The coordination chemistry of <i>p-tert</i>-butylcalix[4]arene with paramagnetic transition and lanthanide metal ions: an Edinburgh Perspective
Lucinda R. B. Wilson, Marco Coletta, Marco Evangelisiti, Stergios Piligkos, Scott J. Dalgarno, Euan K. Brechin
Abstract
-Butylcalix[4]arene has already given so much, yet it is likely that this remarkable parent calixarene will continue to surprise chemists and deliver even more in terms of novelty and function.
Topics & Concepts
LanthanideCalixareneSupramolecular chemistryParamagnetismChemistryTransition metalStoichiometryCrystallographyCoordination complexMetal ions in aqueous solutionMetalIonMoleculeCrystal structureOrganic chemistryPhysicsCatalysisQuantum mechanicsMagnetism in coordination complexesLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesMetal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms