O-alkyl resorcarenes: Where are we now?

Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 137-155

  Moore, Deborah ^a   Matthews, Susan E ^b  

^a Henkel Technology Centre Europe   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calixarenes, O alkyl resorcarenes; Resorcarenes; Resorcinarenes

Indexed keywords

EID: 76349102117     PISSN: 09230750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10847-009-9623-9     Document Type: Review

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