Molecular Approaches to the Design, Utilization, and Transformation of Assemblies

有机和高分子化学计划支持以下研究： 理查德韦斯教授对结构和/或电子的影响 液晶、聚合物和凝胶对客体施加的各向异性 分子。 分子具有公认的光谱和光化学 流体溶液中的性质将被并入这些介质中，并且 它们在不同介质中的反应性比较，以阐明结构 以及媒体施加的电子影响。 相反， 将采用定义的各向异性环境来施加特定的 对客人的影响，从而提供洞察的基本 影响这些收缩性内的特定转化的因素 环境. 本科生和研究生参与了这一 研究将暴露于各种光化学，快速反应， 光谱技术及其在材料中的应用 特征化 有了这个更新奖，有机和高分子化学计划 支持理查德教授的研究和教育活动 乔治敦大学的韦斯。 韦斯教授将把研究重点放在 阐明液体对结构和电子的影响 晶体、聚合物和凝胶对 结合分子，称为客人。 局部微环境 由这些材料施加的影响客体的反应性，并且 当与流体中的反应性相比时， 解决方案，提供材料加工的独特见解， 分子水平。 韦斯教授的教育活动包括 快速对研究生和本科生进行光谱学培训 反应技术和材料表征。

The Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry Program supports the studies of Professor Richard Weiss on the effects of structural and/or electronic anisotropy imposed by liquid crystals, polymers, and gels on guest molecules. Molecules with well-established spectral and photochemical properties in fluid solution will be incorporated into these media, and their reactivity in the different media compared to elucidate structural and electronic influences imposed by the media. Conversely, well defined anisotropic environments will be employed to impose specific influences on the guest thereby providing insights into the fundamental factors affecting specific transformations within these constrictive environments. Undergraduate and graduate students involved in this research will be exposed to a variety of photochemical, fast reaction and spectroscopic techniques, and their application to materials characterization. With this Renewal award, the Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry Program supports the research and educational activities of Professor Richard Weiss of Georgetown University. Professor Weiss will focus his research on elucidating the structural and electronic effects imposed by liquid crystals, polymers, and gels on the photochemical reactivity of incorporated molecules, called guests. The local microenvironment imposed by these materials influences the reactivity of the guest, and changes in the reactivity of the guest, when compared to that in fluid solution, offer unique insights into materials processing at the molecular level. The educational activities of Professor Weiss include the training of graduate and undergraduate students in spectroscopy, fast reaction techniques and materials characterization.