NMR studies of the reversible dimerization and guest exchange processes of tetra urea calix[4]arenes using a derivative with lower symmetry

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 119, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 5706-5712

  Mogck, Oliver ^a   Pons, Miquel ^b   Böhmer, Volker ^a   Vogt, Walter ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CALIXARENE; UREA;

ARTICLE; DIMERIZATION; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; HYDROGEN BOND; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 0030818032     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja970078o     Document Type: Article

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