Molecular Recognition: Synthetic Receptors by Rational Design and Targeted Synthesis

Abstract

Molecular recognition underpins much current thinking on molecular electronics. It is likely that molecular electronic circuits will be formed, at least in part, by self-assembly following the principles of supramolecular chemistry. These principles have been established largely through the development of synthetic receptors, the original and still the core activity of supramolecular chemists. The study o f s ynthetic r eceptors m ay therefore be seen as a foundation subject for molecular information processing. In addition, receptors are directly useful as components of sensors, an important sub-topic of this book. The starting point for a sensor is an element which binds the target molecule with adequate selectivity. Transduction to give a readable signal may be non- trivial, but sensing is impossible without the initial binding event.KeywordsMolecular RecognitionCholic AcidSupramolecular ChemistryAnion ReceptorAnion RecognitionThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.