POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, TERMED CALIXURENES, AND USES THEREOF
申请人:Keinan Ehud
公开号:US20120142912A1
公开(公告)日:2012-06-07
Disclosed is a novel family of macrocyclic compounds, coined calixurenes, which comprises linear and cyclic oligomers composed of alternating moieties of an aromatic unit and a ureatic unit, linked to one another via a bridging moiety.
The disclosed calixurenes feature multiple heteroatom-containing groups, and can be designed so as to feature other functionalities, and can thus be used in a variety of applications. Further disclosed are processes of preparing the calixurenes, articles containing same and uses thereof.