PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF SUPRAMOLECULAR SPECIES

As molecules are made up by atoms, supermolecules are made up by suitably arranged molecular components. Investigations on the great variety of supermolecules that are now available because of the progress made by synthetic methods offer the dual opportunity to broaden our knowledge of the fundamental principles of photochemistry and to discover new functions and applications of photoinduced processes. Photochemical studies on some selected supramolecular species, including covalently linked components, ion pairs, host-guest systems, and cage-type complexes, are briefly reviewed. © 1990 IUPAC