College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan 243002, P. R. China.
Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, P. R. China.
Chem Soc Rev. 2023 Feb 20;52(4):1428-1455. doi: 10.1039/d2cs00785a.
Cucurbit[]uril supramolecular chemistry has developed rapidly since 2001 when different cucurbit[]uril homologues (Q[]) were successfully separated in pure form. The combination of Q[] cavity size and various types of external stimuli has given birth to numerous types of Q[]-based mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs), including (pseudo)rotaxanes, catenanes, dendrimers and poly(pseudo)rotaxanes. In this review article, the important advances in the field of Q[]-based MIMs over the past two decades are highlighted. This review also describes examples of heterowheel (pseudo)rotaxanes and poly(pseudo)rotaxanes involving Q[]s, and reflects on the opportunities and challenges of constructing Q[]-based stimuli-responsive MIMs.
葫芦脲超分子化学自 2001 年不同葫芦脲同系物(Q[])成功以纯态分离以来发展迅速。Q[]空腔大小与各种类型外部刺激的结合催生了许多基于 Q[]的机械互锁分子(MIM),包括(拟)轮烷、索烃、树状大分子和聚(拟)轮烷。在这篇综述文章中,重点介绍了过去二十年来基于 Q[]的 MIM 领域的重要进展。本综述还描述了涉及 Q[]的杂轮烷(拟)轮烷和聚(拟)轮烷的例子,并反思了构建基于 Q[]的刺激响应 MIM 的机遇和挑战。