Design and Self-Assembly of Supramolecular Photonic Materials

本研究的重点是开发组装方法 将卟啉构建块转化为多组分阵列和材料。 五到十个卟啉的离散有序阵列将自组装 并且其特征在于使用环外配体在 大环到具有适当配位几何形状的金属中心， 互补氢键分子识别基团和杂化物 金属离子和氢键介导的方法。 一，二， 将制备三维卟啉薄膜、聚合物和晶体 以及为表征这些材料而开发的新方法。 此外，新的光子材料将通过自组装制备。 的 教育活动的重点将是开发一门课程， 在超分子化学和努力面向高中科学 外展 有了这个教师早期发展（职业生涯）奖， 有机和高分子化学计划正在支持这项研究 和查尔斯·M博士的教育活动。财政部的流失 CUNY Hunter College的化学 德雷恩教授将集中精力 在新材料的合成和表征方面的研究工作。 五到十个卟啉的阵列将自组装以评估 这些材料的可能形成，电子和 通过非共价相互作用进行能量转移以及 自我组装 待评估的总体假设是， 有序的光活性膜、聚合物和晶体可以系统地 通过将正确的键合代码编程为自组装 单体。 项目中的教育活动包括课程 发展和外展到高中学生。

The focus of this research is the development of methods for the assembly of porphyrin building blocks into multi-component arrays and materials. Discrete, ordered arrays of five to ten porphyrins will be self-assembled and characterized using coordination of exocyclic ligands on the macrocycle to metal centers with appropriate coordination geometry, complimentary hydrogen bond molecular recognition groups and a hybrid metal ion and hydrogen bond mediated approach. One- two- and three-dimensional porphyrin films, polymers and crystals will be prepared and new methods developed for the characterization of these materials. Also, new photonic materials will be prepared via self-assembly. The focus of the educational activities will be the development of a course in supramolecular chemistry and efforts geared to high school science outreach. With this Faculty Early Development (CAREER) award, the Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry Program is supporting the research and educational activities of Dr. Charles M. Drain of the Department of Chemistry at CUNY Hunter College. Professor Drain will focus his research efforts on the synthesis and characterization of new materials. Arrays of five to ten porphyrins will be self-assembled to evaluate the possible formation of these materials, the mechanism of electron and energy transfer via non-covalent interactions and the process of self-assembly. The overall hypothesis to be evaluated is that highly ordered photo-active films, polymers and crystals may be systematically engineered by programming the correct bonding code into self-assembling monomers. The educational activities in the project include course development and out reach to high school students.