Supramolecular chemistry for molecular liquids, solutions and assemblies
Jean-Marie Lehn
ISIS, Université de Strasbourg and Collège de France, Paris
The properties of molecular liquids, solutions and assemblies are of supramolecular nature as they result from the interactions between the molecular components. Some early work on the dynamics of molecular liquids finds significance in the supramolecular aspects of condensed phase. Basic principles of supramolecular chemistry will be presented in relation to the generation of organized molecular assemblies through molecular recognition processes and their structural, dynamic and functional properties. They provide perspectives in the exploration of the behaviour of molecules in liquids.