A Review on Recognition of Explosives using Calixarene Framework

Abstract

In terms of social security and support, quick, ultra-sensitive, and ultra-selective detection of explosives is urgently needed around the world. This review is ardent to calixarene a recent selective and sensitive explosive sensor. The structural binding properties of the Calix system and macromolecules can be modified by various structural mode changes and interactions, and multiple possibilities of functionalization of the calixarene make these versatile molecules in the phenomena of specific recognition. This study reflects on the use of fluorescence-based chemosensors for explosive detection that has been mentioned in the literature. From this review, it is implied that calixarene excellently complexes with high selectivity explosives and attraction associated with other simple ion receptor applications using different ions.