CAREER: New Insights and Applications of Multiply Bonded Phosphorus Centers

这个无机、生物无机和有机金属化学项目的教师早期职业发展（Career）奖支持凯斯西大学化学系John D. Protasiewicz博士对磷化学的研究和教育。该项目的重点是合成多重键合磷化合物，特别是为了利用这些物种的反应性来开发催化剂和材料。合成的特定目标是二膦和具有两个或多个PX（X=C，N，P）多重键位点的聚合物。这些化合物的形成机理也将被研究。教育工作将集中于发展以项目为基础的专题本科实验课程。作为以研究为基础，以团队为导向的方法的一部分，学生将被介绍计算机在文献检索，数据存储和分析以及分子建模中的应用。互联网功能得到了广泛的利用。高分子材料在分子器件和分子材料中有着广泛的应用。这项研究的目的是找到更有效的途径来制造含有磷的聚合物材料，这可能会扩大目前材料中可用的性能范围。研究与本科教育相结合，不仅在具体的研究项目中，而且在“以发现为基础”的实验课程中。

This Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award in the Inorganic, Bioinorganic, and Organometallic Chemistry program supports research and education on phosphorus chemistry by Dr. John D. Protasiewicz in the Chemistry Department, Case Western University. The focus of the project is synthesizing multiply bonded phosphorus compounds, specifically for the purpose of utilizing the reactivity of these species for development of catalysts and materials. Specific targets for synthesis are diphospenes and polymers having two or more PX(X=C,N,P) multiply-bonded sites. The mechanism of formation of these compounds would also be investigated. Educational efforts would concentrate on development of a project-based thematic undergraduate laboratory course. As part of the research-based, team-oriented approach, students would be introduced to computer uses in literature searching, data storage and analysis, and molecular modeling. Extensive use is made of Internet capabilities. Polymeric materials have wide utility in molecular devices and materials. This research is aimed at finding more effective routes to polymeric materials that contain phosphorus, potentially widening the range of properties currently available in materials. The research is integrated with undergraduate education not only in specific research projects but in `discovery-based` laboratory courses.