Supramolecular Chiral Self-Assembly and Applications
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Macromolecules".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2025) | Viewed by 401
Special Issue Editors
Interests: porphyrins; chirality; couplet; borromean rings; cages; self-assembly; helicenes; photocyclization; enantiomerism
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Interests: supramolecular chemistry related to porphyrin self-assembly and chirality; design of chiroptical probes for biomolecules conformations
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Interests: porphyrinoid synthesis; chiral porphyrin aggregates; chiral materials; stereoselective sensors
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
(Supra)molecular chirality is one of the most fundamental properties of nature and is important in different branches of science, technology, and medicine, relating to the ability of any object to exist as a pair of non-superimposable mirror images or to a unidirectional action (e.g., motion). It is widely seen and plays a key role in various self-assembled biological structures, such as saccharides, proteins, enzymes, membranes, DNA/RNA, etc. The phenomena of (supra)molecular chirality and chiral self-assembly are of paramount significance for all aspects of complex natural and artificial systems and include asymmetry generation, transfer, amplification, modulation, memorizing, and others upon non-covalent interactions. The investigation of these effects is a rapidly growing area of research and directly connects with numerous life processes, artificial systems, and modern industries. In addition, this research field has important practical applications in novel materials, enantioselective catalysis, chiral sensors, optical resolution, asymmetric synthesis, nanotechnology, medicine, pharmacology, biomimetic studies, and others.
The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight and overview all aspects of supramolecular chiral self-assembly and its applications in different natural/physical sciences and in modern technologies. All types of papers, including comprehensive reviews on general areas, mini reviews on specialized subjects, accounts of own research work, full experimental or theoretical papers, short communications, technical notes, comments, and others, are welcome for consideration.
Prof. Dr. Victor Borovkov
Prof. Dr. Alessandro D'Urso
Prof. Dr. Manuela Stefanelli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- (supra)molecular chirality
- chiral self-assembly
- enantioselective catalysis
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