Supramolecular Chemistry, Chirality and … Archaeology

Abstract

Classic concepts of molecular chemistry are associated with questions how to make new molecules, how to design molecules of controllable properties and how to make more of the molecules in terms of their chemical properties. Put in other words, formation or cleavage of a chemical bond is the real issue in molecular chemistry. During the past few decades, however, of increasing importance in chemical sciences and related fields have been phenomena related to interactions between molecules, i.e. at the supramolecular level. The termsupramolecular chemistry'has been recognized by chemists since its introduction to scientific literature by Jean-Marie Lehn in 1978 [1].