Supramolecular chemistry

Supramolecular chemistry is area of chemistry that studies the relationship and linking molecules into bigger systems. It focuses on the chemical systems made up of a discrete number of assembled molecular subunits or components.Supramolecular Chemistry, J.-M. Lehn, Wiley-VCH (1995)  The study of non-covalent interactions is crucial to understanding many biological processes from cell structure to vision that rely on these forces for structure and function. Biological systems are often the inspiration for supramolecular research.

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2D and 3D Models of Dodecahedrane and Cuneane Assemlies  
 Supramolecular Chemistry - Thematic Series in the Open Access Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry

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