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Dieses Buch - als erstes in deutscher Sprache - gibt eine Gesamtubersicht uber dendritische Molekule. Ausgehend von der Definition und Nomenklatur uber Struktur, Synthese, Analytik und Funktion wird der fachubergreifende Charakter (Organische, Anorganische, Analytische, Supramolekulare, Physikalische, Polymer-, Photo- und Biochemie, Physik, Biologie, Pharmazie, Medizin, Technik) dieser noch jungen Verbindungsklasse deutlich gemacht. Anwendungen in den Lebenswissenschaften (u. a. medizinische Diagnostik, Gentransfektion) und den Materialwissenschaften (z. B. Nanopartikel, Lacke,...

Dendrimers stand within the focus of quite an interdisciplinary area of research: Metallodendrimers bring inorganic chemistry into play. Organic synthesis c- tributes much to the preparation of dendrimers, which are then studied by various physicochemical methods such as small angle neutron scattering, photochemistry, and many others. The relation to macromolecules is straig- forward, but their routine use in biochemistry, e. g. , as gene transfection vectors may be less obvious. Al1 these different aspects have been combined in the Topics tetralogy in order to provide an overview as broad as...

Following the first two volumes "Dendrimers" (TCC vol. 197) and "Dendrimers II" (TCC vol. 210), the third volume dealing with this topic is now appearing in print (the "tetralogy" on dendrimers will soon be completed with the fourth volume). The present volume comprises a collection of up-to-date reviews written by renowned pioneers of research in the dendrimer field, three of whom lectured at the 1. International Dendrimer Symposium (IDS-1 1999) in Frankfurt. A focus of this volume is the variety of material properties of soft and shape-persistent dendrimers. As its predecessors did, this...

Dendrimers are a class of highly branched molecules that combine the properties of polymers and small discrete molecules. One classified among the exotic molecules of chemistry, dendrimers have attracted considerable attention in recent years, as their unique host/guest properties and their capability of being functionalized in the periphery as well in the core have led to new materials with a great potential for applications. This volume presents the state of art in this blossoming area, written by pioneers in the fields. Covering the synthetic, supramolecular, stereochemical, host/guest and...

In this exciting and rapid development reflecting book twelve of the participants at the Symposium "From Simple Material Systems to Complex Ones" - "From Information to Structure" give a general view of todays knowledge with respect to multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary research in chemistry and science in general. How to analyse e. g. non-covalent interactions in the case of molecular recognitions or selfreplication, how to build up e. g. clusters and self-assembled molecules or how, in general, a knowledge of simple systems, acquired by the instruments of natural science research can be...

Supramolecular Chemistry F. Vogtle, Institut fur Organische Chemie und Biochemie der Universitat Bonn, Germany This book consists of twelve self-contained chapters on supramolecular structures. Using numerous examples of 'aggregates', the chemistry involved is described from different angles. Here, the multidisciplinary aspect of this domain of chemistry becomes apparent, as the close relationships with physics, physical chemistry, materials science and biochemistry are emphasized. The book begins with simple complex-forming compounds and ends with complex 'supramolecules' and...

Grundlage dieses Bandes sind zum einen Vorlesungen an der Universitat Bonn, die den Titel "Reizvolle Molekule der Organischen Chemie," "Moder ne Methoden, Reaktionen und Strukturen in der Organischen Chemie," "Neuere Ergebnisse und Probleme der Organischen Chemie," trugen. Zum anderen zeigte die Resonanz auf Zeitschriften-Beitrage "Schone Molekule in der Organischen Chemie" 1), dass dieser Bereich der Chemie und die Art der Vermittlung beim Leser Anklang fand. Durch die vor kurzem abge schlossene Synthese des uIisubstituierten Dodecahedrans und neuere Befunde und Erkenntnisse an zahlreichen...

Der Autor versucht, die Vielfalt der Strukturen und Daten so zu ordnen, dass bestimmte Molekulgruppen gut aufzufinden sind. Mancher Abschnitt wurde zum ersten Mal in dieser Form zusammengestellt oder erscheint erstmals in deutscher Sprache