Calixarenes: A Versatile Class of Macrocyclic Compounds

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. History and Synthesis of Calixarenes

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Single Step Synthesis and Properties of Calixarenes

      • C. David Gutsche

      Pages 3-37

   3. Special Calixarenes, Synthesis and Properties

      • Volker Böhmer, Jacques Vicens

      Pages 39-62

3. X-Ray Structural Data on Calixarene Architectures

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 63-63

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   2. Conformations of Calixarenes in the Crystalline State

      • Monique Perrin, Daniele Oehler

      Pages 65-85

   3. Inclusion Properties and Host—Guest Interactions of Calixarenes in the Solid State

      • Giovanni D. Andreetti, Franco Ugozzoli

      Pages 87-123

4. Inclusion Properties of Calixarenes and their Derivatives

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125

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   2. Calixarene-Based Cation Receptors and Carriers

      • Rocco Ungaro, Andrea Pochini

      Pages 127-147

   3. Chemically Modified Calixarenes as New Selective Receptors for Monovalent Cations

      • Marie-José Schwing, M. Anthony McKervey

      Pages 149-172

   4. Functionalized Calixarenes: New Applications as Catalysts, Ligands, and Host Molecules

      • Seiji Shinkai

      Pages 173-198

   5. Water Soluble Calixarene Salts. A Class of Compounds with Solid-State Structures Resembling Those of Clays

      • Jerry L. Atwood, Simon G. Bott

      Pages 199-210

   6. Lanthanide Ions and Calixarenes

      • Jean-Claude G. Bünzli, Jack MacB. Harrowfield

      Pages 211-231

5. Industrial Applications

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 233-233

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   2. Industrial Applications of Calixarenes

      • Robert Perrin, Stephen Harris

      Pages 235-259

6. Back Matter

   Pages 261-264

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• Claisen rearrangement
• Rearrangement
• polymer
• spectroscopy
• supramolecular chemistry
• synthesis

'This book that deals with a special class of host-guest chemistry, recognized by the 1987 Nobel Chemistry Prize Awards, should appeal to almost all chemists. Medicinal chemists, in particular, may find it a source of novel new approaches to potential therapeutic agents.' Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 35:7 1992

• Ecole Européenne des Hautes Etudes des Industries Chimiques, Strasbourg, France

  J. Vicens

• Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Mainz, Germany

  V. Böhmer

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