The first synthesis of pillar[7]arene is reported with two methods.Method A：the FeCl_3-catalyzed condensation reaction of 1,4- dimethoxybenzene（1） with paraformaldehyde in CHCl_3 gave dimethoxypillar[7]arene（3）.Method B：the p-toluenesulfonic acid catalyzed condensation reaction of 2,5-bis（benzyloxymethyl）-1,4-dimethoxybenzene（2） in CH_2Cl_2 gave compound 3.Demethylation of 3 with BBr_3 gave pillar[7]arene（4）.The pillar[7]arene might be a perspective macrocyclic host in host-guest chemistry.
Yu ChenHong Qi TaoYu Hui KouHerbert MeierJian Long FuDe Rong Cao
A facile method for the synthesis of pillar[6]arenes was developed. A series of pillar[6]arenes were prepared with FeC13 as catalyst and chloroform as solvent at room temperature in moderate yields （30%-40%）. Their host-guest properties with n-cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide were investigated by 1 HNMR. The results showed that high selectivity in the host-guest relationship became apparent between pillar[6]arenes and pillar[5]arenes based on the different size of the inner cavity.
TAO HongQiCAO DeRongLIU LuZhiKOU YuHuiWANG LingYunMEIER Herbert
Three novel triphenylamine-based D-A-r-A-featured dyes （Zl-Z3） have been designed, synthesized and characterized for use in dye-sensitized solar cells. Benzothiazole was incorporated as an additional acceptor, which greatly enhanced the molar ex- tinction coefficient of the dyes. Various conjugated linkers, such as benzene, furan and thiophene, were also introduced to con- figure the novel D-A-n-A framework in order to prolong electron flow and active transportation. Among all dyes, Z2 contain- ing a thiophene linker exhibited the maximum overall conversion efficiency （r/） of 4.16% （Jsc = 9.27 mA cm-2, Voc = 642 mV, FF = 0.70） under standard global AM 1.5 G solar condition.
