Supramolecular Science Where It Is and Where It Is Going

A summary of all the most important aspects of supramolecular science, from molecular recognition in chemical and biological systems to supramolecular devices, materials and catalysis. The 17 chapters cover calixarenes, catenanes, cavitands, cholophanes, dendrimers, membranes and self-assembly systems, molecular modelling, molecular level devices, organic materials, peptides and protein surfaces, recognition of carbohydrates, rotaxanes, supramolecular catalysis. A forward-looking chapter written by J.-M. Lehn indicated the future prospects for the entire field.
Audience: Ph.D. students and young researchers in chemistry, physics and biology.

Molecular-level Devices.- Transition Metal-containing Catenanes and Rotaxanes: Control of Electronic and Molecular Motions.- Electrochemical Transformations of Methanofullerenes.- Parallel Processing in Aqueous Solution.- Calixarenes and Resorcinarenes in Molecular Recognition and Supramolecular Devices.- Simulations of Liquid-liquid Interfaces: A Key Border in Supramolecular Chemistry.- Synthetic Receptors for Anionic and Neutral Substrates.- Computational Studies of the Molecular Recognition of Halide Anions by Calix[4]aromatics.- Saccharides: From Sensing Targets toward Combinatorial Libraries and Chiral Commandants.- Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrogen-bonded Assemblies: Toward the Generation of Binding Site Diversity.- Protein Surface Recognition by Synthetic Receptors.- A New Automated Method for Modeling Non-covalent Macromolecular Interactions.- Rigid Ångström Clefts in Lipid Membranes on Solid Surfaces.- Low Molecular Weight Gelators for Organic Solvents: From Serendipity toward Design.- Supramolecular Dendrimer Chemistry: Molecular Recognition within the Dendritic Environment.- Supramolecular Catalysis in Transition.- Supramolecular Chemistry/Science: Some Conjectures and Perspectives.- Author Index.