crown ether

Crown compounds containing only oxygen as coordinating atom.

ChEBI ID: 37408

Members (4)

Member	Definition	Role
12-crown-4	A crown ether that is cyclododecane in which the carbon atoms at positions 1, 4, 7 and 10 have been replaced by oxygen atoms.	12-crown-4
15-crown-5	A saturated organic heteromonocyclic parent that is cyclopentadecane in which the carbon atoms at positions 1, 4, 7, 10 and 13 have been replaced by oxygen atoms to give a crown ether.	15-crown-5
18-crown-6	A crown ether that is cyclooctadecane in which the carbon atoms at positions 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 and 16 have been replaced by oxygen atoms.	18-crown-6
dibenzo-18-crown-6	A crown ether that is 18-crown-6 ortho-fused to two benzene rings at positions 8-9 and 17-18.	dibenzo-18-crown-6