bowtiearene

English

Alternative forms

• BowtieArene

Etymology

From bowtie and arene; compare pillararene, calixarene etc.

Noun

bowtiearene (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) A macrocycle composed of a fluorophore suspended in a pillararene
   • 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, →DOI:

     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.

   • 2020, Ono, Toshikazu, and Yoshio Hisaeda, “Vapochromism of Organic Crystals Based on Macrocyclic Compounds and Inclusion Complexes”, in Symmetry, volume 12, →DOI, page 1903:

     Another 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, Lou, Xin‐Yue, and Ying‐Wei Yang, “Aggregation‐induced emission systems involving supramolecular assembly”, in Aggregate, →DOI:

     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

   • 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:

     […] 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.