RUI: Continued Studies of Condensed-Phase Effects on the Structural Properties of Nitrile Donor-Acceptor Complexes

化学系的实验物理化学项目支持詹姆斯·A·菲利普斯和威斯康星大学奥克莱尔分校本科生的研究。菲利普斯和他的学生将扩展他们之前对一类新型丁腈给体-受体络合物的实验和理论研究，这些络合物的气相结构在固态或溶液中发生重大变化。采用的主要实验技术将是在惰性凝聚相介质中的低温红外光谱，例如固体霓虹气或氩。这些测量将与气相结构的理论计算相结合，以深入了解凝聚相环境对这些络合物结构性质的影响。菲利普斯和他的团队将瞄准可能被整合到超分子组装和其他纳米级结构中的系统。这些系统可能提供通过外部刺激在这种结构中诱导运动的途径，最终导致新的纳米技术应用。这项研究将通过与明尼苏达大学和柯达公司的计算化学家的持续合作而得到加强。这些项目将使威斯康星大学-Eau Claire大学的本科生接触到广泛的现代光谱和理论技术，其中许多是第一代大学生。

The Experimental Physical Chemistry program of the Division of Chemistry supports the research of James A. Phillips and undergraduate research students at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. Phillips and his students will extend their previous experimental and theoretical research on a novel class of nitrile donor-acceptor complexes, whose gas-phase structures undergo significant changes in the solid state or in solution. The primary experimental technique employed will be low-temperature infrared spectroscopy in inert condensed-phase media, e.g. solid neon or argon. These measurements will be combined with theoretical calculations of the gas phase structures to provide insights on the impact of the condensed phase environment on the structural properties of these complexes. Phillips and his group will target systems that might be incorporated into supramolecular assemblies and other nano-scale structures. These systems may offer pathways for inducing motion in such structures via external stimuli, ultimately leading to novel nanotechnology applications. The research will be enhanced by ongoing collaborations with computational chemists at the University of Minnesota and the Kodak Corporation. These projects will expose University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire undergraduates, many of whom are first-generation college students, to a broad range of modern spectroscopic and theoretical techniques.