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CHEBI:38097 - calixarenes

ChEBI IDCHEBI:38097
ChEBI Namecalixarenes
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DefinitionOriginally 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]}.
Last Modified18 December 2008
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
calixarenes (CHEBI:38097) is a calixaromatic (CHEBI:51197)
calixarenes (CHEBI:38097) is a carbopolycyclic compound (CHEBI:35294)
Incoming Relation(s)
calixarene (CHEBI:51198) is a calixarenes (CHEBI:38097)
substituted calixarene (CHEBI:51200) is a calixarenes (CHEBI:38097)
IUPAC Name 
calixarenes
Synonyms  Source
calixarèneIUPAC
calizarenosIUPAC
calixarenosIUPAC
calixarenoChEBI