Fascination with supramolecular chemistry over the past few decades has led to the
synthesis of an ever-increasing number of elegant and intricate functional structures with …

Louis Kahn, architect of the Salk Institute in La Jolla, said 1 “even a common, ordinary brick
wants to be something more than it is.” Suppose that were also true of molecules. We know …

The formation of capsule based architectures on the molecular scale has been of interest to
many researchers in recent times. The formation of these assemblies is often challenging …

Synthetic receptors are modern tools for investigations into the forces involved in
recognition. A widely exploited class of receptors are the resorcin [4] arene-based cavitands …

Over the last few years, there has been a breakthrough in the design and synthesis of
nanoscale molecular containers—cavitands,(hemi) carcerands, and capsules. These …

The dithiocarbamate (dtc) ligand has proved to be an extremely versatile and robust motif for
metal-directed self-assembly. Its ease of formation and wide ranging coordination chemistry …

Polymetallic nanodimensional assemblies have been prepared via metal directed assembly
of dithiocarbamate functionalized cavitand structural frameworks with late transition metals …

The self-assembly of a new class of coordination cages formed from two tetrapyridyl-
substituted cavitands connected through four square-planar palladium or platinum …

Molecule and molecular assemblies with cavities of different size and shape to encapsulate
guest molecules have been synthesized in view of their potential use as selective hosts for …

Abstract Louis Kahn, der Architekt des Salk Institute in La Jolla, sagte einmal: 1 „Ein ganz
gewöhnlicher, ordinärer Backstein möchte mehr sein als er ist “. Man stelle sich vor, das …