“…The lariat arm, apart from bringing extra hydrogen bond functionality, introduces a steric hindrance to the binding cavity and further pre-organizes the macrocyclic framework [41][42][43][44]. To date, this robust macrocyclic platform has been utilized for the construction of potent and selective anion receptors [41,[45][46][47][48][49], phase transfer catalysts (PTC) [50,51], and closely packed molecular hosts for solid-state stabilization of transient supramolecular assemblies such as water clusters [52][53][54] and S• • • S chalcogen bonds [55]. Recently, we have developed practical and productive methods for the synthesis of these systems, using templated-macrocyclization protocols [48,55,56] and post-macrocyclization incorporation of lariat arms under mild conditions [43,46,47,56,57].…”