N. Reynier et al., COMPLEXATION PROPERTIES OF A NEW PHOTOSENSITIVE CALIX[4]ARENE CROWN-ETHER CONTAINING AZO UNIT IN THE LOWER RIM TOWARDS ALKALI CATIONS, Tetrahedron letters, 39(36), 1998, pp. 6461-6464
A new photosensitive calix[4]arene crown ether with azo unit (1) is st
udied. Trans-1 was isomerized by UV light to cis-1 which in turn was i
somerized thermally to trans-1. Reversible isomerizations have been ob
served and the cis isomer extracts cesium and rubidium better than the
trans Isomer. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights
reserved.