Throughout the 19th and 20th century, chirality has mostly been associated with chemistry.
However, while chirality can be very useful for understanding molecules, molecules are not …

Chirality is a universal geometric property in both micro‐and macroworlds. Recently, optical
chiral effects have drawn increased attention due to their great potential in fundamental …

Weak intermolecular forces like dipolar interactions and hydrogen-bonding lead to a variety
of different packing arrangements of molecules in crystals and self-assemblies. Such …

The evolution of hierarchical chirality at macromolecular and supramolecular levels in
biological systems is ubiquitous; however, achieving precise control over transitions …

In this tutorial, we guide the reader through two alternative approaches to the calculation of
circular dichroism (CD) spectra of chiral supramolecular assemblies of non‐chiral …

A trans–cis photoisomerizable achiral polymer, poly [(9, 9-di-n-octylfluorenyl-2, 7-diyl)-alt-4,
4′-azobenzene](F8AZO), was designed. The chirality of (S)-and (R)-limonene used as a …

In this contribution, we adopt an essential-state description for octupolar (AD3 or DA3)
chromophores (where A is an electron-acceptor and D is an electron-donor) that also …

Nature offers many beautiful examples of biological systems whose unique functionalities
arise from a well-defined helical organization as the expression of supramolecular …

We present a theoretical investigation of small aggregates of quadrupolar (A–π–D–π–A or D–
π–A–π–D) charge-transfer dyes, with attention focused on the role of intermolecular …

Photochromic molecules, which can be switched reversibly between two isomeric forms
having different structures and properties, are of great interest for the development of optical …