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Naphthol-Based Macrocycles

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Macrocyclic receptors are the primary workhorses in supramolecular chemistry. In particular, macrocyclic arenes are versatile receptors because their structures can be tailor-made and readily functionalized. In this chapter, we discuss the recent advances on naphthol-based macrocyclic receptors, namely, calix[n]naphthalenes, zorb[n]arenes, oxatub[n]arenes, naphthalenophanes, and naphthotubes. The emphasis will be on their design and synthesis, structural features, and host-guest properties. Given the success of calixarenes and their analogues, we believe that naphthol-based macrocycles will find wide applications provided we endow them with unprecedented molecular recognition ability.

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Yao, H., Jiang, W. (2019). Naphthol-Based Macrocycles. In: Liu, Y., Chen, Y., Zhang, HY. (eds) Handbook of Macrocyclic Supramolecular Assembly . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1744-6_40-1

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