The click reaction as an efficient tool for the construction of macrocyclic structures

Molecules

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 9512-9530

  Pasini, Dario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemical sensors; Click chemistry; CuAAC; Macrocycles; Molecular recognition; Triazoles

Indexed keywords

MACROCYCLIC COMPOUND;

CHEMISTRY; CLICK CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS; PROCEDURES;

CLICK CHEMISTRY; MACROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84883186081     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules18089512     Document Type: Review

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