Corannulene (C₂₀H₁₀) is a bowl-shaped polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. The molecular curvature endows corannulene with a dipole moment, affinity for electrons, and the capacity to host fullerenes. Corannulene can also act as a guest in the cavity of gamma cyclodextrin. Corannulene is thus an appealing building block for polymer synthesis. It is envisaged that the multifaceted properties of corannulene can be combined with the modularity of synthetic polymers to access functional soft materials. Indeed, these efforts are now a decade old and some corannulene polymers have already been tested in real-life devices. In this perspective, we will contemplate the motivation behind these efforts, progress made within the past decade, and future prospects of the field.

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Corannulene 的大分子结构：含碳分子碗的聚合物的合成、性质和应用†

Corannulene (C ₂₀ H ₁₀ ) 是一种碗状多环芳烃。分子曲率赋予环烯偶极矩、对电子的亲和力以及承载富勒烯的能力。Corannulene 也可以在 γ 环糊精的空腔中充当客体。因此，Corannulene 是一种很有吸引力的聚合物合成基础材料。设想可以将环烯的多方面特性与合成聚合物的模块化相结合，以获得功能性软材料。事实上，这些努力现在已有十年之久，一些环烯聚合物已经在现实生活中的设备中进行了测试。从这个角度来看，我们将思考这些努力背后的动机、过去十年取得的进展以及该领域的未来前景。