
2.2.2-Cryptand
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Cryptand
Cryptands are a family of synthetic bi- and polycyclic multidentate ligands for a variety of cations. The Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1987 was given to Donald J. Cram, Jean-Marie Lehn, and Charles J. Pedersen for their efforts in discovering and determining uses of cryptands and crown ethers,...
family of chelating agents.
In Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry (2005), IUPAC recommends the abbreviation "crypt-222".