Organic Seminar - Tomoki Ogoshi
Oct
17
2025
Description
The Organic Seminar Series presents: Tomoki Ogoshi
Kyoto University
Host: Jonathan Sessler
Title: Supramolecular Assemblies Based on Pillar-Shaped Macrocyclic Compounds “Pillar[n]arenes
Location: WEL 2.122
Refreshments served at 3:15pm
Macrocyclic compounds are key players in supramolecular chemistry because of their beautiful shape, nano-scale size and molecular recognition ability. In 2008, we reported a new class of macrocyclic hosts named “pillar[n]arenes”. They have unique symmetrical pillar structures due to their para-bridge linkage. We synthesized various supramolecular assemblies based on the polygonal tubular structures of pillar[n]arenes. In this lecture, chirality control, memory and amplification systems based on the dynamic planar chirality of pillar[n]arenes are also discussed.