CAREER: Fluorinated Phenoxides and Transition Metals

巴纳德学院化学系Linda H. Doerrer博士得到了美国国家科学基金会化学部无机、生物无机和有机金属化学项目的支持，她的研究工作获得了CAREER奖，研究过渡金属氟氧化物阴离子，这与需要弱配位阴离子的工业聚合过程和氟化学的一般领域有关。第二个研究领域涉及体积庞大的磷化氢配体，它促进了缺乏电子的配位环境和小分子的结合。Doerrer教授的研究和教育工作的结合得益于巴纳德学院以女性为主的环境和牛津大学正在进行的国际合作，这为两所学院的本科生提供了在国际环境中从事研究的机会。Doerrer教授将在哥伦比亚大学国家科学与工程中心为9-12年级的学生和他们的老师组织和管理一个外展项目，以了解纳米科学的新兴领域。该项目还将修订巴纳德大学的高级本科实验课程，将无机合成纳入其中，并开发一门新的普通化学课程，专为高中背景普遍较强，但化学准备相对较弱的学生设计。

Dr. Linda H. Doerrer, Department of Chemistry, Barnard College, is supported by the Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry program of the Division of Chemistry, National Science Foundation, for her work under a CAREER Award to investigate transition metal fluoraryloxide anions, which are relevant to industrial polymerization processes requiring weakly coordinating anions and the general field of fluorous chemistry. A second area of study involves bulky phosphine ligands that faciliate electron deficient coordination environments and the binding of small molecules. Integration of Professor Doerrer's research and education endeavors benefits from the predominantly female environment at Barnard College and an ongoing international collaboration at Oxford University that gives undergraduates at both institutions an opportunity to engage in research in an international setting. Professor Doerrer will organize and administer an outreach program for students in grades 9-12 and their teachers to learn about the emerging area of nanoscience at the Columbia University National Science and Engineering Center. The PI will also revise advanced undergraduate laboratory courses at Barnard to incorporate inorganic synthesis, and develop a new general chemistry course designed for students with generally strong high school backgrounds, but relatively weak chemistry preparation.