Core Concepts in Supramolecular Chemistry and Nanochemistry

Jonathan? W. Steed, Department of Chemistry, Durham University, UK. David R. Turner, Department of Chemistry, Monash University, Australia. Karl J. Wallace, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Southern Mississippi, USA.

• Preface ixAbout the authors xi1 Introduction 11.1 What is supramolecular chemistry? 11.2 Selectivity 41.3 Supramolecular interactions 171.4 Supramolecular design 26References 27Suggested further reading 272 Solution host–guest chemistry 292.1 Introduction: guests in solution 292.2 Macrocyclic versus acyclic hosts 302.3 Cation binding 362.4 Anion binding 522.5 Metal-containing receptors 662.6 Simultaneous cation and anion receptors 732.7 Neutral-molecule binding 822.8 Supramolecular catalysis and enzyme mimics 97References 1043 Self-assembly 1073.1 Introduction 1073.2 Biological self-assembly 1143.3 Ladders, polygons and helices 1213.4 Rotaxanes, catenanes and knots 1333.5 Self-assembling capsules 156References 1674 Solid state supramolecular chemistry 1714.1 Introduction 1714.2 Zeolites 1724.3 Clathrates 1794.4 Clathrate hydrates 1874.5 Crystal engineering 1944.6 Coordination polymers 209References 2255 Nanochemistry 2295.1 Introduction 2295.2 Nanomanipulation 2335.3 Molecular devices 2375.4 Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) 2545.5 Soft lithography 2645.6 Nanoparticles 2665.7 Fullerenes and nanotubes 2725.8 Dendrimers 2775.9 Fibres, gels and polymers 2795.10 Nanobiology and biomimetic chemistry 284References 293Index 297

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