Guo Si-Dan, Jiao Tianyu, Guo Dong-Sheng, Cai Kang
College of Chemistry State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter Nankai University Tianjin China.
Department of Chemistry National University of Singapore Singapore Singapore.
Smart Mol. 2025 Mar 25;3(2):e20240038. doi: 10.1002/smo.20240038. eCollection 2025 Jun.
Covalent organic cages (COCs) are three-dimensional organic molecules with permanent cavities, known for their ordered pore structures, excellent processability, and modular design. They have shown significant potential in applications such as gas adsorption, molecular separation, and catalysis. Introducing chiral elements into COCs results in chiral COCs with confined chiral cavities, which endows them with unique chiral functions and expands their application prospects. This review summarizes the research progress on chiral covalent organic cages, focusing on strategies for incorporating chiral elements, the structures and synthesis methods of representative chiral COCs, and advancements in their chiral functions. Additionally, we provide perspectives on future research directions. We hope this review will inspire further interest and creativity among researchers in the field of chiral molecular cages, leading to the development of materials with unique structures and functions.
共价有机笼(COCs)是具有永久空腔的三维有机分子,以其有序的孔结构、出色的可加工性和模块化设计而闻名。它们在气体吸附、分子分离和催化等应用中显示出巨大潜力。将手性元素引入COCs会产生具有受限手性空腔的手性COCs,这赋予它们独特的手性功能并扩展了其应用前景。本综述总结了手性共价有机笼的研究进展,重点关注引入手性元素的策略、代表性手性COCs的结构和合成方法以及它们手性功能的进展。此外,我们还提供了对未来研究方向的展望。我们希望本综述能激发手性分子笼领域研究人员的进一步兴趣和创造力,从而开发出具有独特结构和功能的材料。