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A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry

Subdivision of the Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science "Kazan Scientific Center of Russian Academy of Sciences"

Laboratory of calixarene chemistry

The Laboratory was established in 2000.

Corresponding Member of RAS Igor S. Antipin is the
head of the Laboratory since its foundation.
Email: Igor.Antipin@ksu.ru

Main research activity

  • The development of methods for stereo- and chemoselective modification of (thia)calix[4]arene platform including the application of click-chemistry approaches. A series of extractants, based on lipophilic stereoisomers of tetrasubstituted by the lower rim (thia)calix[4]arenes derivatives, capable of effectively and selectively extract the high-dangerous radionuclide Tc (VII) was synthesized.
  • Synthesis of nanosized molecules with receptor and (or) amphiphilic properties. The first examples of a new class of nanosized macrocyclic compounds – conjugates of (thia)calix[4]arenes and clathrochelates – are obtained. Calixresorcinarene macrocycles forming a continuous phase of thermoreversible gel in neutral aqueous solutions at low concentrations were designed. One molecule of the gelator immobilizes up to 10000 water molecules.
  • Construction of supramolecular systems and machines.Supramolecular system based on host-guest complexes of water-soluble calix[4]resorcinarene in which photo induced electron transfer controlled by the pH of the medium was elaborated.
  • Design of metal-organic structures (MOF"s). The unique metal-organic framework (MOF"s) formed by decanuclear clusters of silver ions was obtained by supramolecular self-assembly method.