This account summarizes our ongoing studies on the synthesis and properties of oligo-and poly(amide-triazole)s. Various structural factors, such as dipole-dipole interactions, polymer sidechain effects and zip-templating effects that can influence the supramolecular self-assembly process are revealed. The unique attributes of these multifunctional compounds as gelating and chemosensing materials are discussed. 1 Background 2 Linear Oligo(amide-triazole) Compounds Derived from Oligopeptides 3 Linear Oligo(amide-triazole) Compounds Derived from Oligo-and Polyamides 4 Conclusions and Outlook

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A new C 3v -symmetrical tribenzotriquinacene (TBTQ) derivative bearing six 8-quinolinyloxymethyl units at the rim of the bowl-shaped molecular framework is synthesized in a single-step by six-fold etherification of the corresponding hexakis(chloromethyl)-TBTQ precursor with 8-hydroxyquinoline. The resulting compound acts as a fluorescence chemosensor, producing a ‘turn-off’ fluorescent quenching response in the presence of Ag+ ions, and is highly selective toward Ag+ over other cations, such as Al3+, Ca2+, Cd2+, Co2+, Cr3+, Cu2+, Fe3+, Ga3+, Hg2+, In3+, K+, Mg2+, Mn2+, Na+, Ni2+, Pb2+, Pd2+, and Zn2+. The fluorescence intensity change of the chemosensor solution can be clearly observed by the naked eye upon addition of silver salts.