U.S.-France Cooperative Research: Synthetic Strategies, Structural Aspects and Cooperative Behavior of Charge- Transfer Compounds.

这个为期三年的奖项支持密歇根州立大学的Kim Dunbar和南巴黎大学（Orsay）的Patrick Batail在无机和有机金属化学方面的美法合作研究。这项研究的目的是开发具有有用的电和磁性能的低维材料。研究人员将使用双核和簇状金属-金属键化合物作为与氧化还原活性有机分子反应的前体，这些有机分子具有能够附着在金属上的官能团。他们将合成三种主要类型的材料：(1)由金属和p-有机基团交替组成的共价连接的一维材料；(2)交联金属单元组成的网状聚合物；(3)新型磷配体的金属配合物。这些都是有趣的材料，因为它们具有潜在的电和磁特性。密歇根州立大学的研究小组为这次合作带来了分子化学方面的经验。他们参与了新的金属前体的合成，用于设计基于分子的电荷转移聚合物和材料。这是由法国小组的理论固态化学，电导率，磁性和他们的过渡金属团簇工作的专业知识补充。通过此次合作，美国研究员可以利用法国的专业知识，将研究范围扩大到材料领域。

This three-year award supports U.S.-France cooperative research in inorganic and organometallic chemistry between Kim Dunbar of Michigan State University and Patrick Batail of the University of Paris, South (Orsay). The objective of the research is to develop low dimensional materials that have useful electrical and magnetic properties. The investigators will use dinuclear and cluster metal-metal bonded compounds as precursors to reactions with redox-active organic molecules which have functional groups capable of attaching to a metal. They will synthesize three main types of materials: (1) covalently-linked one dimensional materials consisting of alternating metal and p-organic groups; (2) network polymers comprised of cross-linked metal units; and (3) metal complexes of new phosphorus ligands. These are interesting materials because of their potential for electrical and magnetic properties. The Michigan State group brings to this collaboration experience in molecular chemistry. They have been involved in the synthesis of new metal precursors for the design of molecular based charge transfer polymers and materials. This is complemented by the French group's expertise in theoretical solid state chemistry, conductivity, magnetism, and their work on transition metal clusters. The collaboration allows the U.S. investigator to expand her research to the materials area by taking advantage of French expertise.