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Author Davis, Frank, 1966-

Title Macrocycles : construction, chemistry, and nanotechnology applications / Frank Davis, Séamus Higson
Published Hoboken : Wiley, 2011
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Contents Front Matter -- Introduction -- Cyclophanes -- Crown Ethers, Cryptands and Other Compounds -- Calixarenes -- Heterocalixarenes and Calixnaphthalenes -- Cyclodextrins -- Cyclotriveratylenes and Cryptophanes -- Cucurbiturils -- Rotaxanes and Catenanes -- Other Supramolecular Systems, Molecular Motors, Machines and Nanotechnological Applications -- Index
Machine generated contents note: Preface. -- 1. Introduction. -- 1.1. Simple ring compounds. -- 1.2. Three dimensional aliphatic carbon structures. -- 1.3. Annulenes. -- 1.4. Multi-ring aromatic structures. -- 1.5. Porpyrins and phthalocanines. -- 1.6. Conclusions. -- References. -- 2. Cyclophanes. -- 2.1. Introduction to cyclophanes. -- 2.2. Cyclophanes with one aromatic system and aliphatic chain. -- 2.3. Cyclophanes with more than 1 aromatic ring. -- 2.4. Napthalenophanes and other aromatic systems. -- 2.5. Cyclophanes containing heteroaromatic systems. -- 2.6. Ferrocenophanes. -- References. -- 3. Crown ethers, cryptands and other compounds. -- 3.1. Introduction. -- 3.2. Crown ethers. -- 3.3. Simple complexes with crown ethers. -- 3.4. Azacrowns, cyclens and cyclams. -- 3.5. Crowns containing other heteroatoms. -- 3.6. Lariat and bibracchial crown ethers. -- 3.7. Cryptands. -- 3.8. Spherands. -- 3.9. Combined and multiple systems. -- 3.10. Applications of crown ethers and related compounds. -- 3.11. Conclusions. -- References. -- 4. Calixarenes. -- 4.1. Introduction to calixarenes. -- 4.2. History of the calixarenes. -- 4.3. Structures of calixarenes. -- 4.4. Chemical modification of calixarenes. -- 4.5. Complexes with calixarenes. -- 4.6. Bis- and multicalixarenes. -- 4.7. Oxacalixarenes, azacalixarenes and thiacalixarenes. -- 4.8. Resorcinarenes - synthesis and structure. -- 4.9. Cavitands and carcerands. -- 4.10. Uses of calixarenes and conclusions. -- References. -- 5. Heterocalixarenes and calixnaphthalenes. -- 5.1. Introduction to heterocalixarenes and calixnaphthalenes. -- 5.2. Calixnaphthalenes. -- 5.3. Tropolone based macrocycles. -- 5.4. Calixfurans. -- 5.5. Calixpyrroles. -- 5.6. Calixindoles, calixpyridines and calixthiophenes. -- 5.7. Conclusions. -- References. -- 6. Cyclodextrins. -- 6.1. Introduction to cyclodextrins. -- 6.2. Complex formation by cyclodextrins. -- 6.3. Cyclodextrins of other sizes. -- 6.4. Modification reactions of cyclodextrins. -- 6.5. Selectivity of cyclodextrins. -- 6.6. Multiple cyclodextrin systems. -- 6.7. Polymeric cyclodextrins. -- 6.8. Cyclodextrins combined with other macrocyclic systems. -- 6.9. Therapeutic uses of cyclodextrins. -- 6.10. Other uses of cyclodextrins. -- 6.11. Conclusions. -- References. -- 7. Cyclotriveratylenes and cryptophanes. -- 7.1. Introduction to cyclotriveratrylenes and cryptophanes. -- 7.2. Synthesis of cyclotriveratrylenes. -- 7.3. Modification of cyclotriveratrylenes. -- 7.4. Synthesis of optically active cyclotriveratrylenes. -- 7.5. Modification of the bridging groups. -- 7.6. Modification of the aromatic rings with organometallic groups. -- 7.7. Selective binding applications of cyclotriveratrylenes. -- 7.8. Analogues of CTV. -- 7.9. Cryptophanes - synthesis and structure. -- 7.10. Cryptophanes - chemical modification. -- 7.11. Complexes with cryptophanes. -- 7.12. Cryptophane/Xenon complexes. -- 7.13. Other uses of cryptophanes. -- 7.14. Hemicryptophanes. -- 7.15. Conclusions. -- References. -- 8. Cucurbiturils. -- 8.1. Introduction to cucurbiturils. -- 8.2. Complexation behaviour of simple cucurbiturils. -- 8.3. Modification of cucurbiturils. -- 8.4. Uses of cucurbiturils. -- 8.5. Hemicucurbiturils. -- 8.6. Conclusions. -- References. -- 9. Rotaxanes and catenanes. -- 9.1. Introduction to rotaxanes and catenanes. -- 9.2. Rotaxanes. -- 9.3. Rotaxanes as molecular machines. -- 9.4. Thin films of rotaxanes. -- 9.5. Polyrotaxanes. -- 9.6. Catenanes. -- 9.7. Switchable catenanes. -- 9.8. Catenanes on surfaces. -- 9.9. Polycatenanes and catenated polymers. -- 9.10. Natural catenanes. -- 9.11. Conclusions. -- References. -- 10. Other supermolecular systems, molecular motors, machines and nanotechnological applications. -- 10.1. Introduction. -- 10.2. Other molecular systems. -- 10.3. Molecular devices, motors and machines. -- 10.4. Conclusions. -- References
Summary "Advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of organic, inorganic and analytical chemistry, materials science and nanotechnology"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Macrocyclic compounds.
Form Electronic book
Author Higson, Séamus.
LC no. 2010045660
ISBN 047071462X (hdb.)
0470714638 (paperback)
0470980206 (electronic bk.)
1119989930 (electronic bk.)
1119990297
9780470714621 (hdb.)
9780470714638 (paperback)
9780470980200 (electronic bk.)
9781119989936 (electronic bk.)
9781119990291