• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.7 no.6
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• pp.442-444
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• 1986

Starting with the readily available p-tert-butyl-calix[4]arene 2, tert-butyl groups are removed by $AlCl_3$-catalyzed de-alkylation reaction, and the calix[4]arene 3 formed is converted to the tetraacetate 4. This compound undergoes Fries rearrangement to yield p-acetylcalix[4]arene 6, which seems to be an attractive starting material for the introduction of functional groups. As a preliminary experiment p-(1-hydroxyethyl)calix[4]arene 7 is prepared by LiAlH$_4$ reduction of 6.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.483-488
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• 1994

Tetra acyl esters of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene and calix[4]arene, including acetyl, propionyl, butyryl and isobutyryl, are synthesized and their conformations are inferred from $^1H-NMR$ and $^{13}C-NMR$ spectra. The conformer distribution is affected by the presence of t-butyl group, whereas the acylation products of p-t-butylcalix[4]arene are the cone conformers, those of calix[4]arene are mostly partial cone and/or 1,3-alternate conformers. The conformational outcome is also affected by the method of preparation, the NaH-induced reaction is prefered to the acid-induced reaction for cone and partial cone. Interestingly, 1,2-alternate conformer was isolated in 14% yield from the butyrylation of calix[4]arene.

• Korean Journal of Crystallography
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.114-118
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• 1999

The title compound consisting of a calix[4]arene molecule with four phenyl rings arranged alter-nately in anti-orientation fashion, two propyloxy groups, and four para-tert-butyl group, attached on the upper rim of calix[4]arene, and polyether chain with two phenyl rings attached on the lower rim of calix[4]arene offers a big cavity inside the molecule that might possess a potential for form-ing host-guest complexes.

• Korean Journal of Crystallography
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.130-135
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• 1999

The title compound consisting of a calix[4]arene molecule with four phenyl rings bridged by four methylene groups and arranged alternately in anti-orientation fashion, two 25,27-bis(1-pro-pyloxy) groups attached on the two lower rims of calix[4]arene, and crown-6 chain attached on the other set of lower rims of calix[4]arene offers a big cavity inside a molecule which might possess a potential for forming host-guest complexes. The molecular packing is accomplished by van der Waals forces.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.29 no.10
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• pp.1893-1897
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• 2008

We have performed DFT calculations to investigate the conformational characteristics and hydrogen bonds of the p-tert-butylcalix[5]arene (1) and p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene (2). The structures of different conformers of 1 were optimized by using B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p) method. The relative stability of the various conformers of 1 is in the following order: cone (most stable) > 1,2-alternate > partial-cone > 1,3-alternate. The relative stability of four conformers of 2 is in the following order: cone (most stable) > partial-cone > 1,2-alternate > 1,3-alternate. The primary factor affecting the relative stabilities of the various conformers of the 1 and 2 are the number and strength of the intramolecular hydrogen bonds. The hydrogen-bond distances are discussed based on different calculation methods.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.61-67
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• 1995

PVC membrane electrodes based on the lipophilic neutral carrier, dibenzo-18-crown-6, cyclic oligomers of teit-butylphenol-formaidehyde condensates, calix[4]arenes as the active sensors for verapamil have been prepared and tested in a variety of plasticizers. At pH 5.0, the electrode exhibits a Nernstian response in the range of 10$^{-2}$~5$\times$10$^{-5}$ M verapamil with a slope of 49.1$\pm$0.5mV per concentration decade. The electrode constructed in this work can be used continuously for at least 1 month before any damage to the membrane occurs. And the analyses of the local anesthetic amine, which are good to select a specific compound in a mixed solution, were also accomplished by using of another neutral carrier, a DB18C6, for comparing with calix[4]arene.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.17 no.7
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• pp.643-647
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• 1996

1,2-Disubstituted chiral calix[4]arene "25-(3,5-dinitrobenzoyloxy)-26-methoxy-27,28-dihydroxycalix[4]arene" was synthesized by the reaction of 25-(3,5-dinitrobenzoyloxy)-calix[4]arene with methyl iodide in the presence of K2CO3. Methylation was occurred at the 26-position of calix[4]arene. The partial cone conformation and 1,2-substitution were characterized based on the 1H NMR, 13C NMR and X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal structure has been determined by X-ray diffraction method. The crystals are orthorhombic, Pbca, a=10.652(1), b=17.687(1), c=32.247(3) Å, Z=8, V=6075.4(9) Å3, Dc=1.38gcm-3. The intensity data were collected on an Enraf-Nonius CAD-4 Diffractometer with a graphite monochromated Cu-Kα radiation. The structure was solved by direct method and refined by full-matrix least-squares methods to a final R value of 0.050 for 2368 observed reflections. The molecule is in the partial cone conformation. It has two strong intramolecular hydrogen bonds of O(1D)-H…O(1C)-H…O(1B).

• Korean Journal of Crystallography
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.28-32
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• 1999

The title compound consisting of a calix[4]arene molecule with four phenyl rings arranged alternately in anti-orientation fashion, two propyloxy groups attached on the upper rim of calix[4]arene, and polyther chain with two phyenyl rings attached on the lower rim of calix[4]arene offers a big cavity inside a molecule with might a potential for forming host-guest complexes.

• Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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• 2013.04a
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• pp.77-88
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• 2013

The computational study on the fluoride ion binding with bis(bora)calix[4]arene has been performed using density functional theory and ONIOM model. The computed structure and fluorescent behavior of bis(bora)calix[4]arene was corresponded to experiment value. The binding energy for fluoride anion is computed to be 28.05kJ/mol in the chloroform solution. We also predicted that this sensing mechanism is only valid for fluoride ion in halogens. By analyzing molecular orbitals, binding with fluoride ion reduces energy differences between HOMO and LUMO, which leads to fluorescent sensing.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.636-640
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• 1997

The structure and conformational behavior of the oxyanions of calix[4]arene have been studied by the NMR spectrum. The structure of the oxyanions of calix[4]arene was completely dependent upon the counter cation in present. All of the anions derived from in the presence of NaH and KH appear to exist as a cone conformation, whereas those produced with lithium cation such as n-butyllithium and LiOD show a more varied conformational behavior. The mono and tetraanions with lithium cation exist as a cone conformation, the trianions appear to exist as a partial cone conformation, and the dianions appear to disproportionate to the mono and trianions. The conformational stability decreases in the order of $Li^+$ oxyanion > $Na^+$ oxyanion > $K^+$ oxyanion.