title: Lower-rim substituted calixarenes and their applications.
abstract: This review discusses in detail "calixarenes" since their discovery as by-products of the phenol formaldehyde bakelites till the present scenario wherein calixarene has assumed a new dimension in the field of supramolecular chemistry. Extensive literature exists for calixarenes; but herein we have tried to concentrate on the different lower-rim modified calixarenes with their potential applications. An attempt has also been made to critically evaluate the synthesis procedures for different lower-rim substituted calixarenes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380009, Gujarat, India. blossoms_joy2003@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Princy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jose
authors.forename: Shobana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Menon