Symmetry of tetrahydroxycalix[4]arenes

Abstract

Graph theory provides an elegant and natural representation of molecular symmetry and the resulting group expressed in terms of permutations is isomorphic to the permutation-inversion group of Longuet-Higgins. In this paper, using the group theory package GAP, the character table and the automorphism group of the Euclidean graph of tetrahydroxycalix[4]arenes were computed.

Keywords

• calix[n]arenes
• character table
• automorphism group