Provides a timely and detailed overview of the expanding field of supramolecular catalysis

The subdiscpline of supramolecular catalysis has expanded in recent years, benefiting from the development of homogeneous catalysis and supramolecular chemistry. Supramolecular catalysis allows chemists to design custom-tailored metal and organic catalysts by devising non-covalent interactions between the various components of the reaction.

Edited by two world-renowned researchers, Supramolecular Catalysis: New Directions and Developments summarizes the most significant developments in the dynamic, interdisciplinary field. Contributions from an international panel of more than forty experts address a broad range of topics covering both organic and metal catalysts, including emergent catalysis by self-replicating molecules, switchable catalysis using allosteric effects, supramolecular helical catalysts, and transition metal catalysis in confined spaces. This authoritative and up-to-date volume:

• Covers ligand-ligand interactions, assembled multi-component catalysts, ligand-substrate interactions, and supramolecular organocatalysis and non-classical interactions
• Presents recent work on supramolecular catalysis in water, supramolecular allosteric catalysis, and catalysis promoted by discrete cages, capsules, and other confined environments
• Highlights current research trends and discusses the future of supramolecular catalysis
• Includes full references and numerous figures, tables, and color illustrations

Supramolecular Catalysis: New Directions and Developments is essential reading for catalytic chemists, complex chemists, biochemists, polymer chemists, spectroscopists, and chemists working with organometallics.

Piet W.N.M. van Leeuwen worked at the Koninklijke Shell Laboratorium Amsterdam (1968-1994) heading the homogeneous catalysis group, he is emeritus professor of homogeneous catalysis of the University of Amsterdam (1989-2007) and the Eindhoven University of Technology (2001-2006), the Netherlands, he was Group leader in ICIQ, Tarragona, Spain (2004-2015), and had an IDEX Chair at LPCNO in INSA-Toulouse, France (2015-2020).

Matthieu Raynal is a researcher at Sorbonne Université, Paris, France. His current research focuses on the development of supramolecular helical catalysts, the design of functional chiral assemblies, and the structure-property relationship of supramolecular polymers.