Functionalization of the methylene bridges of the calix[6]arene scaffold

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 7327-7335

  Kogan, Katerina ^a   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

BROMINE; CHEMICAL REACTIONS;

BROMINE ATOMS; CALIX[6]ARENE; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZATION;

DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS;

1,3,5 TRIMETHYLBENZENE; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ALCOHOL; ANILINE; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; ANISOLE DERIVATIVE; AZIDE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BROMINE; CALIX[6]ARENE; CALIXARENE; CARBENE; HEXAACETATE DERIVATIVE; HEXAFLUORO 2 PROPANOL; HYDROXYL GROUP; LEWIS ACID; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; FRIEDEL CRAFTS REACTION; HEATING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; SOLVOLYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 52449090783     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo801187z     Document Type: Article

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