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Supramolecular systems
FCH-MCO_SKOAcad. year: 2011/2012
Theoretical background of supramolecular chemistry, concept and terminology, overview of the most popular applications, theory of supramolecular design and simulations,
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Supramolecular chemistry of biological systems - alkali metal cations in biochemistry (membrane potenial and transport); rhodopsin A - a supramolecular pigment; porphyrines and other macrocycles, neurotransmiters and hormones; biochemical self-assembled systems.
Concept and definition (historical perpectives, basic concepts and terminology, applications)
Supramolecular interactions (non covalent interacions of ionic, polar and polarizable particles, van der Waals interactions, specific interactions)
Supramolecular chemistry of water (historical perspectives, water anomalies, water molecule, structure of solid and liquid water, water in living organims)
Supramolecular chemistry of biological systems (membrane potential and transport, supramolecular features of photosynthesis and respiration, enzymes, nucleic acids, natural self-assembly systems)
Synthetic ionophores (complexation of cations and anions, lcrown ethers and other corands, cryptands and spherands, calixarenes)
Binding of neutral species (inclusion compounds , cavitands, carbon nanoparticles)
Self-assembly in liquids (tenzides, liquid crystals, ionic liquids)
Supramolecular devices and machines (supramolecular sensors, electronic, photonic and mechanical devices)
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Basic literature
Lehn J. - M.: Supramolecular chemistry. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 1995. (CS)
Schalley, C.: Analytical Methods in Supramolecular Chemistry. Wiley-VCH Verlag 2007 (CS)
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