School of Chemistry Colloquium: Professor Jonathan R Nitschke Molecules in Metal Boxes

Simple organic subcomponents can come together around metal-ion templates to produce intricate hollow capsules, which can bind guest molecules selectively. This talk will describe the design and uses of some of these three-dimensional architectures along with the use of the same construction principles to produce interlocked structures — catenanes and knots — and double-helical metallopolymers with potentially useful optoelectronic properties.