Ligand and metal controlled multicomponent self-assembly of oligonuclear two- and three-dimensional complex molecular architectures

Significant advances have been made in the rational design and characterisation of homo- and hetero-oligonuclear 2D- and 3D-supramolecular structures. Multidisciplinary studies of these new materials are of great promise with respect to catalysis, ion transport, molecular recognition and magnetic and optical characteristics. Furthermore, these well defined clusters may serve as model compounds for the understanding of charge transport processes in biological systems.