p-tert-butyl- calix[4]arene and thiacalix[4]arene in 1, 3-A conformation bearing four catechols at their lower rim]]>

摘要

Graphical abstractThe synthesis and binding propensity towards copper of new ligands based on calix[4]arene and thiacalix[4]arene backbones in 1,3-Alternate conformation bearing four iminocatechol coordinating units are described.Display OmittedHighlights?Calix[4]arene and thiacalix[4]arene multivalent ligands in1,3-Alternate conformation.?Macrocyclic ligands with four divergently disposed iminomethyl-catechol units.?Binuclear Copper(II) complexes with 03N deformed square planar coordination sphere.?Binding propensy: solid-state study and behaviour in solution.Abstract