Abel M. Maharramov graduated in chemistry from the Baku State University, Azerbaijan, in 1971. He obtained his Ph.D. and Habilitation from the Moscow State University and Baku State University in 1976 and 1991, respectively. Since 1991, he is a Full Professor at the Baku State University; now he is the Rector of this University. He is Full Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. He authored 71 books, (co-)authored 485 research publications, 53 patents, and presented 45 invited lectures at international conferences. His research group focuses on organic, coordination and supramolecular chemistry and in particular on the development of non-covalent interactions in the synthesis, catalysis and crystal engineering. Among his many honors are the ISESCO Prize on Science and Technology (2012, Rabat, Morocco) and honor membership of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia (2013, Tbilisi, Georgia).Kamran T. Mahmudov has obtained his B.Sc. (2001), M.Sc. (2003) as well as Ph.D. (2007) and Habilitation (2012) degrees at the Baku State University, where he worked as an Assistant Professor (2006-2008). Then he stared to work as a Post-Doctoral Fellow (2009-now) at the Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico. His publication record contains more than 65 peer-reviewed publications in ISI journals, 2 chapters in books and 2 reviews. His main research interest is activation of covalent bonds by cooperation of coordination and non-covalent interactions (mainly hydrogen and halogen bonding), and homogeneous catalysis.Maximilian N. Kopylovich graduated with distinction in Chemical Engineering (1993) from Byelorussian State Technological University and completed his PhD degree in Chemistry with excellent mark (1998) at the same Institution. Then MK worked as an Assistant Professor at the Byelorussian State Technological University (1998-1999), and then as a Post-Doctoral Fellow (2000-2007), Auxiliary (2008-2013) and Senior (2014-Now) Researcher at the Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Portugal. His publication record contains more than 140 peer-reviewed publications, including ca. 120 research papers in ISI journals (>1700 citations, average citations per item 14.46; h=23, see below), 11 patents, about 80 conference presentations. Scientific interests of MK lay mainly within Inorganic (Coordination) Chemistry. In particular, he participated in the development of new methods of synthesis of triazapentadienato-, aminopolyalcoholato-, arylhydrazo-, iminoisoindolinone, tetrazolato-, pentane-2,4-dione-, piperazine-, 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA), etc. complexes of metals from virtually all groups of the Periodic Table. Current research interests of MK are related to the metal-mediated (template) and hydrogen(halogen)-assited syntheses of new coordination compounds and supramolecular assemblies.Armando J. L. Pombeiro is Full Professor at the Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon (Portugal), Full Member of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (in charge of various directive and representative positions) and President of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society. His research group investigates the activation of small molecules with industrial, environmental or biological significance, including metal-mediated synthesis and catalysis (e.g., functionalization of alkanes under mild conditions), crystal engineering of coordination compounds, design and self-assembly of polynuclear and supramolecular structures, molecular electrochemistry and theoretical studies. He was Chairman of the 25th ICOMC and member of organizing/scientific committees of 40 international conferences or schools. He authored one book (plus three as editor), (co-)authored 600 research publications, 33 patents, and presented 90 invited lectures at international conferences. His work has received ca. 11,800 citations, h-index = 51 (Web of Science). Among his many honors, Dr. Pombeiro has been awarded the Madinabeitia-Lourenço Prize from the Spanish Royal Chemical Society.

"As a whole, the book succeeds in bringing together aspects of non-covalent interactions from organic, inorganic and materials chemistry perspectives. Personal highlights include: comprehensive reviews by Pombeiro on interaction-mediated activation of covalent bonds; sections on halogen bonding by Kopylovich, Pomebeiro and Rissanen; anion-pi interactions by Frontera; the synthesis of coordination polymers by Taddei and Bu; and the self-assembly and synthesis of peptidomimetics by Solà and Alfonso...In summary, if you are looking for a book that covers many aspects of non-covalent interactions and how this relates to chemical and materials synthesis from a breadth of different perspectives, then this book would certainly be a good starting point to both inform and educate." (AOC 11/04/2017)

• Notes on Editors ixList of Contributors xiPreface xvPart I Organic Synthesis 11 Activation of Covalent Bonds Through Non‐Covalent Interactions 3Abel M. Maharramov, Kamran T. Mahmudov, Maximilian N. Kopylovich, M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva, and Armando J. L. Pombeiro2 Boron–Nitrogen Bond: A Useful Molecular Construction Tool 23João P. M. Antonio, Gonçalo D. V. Farias, Fábio M. F. Santos, Rudi Oliveira, Pedro M. S. D. Cal, and Pedro M. P. Gois3 Influence of Steric, Electronic, and Molecular Preorganization Effects in the Reactivity of β‐Phenylethylamines with Nonenolizable Aldehydes 49Rodolfo Quevedo4 Non‐Covalent Interactions in the Synthesis of Macrocycles 63Evgeny A. KataevPart II Inorganic, Coordination and Organometallic Syntheses 835 Non‐Covalent Interactions of Water with Metal Complexes in Solution 85Antonio Romerosa and Franco Scalambra6 π–π Interaction Directed Applications of Metal Complexes 101Manas Sutradhar and Armando J. L. Pombeiro7 Non‐Covalent Stabilization in Transition Metal Coordination and Organometallic Complexes 115Predrag Petrović, Jean‐Pierre Djukic, Andreas Hansen, Christoph Bannwarth, and Stefan Grimme8 Halogen Bonding in the Synthesis and Design of Coordination and Organometallic Compounds 145Abel M. Maharramov, Namiq Q. Shixaliyev, Atash V. Gurbanov, Kamran T. Mahmudov, Valentine G. Nenajdenko, Armando J. L. Pombeiro, and Maximilian N. Kopylovich9 The Influence of Non‐Covalent Interactions in the Structure and Dimensionality of Hybrid Compounds and Coordination Polymers 163Ferdinando Costantino, Andrea Ienco, and Marco TaddeiPart III Crystal Design and Host–Guest COMPOUNDS 18510 Dihalogens as Halogen Bond Donors 187Matti Haukka, Pipsa Hirva, and Kari Rissanen11 Construction of Supramolecular Assemblies Based on Anion–π Interactions 199Antonio Bauzá and Antonio Frontera12 A symmetric Azamacrocycles as Chiral Solvating Agents 213Koichi Tanaka13 New Strategies for the Design of Inclusion Compounds with Cucurbituril Hosts 229Na’il Saleh14 Parallel Interactions of Aromatic Molecules at Large Horizontal Displacements 241Dušan P. Malenov and Snežana D. Zarić15 Selective Molecular Binding and Nanosupramolecular Assembly of p‐Sulfonatocalix[n]arenes 261Yu Liu and Yi‐Xuan Wang16 Synthesis, Design, Characterization, and Application of Metallo‐Supramolecular Polymers 283Lipeng He and Weifeng BuPart IV Catalysis 31317 Catalytic Applications of Metal Complexes Immobilized by Non‐Covalent Interactions onto Chemically Derived Graphenes and Related Materials 315Sara Sabater and Jose A. Mata18 Cooperation of Non‐Covalent Interactions and Coordination in Catalysis 327Abel M. Maharramov, Kamran T. Mahmudov, Maximilian N. Kopylovich, Rafiga A. Aliyeva, and Armando J. L. Pombeiro19 Hybrid Ordered Mesoporous Materials as Supports for Permanent Enzyme Immobilization Through Non‐Covalent Interactions 345Victoria Gascón, Carlos Márquez‐Alvarez, Isabel Díaz, and Rosa M. BlancoPart V Biorelevant Syntheses 36120 Modulation of Biorelevant Radical Reactions by Non‐Covalent Interactions 363Riccardo Amorati and Luca Valgimigli21 Current Understanding of π–π Interactions and the Applications in Protein Design 381Jianmin Gao and Azade S. Hosseini22 Non‐Covalent Interactions for the Preparation of Pseudopeptidic Synthetic Compounds and Materials 391Jordi Solà and Ignacio AlfonsoPart VI Material Chemistry 41323 Non‐Covalent Exfoliation of Graphite to Produce Graphene 415Yingkui Yang, Dean Shi, and Tao Jiang24 Electrostatic Interactions in the Design of Polymeric Products 431Lorenzo M. Polgar and Francesco Picchioni25 S upramolecular Steric Hindrance at Bulky Organic/Polymer Semiconductors and Devices 443Ling‐Hai Xie and Wei HuangIndex 457

Abel M. Maharramov graduated in chemistry from the Baku State University, Azerbaijan, in 1971. He obtained his Ph.D. and Habilitation from the Moscow State University and Baku State University in 1976 and 1991, respectively. Since 1991, he is a Full Professor at the Baku State University; now he is the Rector of this University. He is Full Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. He authored 71 books, (co-)authored 485 research publications, 53 patents, and presented 45 invited lectures at international conferences. His research group focuses on organic, coordination and supramolecular chemistry and in particular on the development of non-covalent interactions in the synthesis, catalysis and crystal engineering. Among his many honors are the ISESCO Prize on Science and Technology (2012, Rabat, Morocco) and honor membership of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia (2013, Tbilisi, Georgia).Kamran T. Mahmudov has obtained his B.Sc. (2001), M.Sc. (2003) as well as Ph.D. (2007) and Habilitation (2012) degrees at the Baku State University, where he worked as an Assistant Professor (2006-2008). Then he stared to work as a Post-Doctoral Fellow (2009-now) at the Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico. His publication record contains more than 65 peer-reviewed publications in ISI journals, 2 chapters in books and 2 reviews. His main research interest is activation of covalent bonds by cooperation of coordination and non-covalent interactions (mainly hydrogen and halogen bonding), and homogeneous catalysis.Maximilian N. Kopylovich graduated with distinction in Chemical Engineering (1993) from Byelorussian State Technological University and completed his PhD degree in Chemistry with excellent mark (1998) at the same Institution. Then MK worked as an Assistant Professor at the Byelorussian State Technological University (1998-1999), and then as a Post-Doctoral Fellow (2000-2007), Auxiliary (2008-2013) and Senior (2014-Now) Researcher at the Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Portugal. His publication record contains more than 140 peer-reviewed publications, including ca. 120 research papers in ISI journals (>1700 citations, average citations per item 14.46; h=23, see below), 11 patents, about 80 conference presentations. Scientific interests of MK lay mainly within Inorganic (Coordination) Chemistry. In particular, he participated in the development of new methods of synthesis of triazapentadienato-, aminopolyalcoholato-, arylhydrazo-, iminoisoindolinone, tetrazolato-, pentane-2,4-dione-, piperazine-, 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA), etc. complexes of metals from virtually all groups of the Periodic Table. Current research interests of MK are related to the metal-mediated (template) and hydrogen(halogen)-assited syntheses of new coordination compounds and supramolecular assemblies.Armando J. L. Pombeiro is Full Professor at the Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon (Portugal), Full Member of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (in charge of various directive and representative positions) and President of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society. His research group investigates the activation of small molecules with industrial, environmental or biological significance, including metal-mediated synthesis and catalysis (e.g., functionalization of alkanes under mild conditions), crystal engineering of coordination compounds, design and self-assembly of polynuclear and supramolecular structures, molecular electrochemistry and theoretical studies. He was Chairman of the 25th ICOMC and member of organizing/scientific committees of 40 international conferences or schools. He authored one book (plus three as editor), (co-)authored 600 research publications, 33 patents, and presented 90 invited lectures at international conferences. His work has received ca. 11,800 citations, h-index = 51 (Web of Science). Among his many honors, Dr. Pombeiro has been awarded the Madinabeitia-Lourenço Prize from the Spanish Royal Chemical Society.

"As a whole, the book succeeds in bringing together aspects of non-covalent interactions from organic, inorganic and materials chemistry perspectives. Personal highlights include: comprehensive reviews by Pombeiro on interaction-mediated activation of covalent bonds; sections on halogen bonding by Kopylovich, Pomebeiro and Rissanen; anion-pi interactions by Frontera; the synthesis of coordination polymers by Taddei and Bu; and the self-assembly and synthesis of peptidomimetics by Solà and Alfonso...In summary, if you are looking for a book that covers many aspects of non-covalent interactions and how this relates to chemical and materials synthesis from a breadth of different perspectives, then this book would certainly be a good starting point to both inform and educate." (AOC 11/04/2017)

• Notes on Editors ixList of Contributors xiPreface xvPart I Organic Synthesis 11 Activation of Covalent Bonds Through Non‐Covalent Interactions 3Abel M. Maharramov, Kamran T. Mahmudov, Maximilian N. Kopylovich, M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva, and Armando J. L. Pombeiro2 Boron–Nitrogen Bond: A Useful Molecular Construction Tool 23João P. M. Antonio, Gonçalo D. V. Farias, Fábio M. F. Santos, Rudi Oliveira, Pedro M. S. D. Cal, and Pedro M. P. Gois3 Influence of Steric, Electronic, and Molecular Preorganization Effects in the Reactivity of β‐Phenylethylamines with Nonenolizable Aldehydes 49Rodolfo Quevedo4 Non‐Covalent Interactions in the Synthesis of Macrocycles 63Evgeny A. KataevPart II Inorganic, Coordination and Organometallic Syntheses 835 Non‐Covalent Interactions of Water with Metal Complexes in Solution 85Antonio Romerosa and Franco Scalambra6 π–π Interaction Directed Applications of Metal Complexes 101Manas Sutradhar and Armando J. L. Pombeiro7 Non‐Covalent Stabilization in Transition Metal Coordination and Organometallic Complexes 115Predrag Petrović, Jean‐Pierre Djukic, Andreas Hansen, Christoph Bannwarth, and Stefan Grimme8 Halogen Bonding in the Synthesis and Design of Coordination and Organometallic Compounds 145Abel M. Maharramov, Namiq Q. Shixaliyev, Atash V. Gurbanov, Kamran T. Mahmudov, Valentine G. Nenajdenko, Armando J. L. Pombeiro, and Maximilian N. Kopylovich9 The Influence of Non‐Covalent Interactions in the Structure and Dimensionality of Hybrid Compounds and Coordination Polymers 163Ferdinando Costantino, Andrea Ienco, and Marco TaddeiPart III Crystal Design and Host–Guest COMPOUNDS 18510 Dihalogens as Halogen Bond Donors 187Matti Haukka, Pipsa Hirva, and Kari Rissanen11 Construction of Supramolecular Assemblies Based on Anion–π Interactions 199Antonio Bauzá and Antonio Frontera12 A symmetric Azamacrocycles as Chiral Solvating Agents 213Koichi Tanaka13 New Strategies for the Design of Inclusion Compounds with Cucurbituril Hosts 229Na’il Saleh14 Parallel Interactions of Aromatic Molecules at Large Horizontal Displacements 241Dušan P. Malenov and Snežana D. Zarić15 Selective Molecular Binding and Nanosupramolecular Assembly of p‐Sulfonatocalix[n]arenes 261Yu Liu and Yi‐Xuan Wang16 Synthesis, Design, Characterization, and Application of Metallo‐Supramolecular Polymers 283Lipeng He and Weifeng BuPart IV Catalysis 31317 Catalytic Applications of Metal Complexes Immobilized by Non‐Covalent Interactions onto Chemically Derived Graphenes and Related Materials 315Sara Sabater and Jose A. Mata18 Cooperation of Non‐Covalent Interactions and Coordination in Catalysis 327Abel M. Maharramov, Kamran T. Mahmudov, Maximilian N. Kopylovich, Rafiga A. Aliyeva, and Armando J. L. Pombeiro19 Hybrid Ordered Mesoporous Materials as Supports for Permanent Enzyme Immobilization Through Non‐Covalent Interactions 345Victoria Gascón, Carlos Márquez‐Alvarez, Isabel Díaz, and Rosa M. BlancoPart V Biorelevant Syntheses 36120 Modulation of Biorelevant Radical Reactions by Non‐Covalent Interactions 363Riccardo Amorati and Luca Valgimigli21 Current Understanding of π–π Interactions and the Applications in Protein Design 381Jianmin Gao and Azade S. Hosseini22 Non‐Covalent Interactions for the Preparation of Pseudopeptidic Synthetic Compounds and Materials 391Jordi Solà and Ignacio AlfonsoPart VI Material Chemistry 41323 Non‐Covalent Exfoliation of Graphite to Produce Graphene 415Yingkui Yang, Dean Shi, and Tao Jiang24 Electrostatic Interactions in the Design of Polymeric Products 431Lorenzo M. Polgar and Francesco Picchioni25 S upramolecular Steric Hindrance at Bulky Organic/Polymer Semiconductors and Devices 443Ling‐Hai Xie and Wei HuangIndex 457