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Supramolecular Chemistry for Nanosciences

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Fundaments of <strong>Supramolecular</strong> chemistry<br />

● Host-Guest<br />

chemistry<br />

Host-Guest complex<br />

(Supramolecule)<br />

Host molecule<br />

(Receptor)<br />

+<br />

Guest molecules<br />

(Substrate)<br />

Selective<br />

Reversibility<br />

molecular<br />

recognition<br />

● Reversibility:<br />

- The thermodynamic equilibrium can be reached<br />

- Dynamic architectures<br />

- Change in constitution, shape, properties…<br />

- Capacity of error correction (not available <strong>for</strong> fully covalent systems)<br />

04/03/2008 M1-<strong>Nanosciences</strong><br />

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