Short description Supramolecular chemistry is a central theme not only in chemistry, but in neighboring disciplines as well. The author, who has been awarded the Nobel Prize for his achievements in this area, describes the concepts, lines of development and perspectives of this highly interdisciplinary and burgeoning field of research.
From the contents From Molecular to Supramolecular Chemistry Anion Coordination Chemistry and the Recognition of Anionic Substrates Coreceptor Molecules and Multiple Recognition Supramolecular Reactivity and Catalysis Transport Processes and Carrier Design From Supermolecules to Polymolecular Assemblies Molecular and Supramolecular Devices Self-Processes Programmed (Supra)Molecular Systems From Structure to Information. The Challenge of Instructed Chemistry