OBO ID: CHEBI:38097 |
Term Name: | calixarenes | Search Ontology: | |
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Definition: | Originally macrocyclic compounds capable of assuming a basket (or "calix") shaped conformation. They are formed from p-hydrocarbyl phenols and formaldehyde. The term now applies to a variety of derivatives by substitution of the hydrocarbon cyclo{oligo[(1,3-phenylene)methylene]}. | ||
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Ontology: | ChEBI ( EBI ) |
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