Iptycenes Chemistry : From synthesis to applications Provides a comprehensive overview of the development of iptycene chemistry in the past seventy years. This book covers: (1) the basic nomenclature and general properties of iptycenes and their derivatives; (2) the synthesis and functionalization reactions of triptycenes pentiptycenes higher iptycenes heterotriptycenes and homotriptycenes; (3) the methods for the preparation of iptycene based polymers with different types; and (4) the applications of iptycenes and their derivatives in molecular machines materials science host guest chemistry self assembly coordination chemistry physical organic chemistry medicinal chemistry and so on. Consequently such a book is not only helpful to researchers working in iptycene chemistry but can also facilitate future research in wide areas. Publisher description