Abstract
This paper reviews our recent studies concerning the synthesis and photochemical reactions of the calixarene-derivatives and cyclodextrin-derivatives containing polymerizable groups, protective groups, and photo-isomerizable groups. It was found that the synthesized materials had high thermal stability, good film-forming property, and high photochemical reactivity. It is expected that the obtained materials are useful for EB-and UV-curing technologies and photo-resist systems. Furthermore, the large refractive-indices changes were observed before and after photo-isomerization of calixarene-derivatives. It is also expected that the obtained calixarene derivatives are widely used for novel optoelectronics materials.
