Meanings
bowtiearene1
alternative BowtieArene
- uncountablechemistryA macrocycle composed of a fluorophore suspended in a pillararene
A new fluorescent dual macrocycle, denoted as bowtiearene, was recently reported by Cong and coworkers as a combination of TPE moieties and pillar[5]arene rings
2020, Lou, Xin‐Yue, and Ying‐Wei Yang, “Aggregation‐induced emission systems involving supramolecular assembly”, in Aggregate, →DOI3 more examples
Here we present BowtieArene, a novel fluorescent dual macrocycle, featuring a central tetraphenylethylene‐derived fluorophore and two pillar‐like, pentagon‐shaped cavities which are comparable to pillar[5]arene.
2019 December 5, Sheng‐Nan Lei, Xiao Hongyan, Zeng Yi, Tung Chen-Ho, Wu Li-Zhu, Cong Huan, “BowtieArene: A Dual Macrocycle Exhibiting Stimuli‐Responsive Fluorescence”, in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, volume 59, →DOIAnother example of pillararenes modification with a fluorescent material is the so-called BowtieArene, which consists of a tetraphenylethylene (TPE) fluorophore and two pillar[5]arenes
2020, Ono, Toshikazu, and Yoshio Hisaeda, “Vapochromism of Organic Crystals Based on Macrocyclic Compounds and Inclusion Complexes”, in Symmetry, volume 12, →DOI, page 1903[…]new NACs based on pillararene derivatives and other important synthetic macrocycles, such as biphen[3]arene, leaning pillar[6]arene (i.e., leaning tower[6]arene), geminiarene, bowtiearene, cucurbit[6]uril, hybrid[3]arene, and tiara[5]arene have been developed and recently reported.
2021, Wu, Jia‐Rui, and Ying‐Wei Yang, “Synthetic Macrocycle‐Based Nonporous Adaptive Crystals for Molecular Separation”, in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, volume 60, →DOI
BowtieArene2
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of bowtiearene.
Origin
From bowtie and arene; compare pillararene, calixarene etc.
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