Complexing properties of calix[4]resorcinolarene LB films

doi:10.1016/0040-6090(94)06456-3

Thin Solid Films

Volume 259, Issue 2, 15 April 1995, Pages 244-247

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Abstract

Amphiphilic calix[4]resorcinolarenes (C[4]RA) with different hydrocarbon chains have been synthesized. The self-assembling properties of the C[4]RA molecules on the water surface were studied by Π-A and φ-A diagram measurements. Langmuir-Blod-gett (LB) films of these compounds were produced. Complexing properties of C[4]RA LB films were investigated by the quartz-crystal balance method and ellipsometry. Different adsorption mechanisms were found for water and aromatic molecules.

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