AN OVERVIEW ON THE SOLUTION THERMODYNAMICS OF LOWER RIM FUNCTIONALIZED CALIXARENE DERIVATIVES AND METAL-CATIONS - NEW DERIVATIVES CONTAINING AMINO AND THIOALKYL FUNCTIONAL-GROUPS

This article is concerned with the solution thermodynamics of lower ri m functionalised calixarenes and metal cations. The coverage is select ive focussing on the solution thermodynamics of ligands and their meta l-ion complexes. Its scope is not only to report what was done on the thermodynamics of complexation but to discuss aspects which need to be addressed. An account on recent developments involving new lower func tionalised calixarenes containing mixed pendant arms and their interac tions with metal cations is given.