CAREER: Electrically Active Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials

使用模块化构建块策略，将首次合成含有多种结构共价连接的多金属酸氧酯（POM）簇的共轭分子和聚合物。提出的研究源于最近发现的一种新的反应方案，该反应方案允许POM团簇与各种芳香胺有效而容易地功能化，并且最近证明功能化的POM团簇可以进行pd催化的有机偶联反应。所提出的混合系统不仅代表了真正的新型功能材料，其中离域d电子之间存在强电子相互作用，它们还有望具有非常有趣的电学和光学性质。初步研究清楚地证明了所提出的模块化构建块方法的适用性。这个职业发展计划的教育目标有三个：成为培养有创造力和生产力的科学家的优秀导师，促进化学科学教育的高效讲师，以及协助当地学区进行科学教育的热情社区成员。有机化学课引入了一种新的教学方式，学生们的反应非常积极。在为当地社区培训科学教师和让年轻的高中学生接触研究实验室方面已经并将继续作出巨大努力。拟议的研究旨在发现新的化学和创新材料。计划中的教育活动是有效教育和社区参与的共同努力。他们形成了一个统一的职业规划，成为一个创造性的研究者和有效的教育家的旅程。

Using a modular building block strategy, conjugated molecules and polymers containing polyoxometalate (POM) clusters covalently linked in a variety of architectures will be synthesized for the first time. The proposed research stems from a recent discovery of a novel reaction protocol which allows the efficient and facile functionalization of POM clusters with a variety of aromatic amines and the recent demonstration that functionalized POM clusters can undergo Pd-catalyzed organic coupling reactions. The proposed hybrid systems not only represent truly new and novel classes of functional materials where strong electronic interactions exist between delocalized d-electrons, they are also expected to possess extremely interesting electrical and optical properties. Preliminary studies clearly demonstrate the suitability of the proposed modular building block approach.%%%The educational goal of this Career Development plan is threefold: to be an excellent mentor producing creative and productive scientists, an efficient instructor promoting chemical science education, and a passionate community member assisting the local school district with its science education. A new teaching style has been brought to the Organic Chemistry class and students' response has been extremely positive. Strong efforts have been and will continue to be made towards training science teachers for the local community and exposing young high school students to research laboratories. The proposed research is geared toward discovery of new chemistry and innovative materials. The planned educational activities represent combined efforts in effective education and community involvement. They form a unified career plan, a journey toward becoming a creative researcher and an effective educator.