This timely overview of the syntheses for functional pi-systems focuses on target molecules that have shown interesting properties as materials or models in physics, biology and chemistry. The unique concept allows readers to select the right synthetic strategy for success, making it invaluable for a number of industrial applications. A "e;must have"e; for everyone working in this new and rapidly expanding field.

This timely overview of the syntheses for functional pi-systems focuses on target molecules that have shown interesting properties as materials or models in physics, biology and chemistry. The unique concept allows readers to select the right synthetic strategy for success, making it invaluable for a number of industrial applications.A "must have" for everyone working in this new and rapidly expanding field.

PART I: 3-D-CARBORICH PI-SYSTEMS - NANOTUBES AND SEGMENTSFunctionalization of Carbon NanotubesCyclophenacene Cut Out of FullerenePART II: STRATEGIC ADVANCES IN CHROMOPHORE AND MATERIALS SYNTHESESSwivel CruciformsDesign of pi-Conjugated Systems Using Organophosphorous Building BlocksDiversity Oriented Synthesis of Chromophores by Combinatorial Strategies and Multi-component ReactionsHigh-yield Synthesis of Shape-persistent Phenylene-Ethynylene MacrocyclesSelf-Assembly Strategies towards Multifunctional MaterialsPART III: MOLECULAR MUSCLES, SWITCHES AND ELECTRONICSMolecular Motors and MusclesDiarylethene as a Photoswitching Unit of Intramolecular Magnetic InteractionThiol End-capped Molecules for Molecular Electronics: Synthetic Methods, Molecular Junctions, and Structure-Property RelationshipsOrganic Nonlinear Optical MaterialsPART IV: ELECTRONIC INTERACTION AND STRUCTUREPhotoinduced Electron Transfer Processes in Synthetically Modified DNAElectron Transfer of pi-Functional Systems and ApplicationsInduced pi-Stacking in AcenesSynthesis and Characterization of Novel Chiral Conjugated Materials