12.5 Host–Guest Properties
Host–guest recognition is a basic and crucial scientific point in macrocyclic chemistry, because it is a very important reference to construct functional self-assembly
systems. Biphen[n]arenes are new generation macrocycles with intriguing topological structures. Therefore, investigations of their host–guest chemistry are currently
needed.
Fig. 5 Crystal structures of TP3 (a) and molecular mechanics structures of TPns (n = 4–6, b–d)
and QPns (n = 3–6, e–h) [27]
Fig. 4 Crystal structures of terphen[3]arene [27]
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Host–guest recognition is a basic and crucial scientific point in macrocyclic chemistry, because it is a very important reference to construct functional self-assembly
systems. Biphen[n]arenes are new generation macrocycles with intriguing topological structures. Therefore, investigations of their host–guest chemistry are currently
needed.
Fig. 5 Crystal structures of TP3 (a) and molecular mechanics structures of TPns (n = 4–6, b–d)
and QPns (n = 3–6, e–h) [27]
Fig. 4 Crystal structures of terphen[3]arene [27]
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