Interactions between solvents and solutes are a cornerstone of physical organic chemistry and have been the subject of investigations over the last century. In recent years, a renewed interest in fundamental aspects of solute–solvent interactions has been sparked in the field of supramolecular chemistry in general and that of supramolecular polymers in particular. Although solvent effects in supramolecular chemistry have been recognized for a long time, the unique opportunities that supramolecular polymers offer to gain insight into solute–solvent interactions have become clear relatively recently. The multiple interactions that hold the supramolecular polymeric structure together are similar in strength to those between solute and solvent. The cooperativity found in ordered supramolecular polymers leads to the possibility of amplifying these solute–solvent effects and will shed light on extremely subtle solvation phenomena. As a result, many exciting effects of solute–solvent interactions in modern physical organic chemistry can be studied using supramolecular polymers. Our aim is to put the recent progress into a historical context and provide avenues toward a more comprehensive understanding of solvents in multicomponent supramolecular systems.

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现代物理有机化学中的溶质-溶剂相互作用：作为缪斯的超分子聚合物

溶剂和溶质之间的相互作用是物理有机化学的基石，也是上个世纪研究的主题。近年来，在超分子化学领域，特别是超分子聚合物领域，人们对溶质-溶剂相互作用的基本方面重新产生了兴趣。尽管长期以来人们已经认识到超分子化学中的溶剂效应，但超分子聚合物为深入了解溶质 - 溶剂相互作用提供的独特机会最近变得清晰起来。将超分子聚合物结构结合在一起的多重相互作用在强度上类似于溶质和溶剂之间的相互作用。在有序超分子聚合物中发现的协同作用导致放大这些溶质-溶剂效应的可能性，并将阐明极其微妙的溶剂化现象。因此，可以使用超分子聚合物研究现代物理有机化学中溶质 - 溶剂相互作用的许多令人兴奋的影响。我们的目标是将最近的进展置于历史背景中，并为更全面地了解多组分超分子系统中的溶剂提供途径。