Calixarenes and Beyond

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction and History....Pages 1-11
Chiral Calixarenes and Resorcinarenes....Pages 13-41
Preparation of Methylene-Substituted Calixarenes....Pages 43-73
Calix[5]arene: from Capsules to Polymers....Pages 75-93
Calix[6]azacryptand-Based Receptors....Pages 95-111
Large Calixarenes....Pages 113-140
Resorc[4]arenes as Preorganized Synthons for Surface Recognition and Host-Guest Chemistry....Pages 141-173
A Chronology of Cavitands....Pages 175-193
Calix[4]arenes and Resorcinarenes Bridged at the Wider Rim....Pages 195-234
Functionalized Calixpyrroles: Building Blocks for Self-Assembly....Pages 235-253
Thiacalixarenes....Pages 255-284
Azacalixaromatics....Pages 285-333
Oxacalixarenes....Pages 335-362
Homoheteracalix[n]arenes (X = S, Se, N)....Pages 363-397
Functionalization and Properties of Homooxacalixarenes....Pages 399-420
Triptycene-Derived Calixarenes, Heteracalixarenes and Analogues....Pages 421-444
Pillar[n]arenes: Easy-to-Make Pillar-Shaped Macrocyclic Hosts for Supramolecular Chemistry....Pages 445-466
Function-Directed Supramolecular Assembly Based on Water Soluble Calixarenes....Pages 467-484
Water-Soluble Cryptophanes: Design and Properties....Pages 485-510
Calixsugars: Finally Reaching Their Therapeutic Potential?....Pages 511-524
New Technologies Powered by Protein-Binding Calixarenes....Pages 525-557
Calix[n]arenes and Nucleic Acids....Pages 559-600
Structural Trends in Calix[4]arene-Supported Cluster Chemistry....Pages 601-625
Calixarenes as Supramolecular Catalysts Endowed with Esterase and Phosphodiesterase Activity....Pages 627-669
Calixarenes in Organo and Biomimetic Catalysis....Pages 671-689
Fluorescent Calixarene Hosts....Pages 691-717
Calixarene Threading by Viologen-Based Axles....Pages 719-742
Calixarene Threading via Superweak Anion....Pages 743-760
Hydrogen Bond Hexameric Capsules: Structures, Host-Guest Interactions, Guest Affinities, and Catalysis....Pages 761-781
Self-Assembled Dimeric Containers Based on Calix[4]arene, Resorcin[4]arene and Calix[4]pyrrole Scaffolds....Pages 783-809
Calixarenes and Fullerenes....Pages 811-842
Calixarene-Encapsulated Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Stabilization, and Self-Assembly....Pages 843-878
Calixarenes and Nanoparticles....Pages 879-919
Calixarenes and Pillarenes on Surfaces....Pages 921-939
Calixarenes and Resorcinarenes at Interfaces....Pages 941-963
Solid State Features of Calixarenes....Pages 965-985
Gas Sorption and Storage Properties of Calixarenes....Pages 987-1010
Back Matter....Pages 1011-1036
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