Selective complex formation of some chromogenic calix[4]arene derivatives detected by Fourier transform infrared

Ildikó Mohammed-Ziegler1

  • 1Chemical Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Pusztaszeri út 59-67, H-1025 Budapest, Hungary. ziegler@chemres.hu

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