The Strength of Weak Interactions

Yu. N. Molin, Yu. D. Tsvetkov

Well-known works on the elaboration and application of physical methods in chemistry are connected with the name of Academician V. V. Voevodsky. Voevodsky was one of the first scientists in the USSR to realize the importance of applying radiospectroscopy methods, especially, electron paramagnetic resonance, to chemical research. He can be rightfully named among the fathers of the new scientific field, chemical magnetic radiospectroscopy. However, the elaboration of new methods had never been an end in itself for Voevodsky: he aimed at proposing general chemical ideas covering the interfaces of different sciences. The idea about the role of weak interactions in chemistry appeared to be one of the brightest. Due to his surprising intuition, Voevodsky foresaw the emergence of a new scientific direction, known today as supramolecular chemistry.

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