Supramolecular Chemistry
About
Supramolecular chemistry involves the organized arrangement of molecules via the control and manipulation of intermolecular interactions. It includes host-guest chemistry, self-assembly, and systems chemistry, and has applications in materials chemistry and in biochemical systems. It is characterized by weak intermolecular interactions such as hydrogen bonding, pi-pi interactions, electrostatic interactions, and metal coordination, and includes molecular folding, molecular recognition, and mechanically-interlocked assemblies.
Groups
At the Connal group we make polymers with applications across a multitude of industries which means we develop new materials for a range of applications.
Our work covers organometallic chemistry with a particular focus include unsaturated ligands involving metal–carbon multiple bonding.
The Preston group works on supramolecular systems in solution. We develop architectures from metal ions and organic ligands, and then explore their behaviour.
Our research program involves the design of sequences of cycloaddition reactions, free radical reactions and transition metal-mediated reactions
Our research focuses on supramolecular chemistry – the chemistry of non-covalent interactions such as hydrogen bonding, halogen bonding and coordination bonds.
Projects
Members
Academic staff
Professor
Professor
Associate Director (Education)
Professor
Associate Professor
Australian Research Council Future Fellow
Articles
Congratulations to Dr Nick White who has been awarded an ARC Future Fellowship. This is fantastic news, and a tribute to all of Nick’s hard work and achievements in supramolecular chemistry.