Chem Eur J
17:5423–5430
27. Wang H-X, Hu S-Z, Meng Z, Han Y, Chen C-F (2016) Synthesis and structures of triptycenederived oxacalixarenes with expanded cavities: tunable and switchable complexation towards
bipyridinium salts. Chem Asian J 11:2756–2762
28. Xie T, Hu S-Z, Chen C-F (2013) Triptycene-derived homooxacalixarene analogues: synthesis,
structures, and complexation with fullerenes C 60 and C 70 . J Org Chem 78:981–987
29. Xue M, Chen C-F (2009) Triptycene-derived N(H)-bridged azacalixarenes: synthesis, structure,
and encapsulation of small neutral molecules in the solid state. Org Lett 11:5294–5297
30. Xue M, Hu S-Z, Chen C-F (2012) Synthesis and structures of triptycene-derived
diazadioxacalixarenes. Acta Chim Sin 70:1697–1703
31. Xue M, Chen C-F (2008) Triptycene-based tetralactam macrocycles: synthesis, structure and
complexation with squaraine. Chem Commun 46:6128–6130
32. Georghiou PE (2016) Calixarenes and fullerenes. In: Neri P, Sessler JL, Wang M-X (eds)
Calixarenes and beyond. Springer, Cham, pp 879–920
33. Hu S-Z, Chen C-F (2011) Hg
2+ recognition by triptycene-derived heteracalixarenes: selectivity
tuned by bridging heteroatoms and macrocyclic cavity. Org Biomol Chem 9:5838–5844
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and complexation with paraquat derivatives. Org Lett 8:211–214
11. Han T, Chen C-F (2007) Formation of ternary complexes between a macrotricyclic host and
hetero-guest pairs: an acid-base controlled selective complexation process. Org Lett
9:4207–4210
12. Han T, Chen C-F (2006) A triptycene-based bis(crown ether) host: complexation with both
paraquat derivatives and dibenzylammonium salts. Org Lett 8:1069–1072
13. Peng X-X, Lu H-Y, Han T, Chen C-F (2007) Synthesis of a novel triptycene-based molecular
tweezer and its complexation with paraquat derivatives. Org Lett 9:895–898
14. Jiang Y, Cao J, Zhao J-M, Xiang J-F, Chen C-F (2010) Synthesis of a triptycene-derived
bisparaphenylene-34-crown-10 and its complexation with both paraquat and cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene). J Org Chem 75:1767–1770
15. Meng Z, Han Y, Wang L-N, Xiang J-F, He S-G, Chen C-F (2015) The stepwise motion in a
multivalent [2](3)catenane. J Am Chem Soc 137:9739–9745
16. Meng Z, Chen C-F (2015) A molecular pulley based on a triptly interlocked [2]rotaxane. Chem
Commun 51:8241–8244
17. Chen C-F, Han Y (2018) Triptycene-derived macrocyclic arenes: from calixarenes to
helicarenes. Acc Chem Res 51:2093–2106
18. Tian X-H, Hao X, Liang T-L, Chen C-F (2009) Triptycene-derived calix[6]arenes: synthesis,
structure and tubular assemblies in the solid state. Chem Commun 0:6771–6773
19. Tian X-H, Chen C-F (2010) Triptycene-derived calix[6]arenes: synthesis, structures and their
complexation with fullerenes C 60 and C 70 . Chem Eur J 16:8072–8079
20. Xia Y-X, Xie T, Han Y, Chen C-F (2014) Triptycene-derived calix[6]arene analogues: synthesis,
structure and complexation with Paraquat derivatives. Org Chem Front 1:140–147
21. Tian X-H, Chen C-F (2010) Synthesis, structures, and conformational characteristics of triptycene-derived calix[5]arenes. Org Lett 12:524–527
22. Xia Y-X, Han Y, Chen C-F (2014) Synthesis and reactions of triptycene-derived bromocalix
[5]arenes: conformational transformation from cone to 1,2-alternate. Eur J Org Chem
0:1976–1983
23. Li P-F, Chen C-F (2011) Triptycene-derived calix[6]resorcinarene-like hosts: synthesis, structure and self-assemblies in the solid state. Chem Commun 47:12170–12172
24. Zhang C, Chen C-F (2007) Triptycene-based expanded oxacalixarenes: synthesis, structure, and
tubular assemblies in the solid state. J Org Chem 72:3880–3888
25. Hu S-Z, Chen C-F (2010) Triptycene-derived oxacalixarene with expanded cavity: synthesis,
structure and its complexation with fullerenes C 60 and C 70 . Chem Commun 46:4199–4201
26. Hu S-Z, Chen C-F (2011) Triptycene derived oxacalixarenes as new wheels for synthesis of [2]
rotaxanes: acid-base and metal ion switchable complexation processes. Chem Eur J
17:5423–5430
27. Wang H-X, Hu S-Z, Meng Z, Han Y, Chen C-F (2016) Synthesis and structures of triptycenederived oxacalixarenes with expanded cavities: tunable and switchable complexation towards
bipyridinium salts. Chem Asian J 11:2756–2762
28. Xie T, Hu S-Z, Chen C-F (2013) Triptycene-derived homooxacalixarene analogues: synthesis,
structures, and complexation with fullerenes C 60 and C 70 . J Org Chem 78:981–987
29. Xue M, Chen C-F (2009) Triptycene-derived N(H)-bridged azacalixarenes: synthesis, structure,
and encapsulation of small neutral molecules in the solid state. Org Lett 11:5294–5297
30. Xue M, Hu S-Z, Chen C-F (2012) Synthesis and structures of triptycene-derived
diazadioxacalixarenes. Acta Chim Sin 70:1697–1703
31. Xue M, Chen C-F (2008) Triptycene-based tetralactam macrocycles: synthesis, structure and
complexation with squaraine. Chem Commun 46:6128–6130
32. Georghiou PE (2016) Calixarenes and fullerenes. In: Neri P, Sessler JL, Wang M-X (eds)
Calixarenes and beyond. Springer, Cham, pp 879–920
33. Hu S-Z, Chen C-F (2011) Hg
2+ recognition by triptycene-derived heteracalixarenes: selectivity
tuned by bridging heteroatoms and macrocyclic cavity. Org Biomol Chem 9:5838–5844
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179