Abstract
Besides cyclodextrins and crown ethers, calixarenes are the most commonly studied macrocyclic compounds. Although their chemistry is well documented, sub-categorizing of azacrown conjugates of calixarenes still stands as a mystery. This review, mustered with 104 references, offers the readers of various disciplines an overview of the up to date knowledge of calixazacrowns apropos to their recognition behavior in solution and at the surface, and assesses the state of the art achievements in their self-assembly and application in nanomaterial chemistry, sensing, light-emitting, electronics and biology. The progress of calixazacrowns in the nanoworld is anticipated to emerge as a rich research area in near future.
Keywords: Aggregation-induced emission, calixazacrown, responsive materials, self-assembly, nanoparticles, recognition, SAMs.
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Catalytic C-H bond activation as a tool for functionalization of heterocycles
The major topic is the functionalization of heterocycles through catalyzed C-H bond activation. The strategies based on C-H activation not only provide straightforward formation of C-C or C-X bonds but, more importantly, allow for the avoidance of pre-functionalization of one or two of the cross-coupling partners. The beneficial impact of ...read more
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