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Faculty of Science
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Mestrado Universitario en Investigación Química e Química Industrial (Plan 2020)
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  Supramolecular Chemistry
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Topic 1.- Basic Principles. Weak bond forces: types and properties. Basic definitions. Relationship between structure, supramolecular reactivity and properties. Types and properties of noncovalent bonding forces involved in supramolecular processes
Topic 2.- Molecular recognition: molecular receptors. Molecular recognition: definition. Principles for receiver design. Modes of study receptor-substrate interactions.
Topic 3.- Supramolecular protein systems: enzymatic catalysis and enzyme design. Secondary and tertiary structure of proteins. Basis of activity and specificity of enzymes. Principles for the design of enzymes.
Topic 4.- Molecular self-assembly: Nanotubes, molecular capsules and other systems. Properties and characteristics of molecular self-assembly processes. Implications in biological processes. Main nanostructures obtained through this type of process: design and properties.
Topic 5.- Applications of Supramolecular Chemistry: Transport, catalyst, dynamic combinatorial chemistry, sensors, molecular machines and self-replicating systems. Applications in nanotechnology. Introduction to applications. Molecular transport. Catalysis. Dynamic combinatorial chemistry. Designs of molecular machines. Self-replicating systems. Applications to nanotechnology
Topic 6.- Liquid crystals. Classifications, properties and applications. Introduction, self-organization and self-assembly. Liquid crystals: Generalities. Liquid crystals formed by non-covalent interactions. Other soft materials.
Topic 7.- Chemistry of Supramolecular Coordination. Generalities in supramolecular processes guided by coordination chemistry. cyclic oligomers. Molecular boxes. Interchained architectures (rotaxanes and catenanes). Helicates.
Topic 8.- Supramolecular Organometallic Chemistry. Basic concepts and principles. Intermolecular bonds, types of bonds present in organometallic supramolecular chemistry. Organometallic receptors and their substrate/receptor complexes. Self-assembly processes through the different types of organometallic bonds (dative, pi interactions, hydrogen bonds, etc).
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