DOI: 10.3390/molecules28166043 ISSN:
Bismacrocycle: Structures and Applications
Xu-Lang Chen, Si-Qian Yu, Xiao-Huan Huang, Han-Yuan Gong- Chemistry (miscellaneous)
- Analytical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Drug Discovery
- Pharmaceutical Science
In the past half-century, macrocycles with different structures and functions, have played a critical role in supramolecular chemistry. Two macrocyclic moieties can be linked to form bismacrocycle molecules. Compared with monomacrocycle, the unique structures of bismacrocycles led to their specific recognition and assembly properties, also a wide range of applications, including molecular recognition, supramolecular self-assembly, advanced optical material construction, etc. In this review, we focus on the structure of bismacrocycle and their applications. Our goal is to summarize and outline the possible future development directions of bismacrocycle research.