Calix[4]arene derivatives monosubstituted at all four methylene bridges

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2598-2606

  Columbus, Ishay ^a,b   Biali, Silvio E ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b ISRAEL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; DERIVATIVES; ISOMERIZATION; METHYLATION; OXYGENATION; REACTION KINETICS;

ACETOXY GROUPS; HYDROXY GROUPS; METHYLENE BRIDGES;

OLEFINS;

ALCOHOL; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; CARBENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HEXAFLUORO 2 PROPANOL; HYDROXYL GROUP; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; TRIFLUOROETHANOL; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEOXYGENATION; ISOMER; ISOMERIZATION; METHYLATION; SOLVOLYSIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ALCOHOLS; CALIXARENES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; METHANE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHENOLS; PROPANOLS; STEREOISOMERISM; TRIFLUOROETHANOL;

EID: 41649103747     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo702474n     Document Type: Article

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