“…The compounds possess specific internal cavities formed by polygonal frameworks, depending on the number of building blocks, and demonstrate unusual inclusiveness. Based on their structural features, thiacalixarenes have been extensively studied as a platform of host–guest chemistry, such as the extraction of metal ions [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ], transport materials [ 11 ], catalysts [ 12 ], crystal engineering/supramolecular architectures [ 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 ], guest adsorption materials [ 31 , 32 , 33 ], and chemosensors [ 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 ]. Hence, thiacalixarenes show potential as highly useful molecular skeletons for porous molecular recognition materials [ 48 ].…”