1. Foreword

   • J. Vicens
   • Z. Asfari
   • J. Harrowfield

   EditorialNotes Pages: 1 - 1

2. The early history of calixarene chemistry

   • Thomas Kappe

   Introducing Paper Pages: 3 - 15

3. Inherently chiral calixarenes

   • Volker Böhmer
   • Dagmar Kraft
   • Moniralsadat Tabatabai

   Review Articles Pages: 17 - 39

4. The design of cone-fixed calix[4]arene analogs by takingsyn-[2.n]metacyclophanes as a building block

   • Yukihiro Okada
   • Jun Nishimura

   Review Articles Pages: 41 - 53

5. Conformational properties of the calix[4]naphthalenes

   • Paris E. Georghiou
   • Zhaopeng Li

   Review Articles Pages: 55 - 66

6. The host-guest chemistry of resorcinarenes

   • H. -J. Schneider
   • U. Schneider

   Review Articles Pages: 67 - 83

7. Synthesis and properties of pyridinocalixarenes

   • Francesco Bottino
   • Sebastiano Pappalardo

   Review Articles Pages: 85 - 100

8. Calixarenes with nitrogen or phosphorus substituents on the lower rim

   • D. M. Roundhill
   • E. Georgiev
   • A. Yordanov

   Review Articles Pages: 101 - 109

9. Homocalixarenes and homocalixpyridines

   • G. Brodesser
   • F. Vögtle

   Review Articles Pages: 111 - 135

10. Calixcrowns and related molecules

    • Z. Asfari
    • S. Wenger
    • J. Vicens

    Review Articles Pages: 137 - 148

11. Calixarene-based sensing agents

    • Dermot Diamond

    Review Articles Pages: 149 - 166

12. Proximally functionalized cavitands and synthesis of a flexible hemicarcerand

    • Peter Timmerman
    • Harold Boerrigter
    • David N. Reinhoudt

    General Papers Pages: 167 - 191

13. Synthesis and properties ofN-substituted azacalix[n]arenes

    • Hiroyuki Takemura
    • Teruo Shinmyozu
    • Takahiko Inazu

    General Papers Pages: 193 - 206

14. Arranging coordination sites around cyclotriveratrylene

    • Jennifer A. Wytko
    • Jean Weiss

    General Papers Pages: 207 - 225

15. X-ray crystallographic studies of tricarbonylchromium complexes of calix[4]arene conformers: On an unusual conformation which appears in cone conformers

    • Hideshi Iki
    • Taketoshi Kikuchi
    • Seiji Shinkai

    General Papers Pages: 227 - 236

16. Preparation, structure and stereodynamics of phosphorus-bridged calixarenes

    • Oleg Aleksiuk
    • Flavio Grynszpan
    • Silvio E. Biali

    General Papers Pages: 237 - 256

17. Inclusion of quaternary ammonium compounds by calixarenes

    • Jack M. Harrowfield
    • William R. Richmond
    • Alexander N. Sobolev

    General Papers Pages: 257 - 276

18. Calixarenes: Structure of an acetonitrile inclusion complex and some transition metal rimmed derivatives

    • Wei Xu
    • Richard J. Puddephatt
    • Christopher S. Frampton

    General Papers Pages: 277 - 290

19. Synthesis, characterization, and X-ray structure of 1,2-bis-crown-5-calix[4]arene. Modeling of metal complexation

    • Zouhair Asfari
    • Jean-Pierre Astier
    • Jacques Vicens

    General Papers Pages: 291 - 300

20. Complexation properties and characterization of four conformers of a [2.1.2.1]metacyclophane

    • Tsuyoshi Sawada
    • Akihiko Tsuge
    • Masashi Tashiro

    General Papers Pages: 301 - 313

21. Synthesis and ion selectivity of macrocyclic metacyclophanes analogous to spherand-type calixarenes

    • Takehiko Yamato
    • Masashi Yasumatsu
    • Louis Korbla Doamekpor

    General Papers Pages: 315 - 331

22. Polymeric membrane sodium-selective electrodes based on calix[4]arene ionophores

    • Y. Shibutani
    • H. Yoshinaga
    • M. Tanaka

    General Papers Pages: 333 - 342

23. Cation recognition by new diester- and diamide-calix[4]arenediquinones and a diamide-benzo-15-crown-5-calix[4]arene

    • Paul D. Beer
    • Zheng Chen
    • Michael G. B. Drew

    General Papers Pages: 343 - 359

24. The complexation of ferrocene derivatives by a water-soluble calix[6]arene

    • Litao Zhang
    • Alba Macias
    • Angel E. Kaifer

    General Papers Pages: 361 - 370

25. Thermodynamic and electrochemical aspects ofp-tert-butylcalix[n]arenes (n=4, 6, 8) and their interactions with amines

    • A. F. Danil De Namor
    • J. Wang
    • D. A. Pacheco Tanaka

    General Papers Pages: 371 - 387

26. Liquid crystalline calixarenes

    • Timothy M. Swager
    • Bing Xu

    Advanced Materials Pages: 389 - 398

27. Nuclear waste treatment by means of supported liquid membranes containing calixcrown compounds

    • C. Hill
    • J. -F. Dozol
    • A. Casnati

    Advanced Materials Pages: 399 - 408

28. Conference diary

    Announcement Pages: 409 - 409