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credit: Eric Kershaw

Chemistry 454-538 - Supramolecular Chemistry Prof. Fraser Hof Email: fhof@uvic.ca Office: Elliott 233c Phone: 7193 January - April 2006 Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Syllabus (as a pdf file) 538 Final paper topics and information Handout Ions, Dipoles, Dielectric constants, van der Waals' radii Section 1   Introduction, Terminology, Thermodynamics and Kinetic Review Section 2a Ions, Dipoles, Induced Dipoles, and Hydrogen Bonds Section 2b Aromatic-Aromatic Interactions, Cation-pi Interactions, The Hydrophobic Effect Section 2c Metal-Ligand Interaction in Supramolecualr Chemistry Assignment 1 (Covering Sections 1 and 2) Assignment 1 (Answers) Section 3a Receptors that use ion-dipole interactions Section 3b Receptors that use hydrogen bonds Section 3c Receptors that use cation-pi interactions Section 3d Receptors that use aromatic interactions and the hydrophobic effect Assignment 2 (Covering Section 3) Assignment 2 (Answers) Section 4a Determination of Keq (direct, titration, competition) Section 4b Determination of thermodynamic parameters (NMR, ITC) Section 4c Structure determination (Job plot, Mass Spec, DOSY, diffraction, NOE) Section 4d Kinetics (slow, medium, and fast) Assignment 3 (Covering Section 4) Assignment 3 (Answers) Section 5a Supramolecular Sensors Section 5b Self-Assembly Section 5c Supramolecular Encapsulation Section 5d Foldamers Section 5e Supramolecular chemistry with covalent bonds: mechanical and reversible covalent bonding Section 5f  Ion Transport Assignment 4 Assignment 4 (Answers)