Abstract

Recent reports on various aspects of chemistry of phthalimide are being reviewed. The emerging development of supramolecular aspects of phthalimide derivatives are critically analyzed by examining the structures of host-guest complexes and also inorganic complexes. The role of weak interactions in deciding structures in solid states is discussed to reveal meta-stable species involved in nucleation process.

Keywords: hydrogen bonding, Phthalimide units, crystal X-ray diffraction, hydroxyl groups, Transition Metal Complexes