Nanoscale Molecular Architecture via Metal Directed Coordination Driven Self-Assembly

随着这一奖项的更新，有机和大分子化学项目继续支持犹他大学化学系Peter Stang博士的工作。这项研究扩展了他早期制作金属环超分子正方形的工作，以制备各种更复杂的分子结构，包括五边形、六边形、立方体、八面体、十二面体和金刚烷类。由于过渡金属和分子亚组件中连接原子之间的相对强的键，这些结构可以自组装，并且可以精确地定义形状和大小。如果完全成功，这项研究将导致新型固态材料的各种应用，包括催化剂，传感器和电子材料。

With this renewal award the Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry Program continues its support for the work of Dr. Peter Stang in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Utah. The research extends his earlier work on making metallocyclic supramolecular squares to preparing a variety of more complex molecular architectures, including pentagons, hexagons, cubes, octahedra, , dodecahedra, and adamantanoids. These structures self-assemble as a result of relatively strong bonds between transition metals and ligating atoms in the molecular subassemblies, and can be constructed with precisely defined shapes and sizes.If fully successful, this research will lead to novel solid state materials useful for a variety of applications, including catalysts, sensors, and electronic materials.