小提琴手
环番
分子内力
固态
主客化学
氧化还原
化学
组合化学
分子
立体化学
光化学
有机化学
超分子化学
物理化学
作者
Xiaoyang Chen,Hongliang Chen,Fraser Stoddart
标识
DOI:10.1002/anie.202211387
摘要
Abstract The tetracationic cyclophane, cyclobis(paraquat‐ p ‐phenylene), also known as the little blue box, constitutes a modular receptor that has facilitated the discovery of many host–guest complexes and mechanically interlocked molecules during the past 35 years. Its versatility in binding small π‐donors in its tetracationic state, as well as forming trisradical tricationic complexes with viologen radical cations in its doubly reduced bisradical dicationic state, renders it valuable for the construction of various stimuli‐responsive materials. Since the first reports in 1988, the little blue box has been featured in over 500 publications in the literature. All this research activity would not have been possible without the seminal contributions carried out by Siegfried Hünig, who not only pioneered the syntheses of viologen‐containing cyclophanes, but also revealed their rich redox chemistry in addition to their ability to undergo intramolecular π‐dimerization. This Review describes how his pioneering research led to the design and synthesis of the little blue box, and how this redox‐active host evolved into the key component of molecular shuttles, switches, and machines.
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