Coordination-Driven self-Assembly: Multi-Component and Photophysical Studies

在这个由化学学部大分子、超分子和纳米化学项目资助的项目中，犹他大学的Peter J. Stang教授研究了二维金属环和三维金属环的配位驱动自组装。特别是，杂化pt配合物，包括羧酸盐和吡啶基配体，将被研究，允许形成更多种类和更复杂的超分子组装。多组分自组装，以及同寡聚吡啶结构与杂寡聚体系的相互转换，将被检查。柔性配体和杂聚、柔性多组分组装体的使用将被研究。这项研究将促进我们对简单分子如何自发自组装成复杂纳米级系统的基本理解。这项工作可能对纳米科学和纳米技术，特别是未来的“自下而上”制造产生重大影响。它还可以提供具有新性能和功能的新材料，如传感器、催化剂等，在化学工业中具有重要意义。更广泛的影响还包括培养博士后研究人员、研究生和本科生进行超分子自组装。这些研究人员还将得到指导，通过在主要会议上发表报告和在主要同行评议的科学期刊上发表出版物来传播研究成果。

In this project funded by the Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry Program of the Chemistry Division, Prof. Peter J. Stang of the University of Utah investigates coordination-driven self-assembly of 2D metallacycles and 3D metallacages. Specifically, heterligated Pt-complexes, involving carboxylate and pyridyl ligands, will be studied that allow the formation of a greater variety and more complex supramolecular assemblies. Multi-component self-assembly, as well as the interconversion of homoligated pyridyl architectures with heteroligated systems, will be examined. The use of flexible ligands and heteroligated, flexible multi-component assemblies will be investigated. This research will advance our fundamental understanding of how simple molecules spontaneously self-assemble into complex nanoscale systems. This work could have significant impact upon nanoscience and nanotechnology and, in particular, future "bottom up" manufacturing. It may also provide new materials with novel properties and functions such as sensors, catalysts, etc. of importance in the chemical industry. The broader impact also involves training postdoctoral researchers and graduate and undergraduate students in supramolecular self-assembly. These researchers will also be mentored in the dissemination of research results via presentations at major conferences and publications in premier peer reviewed, scientific journals.