Calixarenes: A Versatile Class of Macrocyclic Compounds: Topics in Inclusion Science, cartea 3

One: History and Synthesis of Calixarenes.- Single Step Synthesis and Properties of Calixarenes.- Special Calixarenes, Synthesis and Properties.- Two: X-Ray Structural Data on Calixarene Architectures.- Conformations of Calixarenes in the Crystalline State.- Inclusion Properties and Host—Guest Interactions of Calixarenes in the Solid State.- Three: Inclusion Properties of Calixarenes and Their Derivatives.- Calixarene-Based Cation Receptors and Carriers.- Chemically Modified Calixarenes as New Selective Receptors for Monovalent Cations.- Functionalized Calixarenes: New Applications as Catalysts, Ligands, and Host Molecules.- Water Soluble Calixarene Salts. A Class of Compounds with Solid-State Structures Resembling Those of Clays.- Lanthanide Ions and Calixarenes.- Four: Industrial Applications.- Industrial Applications of Calixarenes.- List of Contributors.

'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