Interactions The Glue of Supramolecular Chemistry

Knowledge of the various types of non-covalent interactions involved in host-guest formation is, of course, of fundamental importance to the design of new host-guest systems it is also necessary for understanding the structural interplays that control the assembly of known systems both in the solid state and in solution. 

In this chapter, an overview of the respective intermolecular forces that may contribute to self-assembly processes is presented, with emphasis on those aspects that appear of relevance to a practising supramolecular chemist. 

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