Title: lariat ethers
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - lariat ethers
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.L03458
Status: current

Definition
Crown ethers having a side chain that holds one or more additional coordinating sites.

Related Terms
- crown: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/C01421
- ethers: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/E02221
- side chain: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/B00720

Source
- PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1347 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)

Related Reference
- PAC, 1988, 60, 461. 'Lariat ethers: from cation complexation to supramolecular assemblies' on page 461 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198860040461)

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Citation: Citation: 'lariat ethers' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.L03458
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