Calixarenes: A Versatile Class of Macrocyclic Compounds

PART ONE: HISTORY AND SYNTHESIS OF CALIXARENES 1. Introduction 2. Single Step Synthesis of Calixarenes 3. Synthesis of Functionalized Calixarenes 4. Physical Properties of Calixarenes 5. Concluding Comments 1. Introduction 2. Stepwise Synthesis of Calixarenes 3. Fragment Condensation 4. Selective Fictionalization 5. The First Acidity Constant of Calix[4]arenes 6. Chiral Calix[4]arenes 7. Bridged Calixarenes 8. Double Calixarenes and Future Directions PART TWO: X-RAY STRUCTURAL DATA ON CALIXARENE ARCHITECTURES 1. Introduction 2. Conformations and Structures of Some Precursors 3. Conformations of Calixarenes 4. Conclusion 1. Introduction 2. Conformational Preferences in Functionalized Calixarenes 3. Metallocalixarenes 4. Calixarene Based Cation Carriers and Receptors 5. Molecular Inclusion of Neutral Molecules by Calixarenes PART THREE: INCLUSION PROPERTIES OF CALIXARENES AND THEIR DERIVATIVES PART FOUR: INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS