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Calixarenes was the first book to be published in the `Monographs in Supramolecular Chemistry' series and is also the first complete survey available of this rapidly developing field. It provides a fascinating and lively account of the history, development and applications of calixarenes, which are probably the world's most readily available synthetic molecular baskets. These basket shaped compounds possess the ability to hold metal ions, as well as molecules, in their interior and as a result of their extraordinarily easy synthesis from phenols and aldehydes are receiving increasingly wide attention. This book is a must for advanced undergraduates and post-graduates studying bio-organic and supramolecular chemistry.

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Found Gutsche's book invaluable, combining an accessible introduction to the area tracing the development of calixarene chemistry with a key reference book containing many useful NMR spectra, molecular models and references. The new volume keeps the tutorial feel of the first book...with recent examples from the literature. A useful up-to-date introduction to the field of calixarenes, Calixarenes: An Introduction is a valuable update to a seminal book. -- Chemistry World, May 2008, 75 (Philip Gale) Chemistry World This updated monograph, with its very logical layout, would be an excellent introduction to this important family of macrocyclic hosts for those interested in entering the field. It will also be very useful as a reference book in institutional libraries and in the personal libraries of practicing supramolecular chemists, including those who work with calixarenes and those who study the behaviors of other related host molecules, such as cyclodextrins or cucurbiturils. -- Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol 130, 30 10031 - 10034, Donal H. Macartney Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS)

The baskets are back <p>Calixarenes: an introduction <p>C. David Gutsche <br>RSC Publishing 2008, Cambridge, UK ] 276pp ] (HB) ISBN 9780854042568 <p><br>Reviewed by Philip Gale <br>In 1989, David Putschesa (TM) book Calixarenes launched the RSC's Monographs in supramolecular chemistry series. Calixarenes are basket-shaped phenolic macrocycles that have found a wide variety of applications in host-guest chemistry both for their inclusion properties and as molecular scaffolding from which more complex molecular architectures can be constructed. <p>Back in 1992 as a postgraduate student working in this area, I found Gutsche's book invaluable, combining an accessible introduction to the area tracing the development of calixarene chemistry with a key reference book containing many useful NMR spectra, molecular models and references. <p>A second volume, Calixarenes revisited, was published in 1998 which, due to the great activity in the area in the intervening years, took the form of an extended review article for those already familiar with calixarene chemistry. <p>Now almost 20 years since the first volume, Gutsche has updated the original book, renamed Calixarenes: an introduction. The new volume keeps the tutorial feel of the first book, retaining much of the original structure, augmented with recent examples from the literature. <p>Starting with Baeyer's work on phenol formaldehyde condensation chemistry, the book gives a historical perspective on the development of the synthesis of calixarenes of varying ring size, followed by chapters on characterisation, functionalisation, complexation and applications of calixarenes. <p>Providing a useful up-to-date introduction to the fieldof calixarenes, Calixarenes: an introductionis a valuable update to a seminal book. <p>Chemistry World, 2008, 5(5), p. 75

The arrival of a book on this subject at this time could hardly be more opportune. A large body of knowledge has accrued in the scientific literature over the past two decades and there was a need for a concise overview of the subject... Much fascinating chemistry is dealt with in this book in both an erudite and entertaining manner, and the 442 references acknowledge the work of all major contributors in the field. Chemistry and Industry

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