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Supramolecular Chemistry
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  1. Introduction to Supramolecular Chemistry
    1. Inspiration
    2. History
    3. Definitions
  2. Molecular Forces
    1. covalent bonding
    2. ion - ion
    3. ion - dipole
    4. dipole - dipole
    5. hydrogen bonding
    6. cation - pi interactions
    7. pi - pi stacking
    8. van der Waals forces
    9. the hydrophobic effect / solvent effects / phase separation
  3. Molecular Structure: Shape and Size
    1. van der Waals radii
    2. bond lengths and bond angles
    3. conformation
  4. Common Motifs in Supramolecular Chemistry
  5. Brief Overview of Experimental Techniques in Supramolecular Chemisry
    1. NMR
    2. Electron Microscopy
    3. Scanning Probe Microscopy
  6. Host / Guest Chemistry
    1. Cation binding
    2. Anion binding
    3. Neutral molecule binding
  7. Peptides & Proteins, Assembly & Structure
    1. Examples
    2. Primary Structure
      1. amino acids
      2. back bone
    3. Secondary Structure
      1. alpha helix
      2. beta sheets
      3. other conformations
    4. Nucleic acid structure & molecular recognition