• Sulphur-rich functionalized calix[4]arenes for selective complexation of Hg2+ over Cu2+, Zn2+ and Cd2+ 

      Bensenane, Bachir; Asfari, Zouhair; Platas-Iglesias, Carlos; Esteban-Gómez, David; Djafri, Fatiha; Elhabiri, Mourad; Charbonnière, Loïc J. (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016-08-16)
      [Abstract] The syntheses of two new ligands based on a calix[4]arene scaffold in the cone conformation functionalized on the phenolic positions 1 and 3 by diethylthiophosphonates (L1) or tetra(tri)thioethyleneglycol (L2) ...
    • Viologen–cucurbituril host/guest chemistry – redox control of dimerization versus inclusion 

      Dalvand, Parastoo; Nchimi Nono, Katia; Shetty, Dinesh; Benyettou, Farah; Asfari, Zouhair; Platas-Iglesias, Carlos; Olson, Mark Anthony; Trabolsi, Ali; Elhabiri, Mourad (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021-09-02)
      [Abstract] Two calix[4]arene systems, C234+ and C244+ – where 2 corresponds to the number of viologen units and 3–4 corresponds to the number of carbon atoms connecting the viologen units to the macrocyclic core – have ...