Resorcinarene
crowns are significant building blocks for supramolecular chemistry.
Resorcinarenes are part of the calixarenes family and are macrocyclic, bowl-shaped
molecules. Derived from four resorcinol subunits, they have hydroxy groups at
the wide rim of the bowl. These cavities were utilized for their potential recognition
of racemic guests and catalysis applications. In this chapter, we focused on the
overview of synthesis, conformational properties of resorcinarenes crown and
their potential applications such as separation technique using high
performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), gas chromatography (GC) and ion
chromatrography (IC). In addition, they are also used as chemo sensors,
antibacterial and antioxidant agents, contrast agents, nanoparticles synthesis
and catalytic systems. Finally, we concluded the chapter with the significance
of resorcinarenes crown.
Keywords: Antibacterial and antioxidant activity, Catalysts, Resorcinarene crown, Sensors, Separation technique.
