TY - BOOK AU - Baroncini,Massimo ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Design, Synthesis and Characterization of new Supramolecular Architectures T2 - Springer Theses SN - 9783642192852 AV - QD450-882 U1 - 541 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Berlin, Heidelberg PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg KW - Chemistry KW - Chemistry, Physical organic KW - Nanochemistry KW - Nanotechnology KW - Physical Chemistry N1 - Introduction -- Supramolecular Architectures -- Materials and Methods -- Dendrimers -- Molecular Machines -- Molecular Logic N2 - This thesis focuses on the bottom-up design, construction and operation of supramolecular systems capable of behaving as devices and machines on the molecular scale, which is a topic of great interest in nanoscience and a fascinating challenge in nanotechnology. In particular, the systems investigated here include: polyviologen dendrimers capable of behaving as hosts and chargestoring devices; molecular machines based on pseudorotaxanes/rotaxanes and operated by photoinduced proton transfer, or photoisomerization reactions; and a simple unimolecular multiplexer/demultiplexer. The systems have been characterized using a variety of techniques including absorption and emission spectra, laser flash photolysis, NMR spectroscopy, electrochemical experiments, stopped flow measurements. This research addresses a large number of open problems in the nanosciences, dealing with a wide range of the most advanced applications of supramolecular systems UR - http://148.231.10.114:2048/login?url=http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-642-19285-2 ER -