Abstract
Anthracene is one of the planar polyaromatic compounds with intriguing reactivities and properties so that the unit has been widely used to construct functional molecules and molecular assemblies through covalent and non-covalent linkages. The intrinsic features of the embedded anthracenes often interact to engender unique chemical behaviors and physical properties in multiple anthracene assemblies. This review article focuses on the preparation of novel three-dimensional nanostructures with tube, bowl, and capsule shapes, providing well-defined cavities encircled by anthracene shells. Interestingly, most of them showed unusual structural, emissive, and/or host properties.
