Molekulare Erkennung, molekulare Maschinen, molekulares Gedächtnis, Nanostrukturen - diese höchst aktuellen Forschungsfelder haben eine Gemeinsamkeit: Ihre Grundlage ist die supramolekulare Chemie, die sich mit der Wechselwirkung zwischen einzelnen Molekülen beschäftigt. Dieser Band befaßt sich speziell mit der supramolekularen Chemie von Übergangsmetallen und schlägt damit eine Brücke zur klassischen Koordinations- und Organometallchemie. (03/99)

Jean-Pierre Sauvage performed his studies at the Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Strasbourg where he obtained his PhD under the supervision of Prof. J.M. Lehn in 1971. After post-doctoral research with Prof. M.L.H. Green in Oxford, UK, he went back to Strasbourg as a CNRS researcher. He founded his research group in 1980, became University Professor in 1981 and also CNRS Director of Research in 1988. Professor Sauvage is a member of the French Academy of Science, Professor emeritus of the University of Strasbourg and currently a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Northwestern University. His research interest spans from artificial photosynthesis and electron transfer to porphyrin chemistry, molecular topology, and transition metal-based molecular machines.