Resumen: Liquid crystal macrocycles (LCMs) combine the unique properties of liquid crystals with those associated with macrocyclic compounds - shape persistence and the capability of hosting small molecules. Herein, we investigate the grafting of coumarin-containing promesogenic moieties to pillar[5]arene as a strategy to obtain multifunctional LCMs. Pillar[5]arenes containing 10 and 30 coumarin units are glassy materials with nematic mesomorphism. Moreover, the coumarin moieties afford the pillar[5]arene derivatives with enhanced film-forming and photoresponsive properties. Photodimerization of the coumarin moieties results in cross-linked polymer networks, which can be used as alignment layers. Therefore, liquid-crystal coumarin-containing pillar[5]arenes represent a significant addition to the family of LCMs and may become useful for the development of engineered, hierarchical structures and materials. Idioma: Inglés DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c00852 Año: 2020 Publicado en: JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 85, 14 (2020), 8944-8951 ISSN: 0022-3263 Factor impacto JCR: 4.354 (2020) Categ. JCR: CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC rank: 12 / 57 = 0.211 (2020) - Q1 - T1 Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.2 - Organic Chemistry (Q1)