Crown Ethers

"Crown Ethers" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Macrocyclic polyethers with the repeating unit of (-CH2-CH2-O)n where n is greater than 2 and some oxygens may be replaced by nitrogen, sulfur or phosphorus. These compounds are useful for coordinating CATIONS. The nomenclature uses a prefix to indicate the size of the ring and a suffix for the number of heteroatoms.

Descriptor ID	D043844
MeSH Number(s)	D02.355.291.308 D04.345.051.500 D04.345.241.308
Concept/Terms	Crown Ethers Crown Ethers Ethers, Crown Oxa-Thia Crown Ethers Oxa-Thia Crown Ethers Crown Ethers, Oxa-Thia Ethers, Oxa-Thia Crown Oxa Thia Crown Ethers Aza-Oxa Crown Ethers Aza-Oxa Crown Ethers Aza Oxa Crown Ethers Crown Ethers, Aza-Oxa Ethers, Aza-Oxa Crown Cryptands Cryptands Cryptates Cryptates

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Crown Ethers".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Ethers [D02.355]
Ethers, Cyclic [D02.355.291]
Crown Ethers [D02.355.291.308]
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]
Macrocyclic Compounds [D04.345]
Crown Compounds [D04.345.051]
Crown Ethers [D04.345.051.500]
Ethers, Cyclic [D04.345.241]
Crown Ethers [D04.345.241.308]

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