Studies of Cyclodextrin Chemistry

这个项目是在分析和表面化学领域以及分析荧光光谱学的子领域。华纳教授将使用一套光谱方法研究环糊精与一系列多芳烃之间的相互作用。本研究将利用红外光谱、圆二色光谱、X-射线结晶学和荧光光谱来阐明环糊精与多芳烃络合的分子细节以及醇的三元作用。这项研究的结果将有助于开发对天然手性化合物和具有诱导手性的化合物的分析测量。

This project is in the area of Analytical and Surface Chemistry and in the subfield of analytical fluorescence spectroscopy. Professor Warner will study interactions between cyclodextrans with a series of polyaromatic hydrocarbons using a suite of spectroscopic methods. This research will use infrared spectroscopy, circular dichroism spectroscopy, x-ray crystallography and fluorescence spectroscopy to elucidate the molecule details of complexation between cyclodextrans and polyaromatic hydrocarbons together with the ternary effects arising from addition of alcohols. The results from this research will be useful in developing analytical measurements for naturally chiral compounds and for compounds with induced chirality.