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Supramolecular stereochemistry is a topic with enormous breadth, and this book brings together experts in polymer chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, crystallography, materials science, dendrimer science, nanochemistry, conformational analysis, molecular recognition chemistry, and topological stereochemistry. Contains 19 plenary and 12 poster contributions.
List of contents
Section I: Plenary Contributions.- Macromolecular Stereochemistry: The Differing Roles of a Helix Reversal in Dilute Solution, in a Liquid Crystal, and in a Polymer Blend.- From Molecular to Supramolecular Chirality.- Template Induced Control of Stereochemistry for the Synthesis of Polymers.- Dendrimers - Nanoscopic Supermolecules According to Dendritic Rules and Principles.- Construction of DNA Polyhedra and Knots Through Symmetry Minimization.- Molecular Recognition by Catenated Structures.- Novel Protein Topologies.- A New Molecular Encoding System.- Recognition of B vs. Z-Form DNA using Nickel and Cobalt Complexes.- Principles of Antibody Catalysis.- Mechanistic Studies on the Formation of BZIP-DNA Interfaces. A Simple Example of Supramolecular Stereochemistry.- Chiral Discrimination in Crystalline Enantiomer Systems: Facts, Interpretations, and Speculations.- A Carbohydrate-Carbohydrate Interaction in Water using a Synthetic Model System.- Design of Host Molecules Capable of Forming Extremely Stable Host-Guest Complexes.- Structural Control over the Formation of Calcium Carbonate Mineral Phases in Biomineralization.- Hydrogen Bonding Control of Molecular Self-Assembly.- Supramolecular Stereochemistry of Supercharged Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons.- Enhancement of Electrostatic Binding Through Cooperative Interactions: Enthalpy/Entropy Compensation and Peptide-Peptide Recognition.- Toward Columns and Channels from Torands and Molecular Coils.- Section II: Poster Contributions.- QMView: As a Supramolecular Visualization Tool.- Cis-trans-trans-l,2,3,4-Tetracyclohexylcyclohexane: A Monocyclic Unconstrained Cyclohexane Existing in a Twist-Boat Conformation.- The Conformation of Coumarin-Crown Ethers with Spin-Spin and Site Exchange Simulations.- ClathrationProperties of Propeller-Shaped Molecules.- Control of Self-Assembly by Acid-Based Chemistry: Reversible Encapsulation of Xenon by Two Indentical Half-Shells.- Structural Diversity in a Family of Synthetic Oligoamides.- Diastereospecific Recognition of Dyes by Salt Crystals: A Case of Plundered Stereochemistry in Postwar Europe.- Selectivity Enhancement by Concave Reagents.- From p-tert-Butyl-Calix[6]arene to p-tert-Butyl-[1*]metacyclophane. Isolation and Crystal Structure of a Mono Bridged Penta-Phosphoester.- Two Shells About a Nut: Carceplexes, Hemicarceplexes, and Highly Stable Ternary Complexes.- Cyclodextrin-Metallocene Inclusion Complexes.- Dendritic Polyphosphates: Globular Polyelectrolytes.- Author Index.
Summary
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Hveragerdi, Iceland, September 14--19, 1994
