Supramolecular Catalysts

The construction of catalysts by supramolecular forces has recently become a powerful tool and the role of noncovalent interactions can assist in designing new tools for the construction of effective and selective catalytic systems. It is unquestionably, vastly important to understand how different noncovalent interactions can be controlled or manipulated under appropriate reaction conditions. Supramolecular catalysts have had a tremendous impact on the syntheses of both chemical commodities and fine chemicals over the last 50 years, leading to the discovery of new reactions that were previously deemed impossible. This means that supramolecular chemistry plays a predominant role in accelerating or understanding chemical reactions.

This book which addresses the above points is written by some of the leading contributors in this field and is intended for graduate students, researchers and academics working in supramolecular chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and physical chemistry as well as researchers with an interest in the area of catalysis. The authors give examples illustrating the growth of the field, especially with special emphasis on new results published over the last decade. They also provide an explanation of fundamentals and topical research.
Contents: General Strategies in Modulating Reactivity within Well-Defined Supramolecular Nanospaces (Xiao-Yu Hu, Kaiya Wang, Jacobs H Jordan, Chengyong Su and Leyong Wang)Supramolecular Catalysts Based on Crown Ethers and Polyethers (Zibin Zhang, Yuan-Guang Shao, Shijun Li, Juli Jiang and Leyong Wang)Cyclodextrins Based Supramolecular Catalysis (Frédéric Hapiot and Eric Monflier)Systems Based on Calixarenes for the Creation of Catalysts (Zheng-Yi Li, Tangxin Xiao, Ke Yang, Yuan Chen and Leyong Wang)Cucurbit[n]urils Based Supramolecular Catalysis (Fengbo Liu and Simin Liu)Functional Interlocked Molecules: Applications of Rotaxanes, Catenanes and Molecular Knots in Supramolecular Catalysis (Jochen Niemeyer)Porphyrin Metal–Organic Frameworks in Heterogeneous Supramolecular Catalysis (Li Zhang, Jiewei Liu and Cheng-Yong Su)Supramolecular Coordination Cages as Nano Reactors (Mei Pan, Xuezhao Li, Yu-Lin Lu, Cheng He and Cheng-Yong Su)Assembly of Organometallics: Application in Catalysis and Molecular Recognition (Qingshu Zheng and Tao Tu)Supramolecular Chiral Photochemistry (Wanhua Wu and Cheng Yang)Artificial Photosynthesis by MOFs: Water Splitting and CO₂ Conversion (Yuanxing Fang and Xinchen Wang)Water Splitting in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis (Wangyin Wang and Can Li)Artificial Photosynthesis at Lipid Bilayers (Andrea Pannwitz and Sylvestre Bonnet)Bio-Inspired Supramolecular Catalysis (Harsh Vardhan and Shengqian Ma)
Readership: Graduate students, researchers and academics in supramolecular chemistry, catalyst chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry and physical chemistry.Supramolecular Catalysis;Molecular Recognition;Macrocycles;Noncovalent Interactions;Supramolecular Chemistry00