Structural Dependences of Long Distance Electron Transfer Reactions

这个奖项是在有机动力学计划博士。 布朗大学的Matthew Zimmt。Zimmt博士的工作目标是 是为了推进对电子 都是在空间中传输的 这个过程是伟大的 对许多化学和生物化学反应的重要性 以及有机微电子学。 对称性、取向和键连接性在 调节分子内转移的速率。 要研究的主要系统包括一组新的 供体-间隔基-受体分子， 施主和受主之间的几何关系。 结果 这些研究与分子尺度的设计有关 电子件. 的动态后果 在转移参数 将进行研究。系统将 研究将包括所有三种类型的电子 转移：电荷分离、电荷重组和电荷转移 班周围介质的结构对 电子转移反应速率和范围也将 研究了

This award is made in the Organic Dynamics Program to Dr. Matthew Zimmt at Brown University. The goal of Dr. Zimmt's work is to advance the fundamental understanding of how electrons are transferred across space. This process is of great significance to a number of chemical and biochemical reactions as well as organic microelectronics. The role of symmetry, orientation and bond connectivity in modulating rates of intramolecular transfer will be addressed. The primary systems to be studied comprise a novel set of donor-spacer-acceptor molecules which enforce an unambiguous geometric relationship between donor and acceptor. The results of these studies are relevant for the design of molecular scale electronic components. The dynamic consequence of conformational mobility in systems where transfer parameters are strongly modulated will be investigated. The systems to be investigated will include all three types of electron transfers: charge separation, charge recombination and charge shift. The effect of the structure of the surrounding medium on the rate and range of electron transfer reactions will also be investigated.