Synthesis of a tweezer-like bis(arylthiaalkoxy)calix[4]arene as a cation sensor for ion-selective electrodes: an investigation of the influence of neighboring halogen atoms on cation selectivityCCDC reference number 198110. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/ob/b2/b211381c/ for crystallographic data in .cif format.Dedicated to Prof. Zhi-Tang Huang on the occasion of his 75th birthday.

Two novel tweezer-like 25,27-dihydroxy-26,28-bis(phenylthiaethoxy)calix[4]arenes 6 and 7 were synthesized by the reaction of 25,27-dihydroxy-26,28-bis(bromoe...