Chemical Dynamics of Electronically Excited Molecules in Restricted Spaces

有机动力学计划的这笔赠款支持 哥伦比亚大学的尼古拉斯·J·特罗教授继续研究 大学这项研究的结果将提供基本的 关于反应性中间体的行为的信息， 受限空间这项研究包括研究兴奋的 有机分子上的分子和活性中间体 表面和空腔。这项研究的一个方面是互动 与DNA复合的激发态分子。 有几个一般性的领域将予以注意 在这个项目中：（1）开发新的技术来检测和 研究由光分解产生的活性物质， 分子;（2）自由基对吸附在表面上的研究：（3） 均匀溶液中柔性双自由基的研究 （4）金属配合物作为结合探针 DNA结构和DNA上的光电子转移过程;以及 (5)星暴光致电子转移的研究 树枝状聚合物

This grant from the Organic Dynamics Program supports the continuing research of Professor Nicholas J. Turro at Columbia University. Results from this research will provide fundamental information about the behavior of reactive intermediates in restricted spaces. The research includes studies of excited molecules and reactive intermediates on organized molecular surfaces and cavities. One aspect of this study is the interaction of excited state molecules that are complexed to DNA. There are several general areas to which attention will be given in this project: (1) development of new techniques to detect and study reactive species that are produced by photolysis of molecules; (2) a study of radical pairs adsorbed on surfaces: (3) an investigation of flexible biradicals in homogeneous solution and in restricted spaces; (4) metal complexes as probes of binding of DNA structure and photoelectron transfer processes on DNA; and (5) research on photoinduced electron transfer on starburst dendrimers.