Issue 2, 2013

First glimpse at a calixarene clathrate

Abstract

The 1979 X-ray crystal structure of the p-t-butylcalix[4]arene toluene 1 : 1 intra-cavity inclusion complex proved a landmark result that established the iconic calixarene shape, proved the tetrameric calixarene structure and showed that an intrinsic molecular cavity in an artificial receptor could contain a guest molecule.

Graphical abstract: First glimpse at a calixarene clathrate

  • This article is part of the themed collection: Viewpoints

Article information

Article type
Viewpoint
Submitted
12 Apr 2012
Accepted
29 Mei 2012
First published
02 Ago 2012

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 114-117

First glimpse at a calixarene clathrate

J. W. Steed, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 114 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC32607H

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