Main Group Element Complexes Supported by Multidentate Ligands: Alkyl, Hydride and Subvalent Compounds and their Applications to Catalysis

有了这个奖项，化学合成计划正在资助哥伦比亚大学的Gerard Parkin教授研究与这些元素未来技术应用发展相关的主族金属化学。 应用范围从它们作为催化剂的征募到它们在固态设备中的使用，对这些元素的化学的进一步研究将导致新的发展。 该提案的目的是获得基本信息，通过使用定义明确的配体来控制主族金属中心（例如锌和钙的配位环境）的配位环境，从而获得有关这些元素的键合和反应性的详细了解。拟议研究的更广泛影响是深远的，其中一个重要方面是培养学生成为未来的专业人士，无论是在学术界还是工业界。 本提案中描述的研究活动不仅限于哥伦比亚大学的学生，还将涉及其他大学（通常为非博士授予机构）的本科生，如参加NSF REU计划的学生所示。 此外，高中生也将参加这项研究，例如来自哈莱姆儿童协会，这已成为该团体的惯例。 此外，PI将继续接触种族多元化的纽约市公立中学，并让这些学生在哥伦比亚接触简单的实验化学。

With this award, the Chemical Synthesis Program is funding Professor Gerard Parkin of Columbia University to investigate main group metal chemistry relevant to the development of future technological applications of these elements. Applications range from their enlistment as catalysts to their use in solid-state devices and further research into the chemistry of these elements will lead to new developments. The intent of this proposal is to obtain fundamental information that will facilitate such advances by using well-defined ligands to control the coordination environment about main group metal centers, such as those of zinc and calcium, and thereby derive a detailed understanding concerned with bonding and reactivity of these elements.The Broader Impact of the proposed research is far reaching, and an important aspect involves training students to be future professionals, be it in an academic or industrial setting. The research activities described in this proposal are not restricted to students from Columbia University, but will also involve undergraduate students from other universities (typically non-PhD granting institutions), as illustrated by students who have participated in the NSF REU Program. In addition, high school children will also participate in this research, e.g. from the Harlem Children Society, as has become customary for the group. In addition, the PI will continue to reach out to New York City public middle schools that are ethnically diverse, as well as bring such students in house to gain exposure to simple experimental chemistry at Columbia.