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美国-法国合作研究 在无机和有机金属化学方面， 密歇根州立大学和密歇根大学的帕特里克巴特尔 巴黎，南（奥赛）。 研究的目的是 开发低维材料，具有有用的电和 磁性 研究人员将使用双核和 作为反应前体的簇合金属-金属键合化合物 用具有官能团的氧化还原活性有机分子 能够附着在金属上。他们将合成三种主要的 材料类型：（1）共价连接的一维 由交替的金属和p-有机基团组成的材料; (2)由交联的金属单元组成的网络聚合物;和 (3)新的磷配体的金属配合物。 这些是 有趣的材料，因为它们具有电 和磁性。 密歇根州立大学集团为这种协作体验带来了 在分子化学中。 他们参与了 用于分子基电荷设计的新金属前体 转移聚合物和材料。 这一点得到了 法国小组在理论固体化学方面的专业知识， 导电性，磁性，以及他们在过渡金属方面的工作 集群 这项合作使美国调查人员能够 利用以下优势将她的研究扩展到材料领域： 法国专业知识

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.