NSF Workshop on Cucurbit[n]uril Molecular Containers

有机和高分子化学计划支持由教授莱尔D。马里兰州大学帕克分校的艾萨克斯和安吉尔·E.迈阿密大学的凯弗。这是及时的，它将汇集年轻和资深科学家以及国内和国际科学家对葫芦[n]脲的研究。从战略上讲，它计划在国际杯芳烃会议之前到来，这两个会议都在马里兰州大学举行，这样，从事葫芦[n]脲化学的科学家可能不会参加杯芳烃会议，现在将参加该会议，因为他们正在参加葫芦[n]脲会议并将展示他们的研究。这将使从事杯芳烃化学的化学家接触到葫芦[n]脲化学的世界。还可以预期，通过聚集在一起讨论这类分子容器，将建立新的合作，特别是与国际合作伙伴的合作。对于研讨会的更广泛的影响，估计有15-20名参与者（包括年轻人和成熟的人）将来自美国和国外，让他们有机会在这个令人兴奋和不断增长的研究领域获得新的观点。PI显然在该领域具有适当的地位，可以有效地领导这次研讨会。

The Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry Program supports the Workshop on cucurbit[n]uril containers organized by Professors Lyle D. Isaacs of the University of Maryland- College Park and Angel E. Kaifer of the University of Miami.. It is timely and it will bring together an excellent mix of younger and senior scientists as well as both domestic and international scientists doing research on cucurbit[n]urils. It has been strategically planned to come just prior to the international calixarene meeting, both at the University of Maryland, so that scientists doing cucurbit[n]uril chemistry who probably would not have attended the calixarene meeting will now come to that meeting since they are attending the cucurbit[n]uril meeting and will present their research. This will then expose chemists doing calixarene chemistry to the world of cucurbit[n]urils chemistry. It is also anticipated that, by coming together to talk about this class of molecular containers, new collaborations, particularly ones with international partners, will be established. For the broader impacts of the workshop it is estimated that 15-20 participants (both young and established) will come from both the U.S. and abroad, giving them an opportunity to be invigorated by new perspectives in this exciting and growing area of research. The PIs evidently have the appropriate stature in the field to provide effective leadership of this workshop.