Scandium calix[n]arenes (n = 4, 6, 8): structural, cytotoxicity and ring opening polymerization studies. Issue 24 (8th June 2021) - Alshamrani, Abdullah Fahad A.
Abstract : Unusual scandium calix[ n ]arenes ( n = 4, 6, 8) have been isolated, structurally characterized and screened for their toxicity and ability to catalyze ring opening polymerizations (ROP) of cyclohexene oxide. Abstract : Interaction of [Sc(OR)3 ] (R = iPr or triflate) with p-tert -butylcalix[ n ]arenes, where n = 4, 6, or 8, affords a number of intriguing structural motifs, which are relatively non-toxic (cytotoxicity evaluated against cell lines HCT116 and HT-29) and a number were capable of the ring opening polymerization (ROP) of cyclohexene oxide.