The importance of supramolecular chemistry has raised enormously within the last years due to its broad
applicability and possibilities regarding to nanoscale technologies in material science. Current scientific research
comprises the development of advanced materials such as liquid crystals, organic semiconductors, conductors and
supra-conductors, the field of molecular electronic devices and supramolecular catalysts.
A versatile approach to design two- and three-dimensional supramolecular entities utilizes selfassembling
processes induced by coordinative bonds of transition metals to suitable geometrically exact defined building
blocks. This methology enables to create complex, nanoscopic supramolecules with predetermined shapes and size,
with properties and functions determined by their structure.