An Introduction to Supramolecular Chemistry, 1st reprint

The present book has been designed to cover the basic and fundamental aspects of supramolecular interactions,molecular recognition and development of molecular devices. The book has been prepared to meet the needs of undergraduate and postgraduate chemistry students. Highlights of the Book Concept of supramolecular chemistry Different types of noncovalent interactions in supramolecular systems Basic principles of molecular recognitions and formation of supramolecular assemblies Guest–host spatial relationship Different types of hosts (i.e.receptors) Biological supramolecular systems Cooperativity and complementarity in guest binding Cation recognition and cation binding hosts — podands,corands,cryptands,spherands,torands Anion coordination Anion recognition and anion binding hosts — polyazamacrocycles, positively charged cyclophanes, urea and guanidinium based receptors, polydentate Lewis acids, metallocene based receptors, anticrowns and anticryptands Ditopic and polytopic receptors Receptors for neutral guests Enantioselective or chiral recognition Molecular hosts and molecular vessels — calixarenes, resorcarenes, cyclodextrins, cucurbiturils, cyclophanes, cryptophanes,carcerands and hemicarcerands. Molecular clips,clefts and tweezers Kemp`s triacid derived molecular clefts Dendrimers — synthesis and guest–host chemistry Molecular self-assembly Hydrogen bond directed self-assemblies — template for self replication, molecular ribbon, molecular ring and molecular box Halogen bond directed self-assemblies Catenanes and rotaxanes Transition metal coordinated self-assemblies — catenanes,helices,molecular knots,molecular racks,molecular ladders and molecular grids Supramolecular and molecular devices — photonic,electronic and ionic Electrochemical sensors of cations,anions and neutral molecules Molecular switches Chemonics and semiochemistry Highlights of the Book