Preferred Label : calixarenes;
IUPAC definition : Originally macrocyclic compounds capable of assuming a basket (or 'calix') shaped
conformation. They are formed from p-hydrocarbyl phenols and formaldehyde. The term
now applies to a variety of derivatives by substitution of the hydrocarbon cyclo{oligo[(1,3-phenylene)methylene]}.;
Origin ID : C00783;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
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Originally macrocyclic compounds capable of assuming a basket (or 'calix') shaped
conformation. They are formed from p-hydrocarbyl phenols and formaldehyde. The term
now applies to a variety of derivatives by substitution of the hydrocarbon cyclo{oligo[(1,3-phenylene)methylene]}.
