Chemistry at the Beginning of the Third Millennium

This Volume is based on the Lectures presented at the Meeting "Chemistry at the Beginning of the Third Millennium", wh ich was held in Pavia, Italy, during the period 7-10 October, 1999. The Meeting involved the participation of scientists from German and ltalian Universities of the ''Coimbra Group''. The ''Coimbra Group'', wh ich was founded in 1987, gathers the most ancient and prestigious Europ...