A 32 vertex polyhedron via supramolecular assembly of silanedithiolate silanolate units.

Molecular recognition and self-assembly special feature: Supramolecular polymer formed by reversible self-assembly of tetrakisporphyrin.

S-shaped tetrakisporphyrin 2 forms supramolecular polymeric assemblies via a complementary affinity of its bisporphyrin units in solution. The self-association constant determined by applying the isodesmic model is >10(6) L mol(-1), which suggests that a sizable polymer forms at millimolar concentrations at room temperature. The electron deficient aromatic guest (TNF) binds within the molecular...

Positioning protein molecules on surfaces: a nanoengineering approach to supramolecular chemistry.

We discuss a nanoengineering approach for supramolecular chemistry and self assembly. The collective properties and biofunctionalities of molecular ensembles depend not only on individual molecular building blocks but also on organization at the molecular or nanoscopic level. Complementary to "bottom-up" approaches, which construct supramolecular ensembles by the design and synthesis of functio...

Archimedean solids: transition metal mediated rational self-assembly of supramolecular-truncated tetrahedra.

A family of nanoscale-sized supramolecular cage compounds with a polyhedral framework is prepared by self-assembly from tritopic building blocks and rectangular corner units via noncovalent coordination interactions. These highly symmetrical cage compounds are described as face-directed, self-assembled truncated tetrahedra with T(d) symmetry.

Supramolecular assembly of platinum-containing polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes: an interplay of intermolecular interactions and a correlation between structural modifications and morphological transformations† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: 10.1039/c6sc04169h Click here for additional data file.

1. Supramolecular chemistry for Nanomedicine

Mimicking Nature, supramolecular chemistry represents the chemistry beyond the molecule, in view that intermolecular interactions constitute the driving force for the preparation of molecular and supramolecular assemblies, using the chemical information contained in molecular building blocks. Upon molecular recognition between discrete units, chemical processes such as self-assembly and self-or...