Enhanced thermodynamic and kinetic stability of calix[4]arene dimers locked in the cone conformation

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 6115-6120

  Vysotsky, Myroslav O ^a   Mogck, Oliver ^a   Rudzevich, Yuliya ^a   Shivanyuk, Alexander ^a,b   Böhmer, Volker ^a   Brody, Marcus S ^b   Cho, Young Lag ^b   Rudkevich, Dmitry M ^b   Rebek Jr , Julius ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLENEGLYCOLS; KINETIC STABILITY;

BENZENE; GLYCOLS; KINETIC ENERGY; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; OXYGEN; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

DIMERS;

5,11,17,23 TETRAKIS[4 [TRIS(4' TERT BUTYLPHENYL)METHYL]PHENYL]UREA 25,26,27,28 TETRAPENTOXYCALIX[4]ARENE; 5,11,17,23 TETRAKIS[4 [TRIS(4' TERT BUTYLPHENYL)METHYL]PHENYL]UREA 25,27,26,28 BISCROWN 3 CALIX[4]ARENE; 5,11,17,23 TETRATOLYLUREA 25,27,26,28 BISCROWN 3 CALIX[4]ARENE; BENZENE; CALIXARENE; CYCLOHEXANE; DIMER; SOLVENT; TETRAUREA DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DENATURATION; DIMERIZATION; KINETICS; MEASUREMENT; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

CALIXARENES; KINETICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHENOLS; THERMODYNAMICS; UREA;

EID: 4344596538     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo049128f     Document Type: Article

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