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752178 
Journal Article 
Review 
Multifunctional p-phosphonated calixarenes 
Martin, AD; Raston, CL 
2011 
Yes 
Chemical Communications
ISSN: 1359-7345
EISSN: 1364-548X 
47 
35 
9764-9772 
English 
21629880 
p-Phosphonic acid calix[n]arenes and their O-alkylated lower rim analogues are remarkably versatile macrocycles, with applications in selective diameter uptake of single walled carbon nano-tubes, as surfactants in stabilising and protecting nano-particles and graphene sheets, as crystal growth modifiers for inorganic systems, in encapsulating molecules of anti-cancer carboplatin, self assembly into nano-arrays, including nano-fibres and molecular capsules, and for binding metal ions including biologically relevant Ca(2+). They are readily accessible via five or six high yielding steps from the parent p-Bu(t) substituted compounds. 
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• Nanoscale Carbon