The Journal of organic chemistry

Calix [4] arene derivatives monosubstituted at all four methylene bridges

I Columbus, SE Biali

Index: Simaan, Samah; Siegel, Jay S.; Biali, Silvio E. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2003 , vol. 68, # 9 p. 3699 - 3701

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Citation Number: 35

Abstract

The scope of the reaction of the tetrabromocalixarene derivative 2b with alcohols under solvolytic conditions in trifluoroethanol (TFE) or hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) was explored. The reaction proceeded readily with MeOH, EtOH, n-PrOH, ethylene glycol and i-PrOH