Analytical Methods in Supramolecular Chemistry is a definitive survey of useful modern analytical methods for understanding supramolecular chemistry, from NMR to single-molecule spectroscopy to extraction methods.
Contents
Introduction
- Some Historical Remarks on Supramolecular Chemistry
- The Noncovalent Bond: A Brief Overview
- Basic Concepts in Supramolecular Chemistry
- Conclusions: Diverse Methods for a Diverse Research Area
Determination of Binding Constants
- Theoretical Principles
- A Practical Course of Binding Constant Determination by UV/vis Spectroscopy
- Practical Course of Action for NMR Spectroscopic Binding Constant Determination
Isothermal Titration Calorimetry in Supramolecular Chemistry
- The Thermodynamic Platform
- Acquiring Calorimetric Data
- Extending the Applicability
- Perspectives
Extraction Methods
- The Extraction Technique
- The Technical Process
- The Extraction Equilibrium
- Principles of Supramolecular Extraction
- Examples of Supramolecular Extraction
- Conclusions and Future Perspectives
Mass Spectrometry and Gas Phase Chemistry of Supramolecules
- Instrumentation
- Particuliarities and Limitations of Mass Spectrometry
- Beyond Analytical Characterization: Tandem MS Experiments for the Examination of the Gas-phase Chemistry of Supramolecules
- Selected Examples
Diffusion NMR in Supramolecular Chemistry
- Concepts of Molecular Diffusion
- Measuring Diffusion with NMR
- Applications of Diffusion NMR in Supramolecular Chemistry: Selected Examples
- Advantages and Limitations of Diffusion NMR
- Diffusion NMR and Chemical Exchange
- Summary and Outlook
Photophysics and Photochemistry of Supramolecular Systems
- Spectrophotometry and Spectrofluorometry
- Time-resolved Fluorescence Techniques
- Fluorescence Anisotropy
- Transient Absorption Spectroscopy
Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy
- Basic Considerations
- Measurement Techniques (Methodology of CD Measurement)
- Processing of Circular Dichroism Spectra
- Theory
- Examples of Vibrational Circular Dichroism Applications
Crystallography and Crystal Engineering
- Crystallography
- Crystal Engineering
Scanning Probe Microscopy
- Introduction: What is the Strength of Scanning Probe Techniques?
- How do Scanning Probe Microscopes Work?
- Which Molecules can be Studied?
- What Results have been Obtained in the Field of Supramolecular Chemistry?
The Characterization of Synthetic Ion Channels and Pores
- Methods
- Characteristics
- Structural Studies
Theoretical Methods for Supramolecular Chemistry
- A Survey of Theoretical Methods
- Standard Classification of Intermolecular Interactions
- Qualitative Understanding and Decomposition Schemes
- General Mechanism for a Static, Step-wise View on Host–Guest Recognition
Index
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