Here we report one-pot synthesis of tetraphenylethene-based tetracationic dicyclophane (1) and its self-assembly behaviors with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) and light-harvesting function. Confirmed by X-ray crys...

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.9b02617

We report the synthesis and characterization of a three-dimensional tetraphenylethene-based octacationic cage that shows host–guest recognition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (e.g. coronene) in organic media and...

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201912730

Chiral framework materials have been developed for many applications including chiral recognition, chiral separation, asymmetric catalysis, and chiroptical materials. Herein, we report that an achiral cucurbit[8]uril-...

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202012681

The novel selenoviologen-based tetracationic cyclophanes (green boxes 3 and 5) with rigid electron-deficient cavities are synthesized via SN2 reactions in two steps. The green boxes exhibit good redox properties, narr...

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jacs.3c00800

Directional electron flow in the photocatalyst enables efficient charge separation, which is essential for efficientphotocatalysis of H2 production. Here, we report a novel class of tetracationic cyclophanes (7) incor...

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/anie.202410525