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Explore the comprehensive fundamentals and advanced applications of supramolecular chemistry through this extensive lecture series by Prof. Deepak Chopra from IISER Bhopal. Master the core principles of chemical forces including ion-ion, ion-dipole, and dipole-dipole interactions, while developing understanding of van der Waals forces, dispersive interactions, and hydrogen bonding mechanisms. Delve into aromatic interactions, halogen bonding, and sigma-hole directed interactions that govern molecular recognition processes. Learn host-guest complexation principles through detailed study of cyclodextrins, calixarenes, cryptands, and spherands, examining thermodynamic and kinetic selectivity factors. Investigate polymorphism in molecular crystals, cocrystallization processes, and pharmaceutical cocrystal applications with emphasis on characterization techniques and thermodynamic properties. Discover crystal engineering approaches, solid-state reactivity, and nucleation-growth processes in crystallization. Examine self-assembly processes in metal-ligand systems forming complex architectures like racks, grids, ladders, and helicates, including DNA structure formation. Study supramolecular catalysis through self-assembled molecular cages and their applications in organic transformations, along with enzyme mimics and secondary coordination sphere effects. Explore supramolecular photochemistry principles, organocatalysis applications, and photophysical processes in molecular systems. Analyze surfactant chemistry, supramolecular amphiphiles, liquid crystal types and phase transitions, and supramolecular gelators. Investigate molecular machines, stimuli-driven processes, anion and cation binding mechanisms, and ion transport processes in biological systems. Conclude with advanced topics including molecular wires, switches, nonlinear optical materials, supramolecular chirality, systems chemistry, and their practical applications across various fields.
