Tomorrow's Chemistry Today: Concepts in Nanoscience, Organic Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Second Edition -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- Member Societies -- Part One: Self-Organization, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology -- 1: Subcomponent Self-Assembly as a Route to New Structures and Materials -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Aqueous Cu(I) -- 1.3 Chirality -- 1.4 Construction -- 1.4.1 Dicopper Helicates -- 1.4.2 Tricopper Helicates -- 1.4.3 Catenanes and Macrocycles -- 1.4.4 [2 x 2] Tetracopper(I) Grid -- 1.5 Sorting -- 1.5.1 Sorting Ligand Structures with Cu(I) -- 1.5.2 Simultaneous Syntheses of Helicates -- 1.5.3 Sorting within a Structure -- 1.5.4 Cooperative Selection by Iron and Copper -- 1.6 Substitution/Reconfiguration -- 1.6.1 New Cascade Reaction -- 1.6.2 Hammett Effects -- 1.6.3 Helicate Reconfigurations -- 1.6.4 Substitution as a Route to Polymeric Helicates -- 1.7 Conclusion and Outlook -- 1.8 Acknowledgments -- 2: Molecular Metal Oxides and Clusters as Building Blocks for Functional Nanoscale Architectures and Potential Nanosystems -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 From POM Building Blocks to Nanoscale Superclusters -- 2.3 From Building Blocks to Functional POM Clusters -- 2.3.1 Host-Guest Chemistry of POM-based Superclusters -- 2.3.2 Magnetic and Conducting POMs -- 2.3.3 Thermochromic and Thermally Switchable POM Clusters -- 2.4 Bringing the Components Together-Towards Prototype Polyoxometalate-based Functional Nanosystems -- 2.5 Acknowledgments -- 3: Nanostructured Porous Materials: Building Matter from the Bottom Up -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Synthesis by Organic Molecule Templates -- 3.3 Synthesis by Molecular Self-Assembly: Liquid Crystals and Cooperative Assembly -- 3.4 Spatially Constrained Synthesis: Foams, Microemulsions, and Molds -- 3.4.1 Microemulsions -- 3.4.2 Capping Agents -- 3.4.3 Foams -- 3.4.4 Molds.

3.5 Multiscale Self-Assembly -- 3.6 Biomimetic Synthesis: Toward a Multidisciplinary Approach -- 3.7 Acknowledgments -- 4: Strategies Toward Hierarchically Structured Optoelectronically Active Polymers -- 4.1 Hierarchically Structured Organic Optoelectronic Materials via Self-Assembly -- 4.2 Toward Hierarchically Structured Conjugated Polymers via the Foldamer Approach -- 4.3 "Self-Assemble, then Polymerize"-A Complementary Approach and Its Requirements -- 4.3.1 Topochemical Polymerization Using Self-Assembled Scaffolds -- 4.3.2 Self-Assembly of b-Sheet Forming Oligopeptides and Their Polymer Conjugates -- 4.4 Macromonomer Design and Preparation -- 4.5 Hierarchical Self-Organization in Organic Solvents -- 4.6 A General Model for the Hierarchical Self-Organization of Oligopeptide-Polymer Conjugates -- 4.7 Conversion to Conjugated Polymers by UV Irradiation -- 4.8 Conclusions and Perspectives -- 4.9 Acknowledgments -- 5: Mimicking Nature: Bio-inspired Models of Copper Proteins -- 5.1 Environmental Pollution: How Can "Green" Chemistry Help? -- 5.2 Copper in Living Organisms -- 5.2.1 Type 1 Active Site -- 5.2.2 Type 2 Active Site -- 5.2.3 Type 3 Active Site -- 5.2.4 Type 4 Active Site -- 5.2.5 The CuA Active Site -- 5.2.6 The CuB Active Site -- 5.2.7 The CuZ Active Site -- 5.3 Catechol Oxidase: Structure and Function -- 5.3.1 Catalytic Reaction Mechanism -- 5.4 Model Systems of Catechol Oxidase: Historic Overview -- 5.5 Our Research on Catechol Oxidase Models and Mechanistic Studies -- 5.5.1 Ligand Design -- 5.5.2 Copper(I) and Copper(II) Complexes with [22]py4pz: Structural Properties and Mechanism of the Catalytic Reaction -- 5.5.3 Copper(I) and Copper(II) Complexes with [22]pr4pz: Unraveling Catalytic Mechanisms -- 5.6 Concluding Remarks -- 5.7 Acknowledgments -- 6: From the Past to the Future of Rotaxanes -- 6.1 Introduction.

6.2 Synthesis of Rotaxanes -- 6.2.1 Van der Waals Interactions in the Synthesis of Rotaxanes -- 6.2.2 Hydrophobic Interactions in the Synthesis of Rotaxanes -- 6.2.3 Hydrogen Bonding in Rotaxane Synthesis -- 6.2.4 Donor-Acceptor Interactions in the Synthesis of Rotaxanes -- 6.2.5 Transition-Metal Coordination in the Synthesis of Rotaxanes -- 6.3 Applications of Rotaxanes -- 6.3.1 Rotaxanes as Molecular Shuttles -- 6.3.1.1 Acid-Base-controlled Molecular Shuttle -- 6.3.1.2 A Light-driven Molecular Shuttle -- 6.3.2 Molecular Lifts -- 6.3.3 Artificial Molecular Muscles -- 6.3.4 Redox-activated Switches for Dynamic Memory Storage -- 6.3.5 Bioelectronics -- 6.3.6 Membrane Transport -- 6.3.7 Catalytically Active Rotaxanes as Processive Enzyme Mimics -- 6.4 Conclusion and Perspectives -- 7: Multiphoton Processes and Nonlinear Harmonic Generations in Lanthanide Complexes -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Types of Nonlinear Processes -- 7.3 Selection Rules for Multiphoton Absorption -- 7.4 Multiphoton Absorption Induced Emission -- 7.5 Nonlinear Harmonic Generation -- 7.6 Conclusion and Future Perspectives -- 7.7 Acknowledgments -- 8: Light-emitting Organic Nanoaggregates from Functionalized para-Quaterphenylenes -- 8.1 Introduction to para-Phenylene Organic Nanofibers -- 8.2 General Aspects of Nanofiber Growth -- 8.3 Synthesis of Functionalized para-Quaterphenylenes -- 8.4 Variety of Organic Nanoaggregates from Functionalized para-Quaterphenylenes -- 8.5 Symmetrically Functionalized p-Quaterphenylenes -- 8.6 Differently Di-functionalized p-Quaterphenylenes -- 8.7 Monofunctionalized p-Quaterphenylenes -- 8.8 Tailoring Morphology: Nanoshaping -- 8.9 Tailoring Optical Properties: Linear Optics -- 8.10 Creating New Properties: Nonlinear Optics -- 8.11 Summary -- 8.12 Acknowledgments -- 9: Plant Viral Capsids as Programmable Nanobuilding Blocks.

9.1 Nanobiotechnology-A Definition -- 9.2 Viral Particles as Tools for Nanobiotechnology -- 9.3 General Introduction to CPMV -- 9.4 Advantages of Plant Viral Particles as Nanoscaffolds -- 9.5 Addressable Viral Nanobuilding Block -- 9.6 From Labeling Studies to Applications -- 9.7 Immobilization of Viral Particles and the Construction of Arrays on Solid Supports -- 9.8 Outlook -- 9.9 Acknowledgments -- 10: New Calorimetric Approaches to the Study of Soft Matter 3D Organization -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Transitions in Confined Geometries -- 10.2.1 Theoretical Basis -- 10.2.1.1 Confinement Effect on Triple-point Temperature -- 10.2.2 Porosity Measurements via Determination of the Gibbs-Thomson Relation -- 10.2.2.1 Thermoporosimetry -- 10.2.2.2 NMR Cryoporometry -- 10.2.2.3 Surface Force Apparatus -- 10.2.3 Thermoporosimetry and Pore Size Distribution Measurement -- 10.3 Application of Thermoporosimetry to Soft Materials -- 10.3.1 Analogy and Limitations -- 10.3.2 Examples of Use of TPM with Solvent Confined by Polymers and Networks -- 10.3.2.1 Elastomers -- 10.3.2.2 Hydrogels -- 10.3.2.3 Polymeric Membranes -- 10.3.2.4 Crosslinking of Polyolefins -- 10.4 Study of the Kinetics of Photo-initiated Reactions by PhotoDSC -- 10.4.1 The PhotoDSC Device -- 10.4.2 Photocuring and Photopolymerization Investigations -- 10.5 Accelerated Aging of Polymer Materials -- 10.5.1 Study of Crosslinking of Polycyclooctene -- 10.5.1.1 Correlation between Oxidation and Crystallinity -- 10.5.1.2 Crosslinking and Crystallizability -- 10.5.1.3 Photo-aging Study by Macroperoxide Concentration Monitoring -- 10.5.2 Kinetics of Chain Scissions during Accelerated Aging of Poly(ethylene oxide) -- 10.5.2.1 Chain Scission Kinetics from Melting -- 10.6 Conclusion -- Part Two: Organic Synthesis, Catalysis and Materials.

11: Naphthalenediimides as Photoactive and Electroactive Components in Supramolecular Chemistry -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 General Syntheses and Reactivity -- 11.2.1 Synthesis of Core-substituted NDIs -- 11.2.2 General Chemical and Physical Properties -- 11.3 Redox and Optical Properties of NDIs -- 11.3.1 NDIs in Host-Guest Chemistry -- 11.3.2 NDI-DAN Foldamers -- 11.3.3 Ion Channels -- 11.3.4 NDIs in Material Chemistry -- 11.4 Catenanes and Rotaxanes -- 11.4.1 NDIs Used as Sensors -- 11.4.2 Nanotubes -- 11.5 NDIs in Supramolecular Chemistry -- 11.5.1 Energy and Electron Transfer -- 11.5.2 Covalent Models -- 11.5.3 Noncovalent Models -- 11.6 Applications of Core-Substituted NDIs -- 11.7 Prospects and Conclusion -- 11.8 Acknowledgment -- 12: Coordination Chemistry of Phosphole Ligands Substituted with Pyridyl Moieties: From Catalysis to Nonlinear Optics and Supramolecular Assemblies -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 π-Conjugated Derivatives Incorporating Phosphole Ring -- 12.2.1 Synthesis and Physical Properties -- 12.2.2 Fine Tuning of the Physical Properties via Chemical Modifications of the Phosphole Ring -- 12.3 Coordination Chemistry of 2-(2-Pyridyl)phosphole Derivatives: Applications in Catalysis and as Nonlinear Optical Molecular Materials -- 12.3.1 Syntheses and Catalytic Tests -- 12.3.2 Isomerization of Coordinated Phosphole Ring into 2-Phospholene Ring -- 12.3.3 Square-Planar Complexes Exhibiting Nonlinear Optical Activity -- 12.3.4 Ruthenium Complexes -- 12.4 Coordination Chemistry of 2,5-(2-Pyridyl)phosphole Derivatives: Complexes Bearing Bridging Phosphane Ligands and Coordination-driven Supramolecular Organization of π-Conjugated Chromophores -- 12.4.1 Bimetallic Coordination Complexes Bearing a Bridging Phosphane Ligand -- 12.4.1.1 Pd(I) and Pt(I) Bimetallic Complexes -- 12.4.1.2 Cu(I) Bimetallic Complexes.

12.4.2 Supramolecular Organization of π-Conjugated Chromophores via Coordination Chemistry: Synthesis of Analogues of [2.2]-Paracyclophanes.