Abstract
Calix[4]arene tetraethyl ester (1a) is hydrolysed by trifluoroacetic acid with the loss of one, and only one, ester group to form a monoacid triester; the process, which is inhibited by Na+ ion, is believed to involve specific hydronium ion complexation within the calixarene receptor.
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