Course

Unit I

Introduction to Supramolecular ChemistryFrom molecular to supramolecular chemistry: Factors leading to strong binding, hydrogen bonding and stacking interactions, Bottom-up approach, Top-Down Approach, Energy and Signals Semiochemistry, photo switching devices, electro switching devices, mechanical switching processes.

Unit II

Processing of Energy and Signals by Molecular and Supramolecular SystemFundamental principles of photo induced electron and energy transfer, Molecular electronics, Molecular photonics, molecular chemionics, molecular electro photonics, molecular photochemionics.

Unit III

Molecular RecognitionMolecular receptors: crown ethers, siderophores, cyclophanes, cyclodextrin and their application in specific recognition processes. Metal guided self-assembly reactions, molecular knot with double helical complexes, Self-assembly of polynuclear metal complexes.

Unit IV

Electrochemistry of Supramolecular SystemsElectroluminescent systems as sensors and devices, Redox controlled molecular switches, Biohybrid electrochemical devices, Dendrimers as multielectron storage devices, Redox-active Metal-Polypyridine dendrimers as light harvesting antennae.

Unit V

Molecular Scale Mechanical DevicesIntroduction to mechanical devices, spontaneous mechanical like motions, allosteric movements, tweezers and harpoons, a natural proton pump, twisters, tweezers, threading-dethreading movements, ring switching processes in rotaxanes and catenanes, molecular valves, molecular muscles.

TEXTBOOKS1.Vincezo Balzani, Supramolecular Chemistry, Kluwer Academic, 19922.Vincenzo Balzani, Alberto Credi and Margherita Venturi, Molecular Devices and Machines: A Journey into the Nanoworld, Wiley, 2006.3.Paola Ceroni, Alberto Credi and MargheritaVenturi, Electrochemistry of Functional Supramolecular Systems, Wiley, 2010.REFERENCES1.Jonathan W. Steed Atwood, Jerry L. Chich, Supramolecular Chemistry, 2nd edition, Wiley, 2009.2.Fritz Vgtle and F. Alfter Supramolecular Chemistry: An Introduction, John Wiley & Sons, 1999.3.Jean-Marie Lehn, Supramolecular Chemistry, RCS pubs., 20054.Jonathan Steed, David Turner and Carl Wallace, Core concepts in Supramolecular Chemistry and nanochemistry, John Wiley & Sons, 20075.Katsuhiko Ariga and Toyoki Kunitake, Supramolecular chemistry Fundamentals and applications advanced textbook, Springer-Verlag, 2000.