Coordination of Epithio Groups of <i>p</i>-<i>tert</i>-Butylthiacalix[4]arene in a Zn2+ Complex Studied by X-Ray Crystallography

Nobuhiko Iki, Naoya Morohashi, Chizuko Kabuto, Sotaro Miyano

Chemistry Letters · 1999 · 72 citations · 3 references

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Abstract

Abstract Single-crystal X-ray analysis has shown that p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene (H4L) binds to Zn2+ ion by bridging sulfur atoms in addition to phenolic oxygen atoms to form [Zn4L(H2L)2].

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