Calixarenes: An Introduction (Monographs in Supramolecular Chemistry)

This revised second edition is a must for advanced undergraduates and post-graduates studying bio-organic and supramolecular chemistry. It covers a fascinating contemporary topic. Calixarenes are probably the world’s most readily available synthetic molecular baskets. These basket-shaped compounds possess the ability to hold metal ions, and molecules, in their interior. As a result of their easy synthesis from phenols and aldehydes they are receiving increasingly wide attention.