https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01421
A @[email protected] comprising a monocyclic ligand assembly that contains three or more @[email protected] held together by covalent bonds and capable of binding a @[email protected] in a central (or nearly central) position. The @[email protected] formed are sometimes known as 'coronates'. The best known members of this group are macrocyclic polyethers, such as '18-crown-6', containing several repeating units –CR2–CR2O– (where R is most commonly H), and known as crown @[email protected]
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See also:
host (in biotechnology)