1,3-Bis(2-benzothiazolyl)thioalkoxycalix[4]arenes 1 and 2 have been synthes
ized and found to adopt a cone conformation. Compounds 1 and 4 were charact
erized by X-ray analysis. Preliminary evaluation of 1 and 2 as ionophores f
or ion-selective electrodes is reported. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All
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