CAREER: Fluorinated Phenoxides and Transition Metals

美国巴纳德学院化学系的Linda H.Doerrer博士获得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，以表彰她在职业生涯奖下研究过渡金属氟芳氧阴离子的工作，这些阴离子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相关。第二个研究领域涉及体积庞大的膦配体，它有助于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整合得益于巴纳德学院以女性为主的环境，以及牛津大学正在进行的国际合作，使两所学院的本科生都有机会在国际环境中从事研究。Doerrer教授将在哥伦比亚大学国家科学和工程中心为9-12年级的学生和他们的老师组织和管理一个外展项目，以了解新兴的纳米科学领域。PI还将修订巴纳德大学的高级本科实验室课程，将无机合成纳入其中，并开发一门新的普通化学课程，专为高中背景一般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.