PERSPECTIVES ON SOLID-STATE HOST-GUEST ASSEMBLIES

Aspects of the chemistry, photochemistry, and photophysics of solid-st ate host-guest assemblies (SSHGA) are reviewed. Materials such as cycl odextrins, inclusion clathrates, and zeolites can be used to encapsula te a variety of organic guests. The resulting SSHGA can exhibit photop hysical properties which are significantly different from those of the unincluded guest. Examples are drawn from emission spectroscopic, pho tochemical, and nonlinear optical properties of the host-guest assembl ies.