Calixarenes: An Introduction

David C. Gutsche085404258X, 9780854042586

This revised second edition is a must for advanced undergraduates and post-graduates studying bio-organic and supramolecular chemistry. It covers a fascinating contemporary topic. Calixarenes are probably the world’s most readily available synthetic molecular baskets. These basket-shaped compounds possess the ability to hold metal ions, and molecules, in their interior. As a result of their easy synthesis from phenols and aldehydes they are receiving increasingly wide attention.