Prerequisites:
Course Contents:
Introduction-the meaning of supramolecular chemistry, phenomenon of molecular recognition and their quantification ( 2 Lectures)
Building blocks of supramolecular chemistry- acyclic receptors for neutral and charged guests, macrocycles and crown ethers, macrobicycles and cryptands, macropolycycles, cucurbiturils and cyclodextrins (12 Lectures)
Sensors and information processing, electro-optic phenomena, molecular machines (12 Lectures)
Amphiphilic molecules and their aggregation, Langmuir-Blodgettry, molecular recognition at the air-water interface. (3 Lectures)
Discrete and polymeric metal-organic hybrid materials- guest inclusion, catalysis and other applications. (12 Lectures)
Future scopes (1 Lecture)