Makoto Fujita is invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Prof. Louis Fensterbank.
Molecular self-assembly based on coordination chemistry has undergone explosive development in recent years. Since 1990, our research has demonstrated that the simple combination of the geometry of transition metals (typically, the 90-degree coordination angle of a Pd(II) center) with organic bridging ligands enables the quantitative self-assembly of nano-sized, discrete organic frameworks. Representative examples include square molecules (1990), linked-ring molecules (1994), cages (1995), capsules (1999), and tubes (2004), all of which are self-assembled from simple and small components. Building upon these earlier works, the lectures at the Collège de France will focus on the two topics disclosed below (part 1: Molecular Confinement Effects in Coordination Cages; part 2: Crystalline Sponge Method).
