Preferred Label : crown ethers;
MeSH definition : Macrocyclic polyethers with the repeating unit of (-CH2-CH2-O)n where n is greater
than 2 and some oxygens may be replaced by nitrogen, sulfur or phosphorus. These compounds
are useful for coordinating CATIONS. The nomenclature uses a prefix to indicate the
size of the ring and a suffix for the number of heteroatoms.;
MeSH synonym : Crown Ether;
CISMeF synonym : Ether, Crown; ethers, crown;
MeSH hyponym : cryptates; Aza-Oxa crown ethers; Oxa-Thia crown ethers; Crown Ethers, Oxa-Thia; Ethers, Oxa-Thia Crown; Oxa Thia Crown Ethers; Aza Oxa Crown Ethers; Crown Ethers, Aza-Oxa; Ethers, Aza-Oxa Crown; Cryptate;
Related MeSH term : cryptands;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown ether;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D043844;
UMLS CUI : C0056532;
Allowable qualifiers
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Pharmacological action(s)
- Record concept(s)
- Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- 2,3,5,6,8,9,11,12,14,15-decahydro-1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxanaphtho(2,3-b)cyclooctadecin [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- 2-(2-(2,3,5,6,8,9,11,12,14,15-decahydro-1,4,7,10-,13,16-benzohexaoxacyclooctandecin)ethenyl)-3-methylbenzothiazolium [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- 4,5,7,8,10,11,13,14,16,17-decahydro-2,19-diphenylnaphtho(2,1-q-1',2'-s)(1,4,7-10,13,16)hexaoxacycloicosin [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- 9-(2,3,5,6,8,9,11,12-octahydro-1,4,7,10,13-benzopentaoxacyclopentadecin-15-yl)-aminobenzo(b)quinolizinium [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- Semantic type(s)
Macrocyclic polyethers with the repeating unit of (-CH2-CH2-O)n where n is greater
than 2 and some oxygens may be replaced by nitrogen, sulfur or phosphorus. These compounds
are useful for coordinating CATIONS. The nomenclature uses a prefix to indicate the
size of the ring and a suffix for the number of heteroatoms.
