Development of Artificial Receptors Based on Assembly of Metal Complex Units and Desymmetrization of Molecular Components

Abstract

This highlight review summarizes our recent studies of macrocyclic receptors with precise molecular recognition properties based on two concepts, assembly of metal complex units, and desymmetrization of molecular components. The metallomacrocycles realized a unique molecular binding by utilizing multipoint coordination and rigidity of the metal complex units. The desymmetrized homooligomeric macrocycles achieved a precise multipoint recognition by employing the unsymmetrically arranged interaction moieties.