Molecular Self-Assembly Based on Networks of Hydrogen Bonds

在有机动力学和固态化学项目的支持下，乔治·怀特赛兹博士将继续他对自组装有机结构的研究。所选体系为三聚氰酸与三聚氰胺的1：1络合物。将开发设计、合成和表征这些自组装氢键连接结构的程序。为了简化有机晶体的结构，还将使用类似的氢键网络。这些研究的结果将被用来定义自我组装的规则。将对新材料的形成进行调查。这些新材料由分子聚集体组成，分子之间通过桥接氢网络连接在一起。本研究的长期目标包括：(1)了解控制这些聚集体形成的因素，以及(2)了解组成分子结构与晶体聚集体结构之间的关系。

With support from the Organic Dynamics and the Solid State Chemistry Programs Dr. George Whitesides will continue his studies of self-assembling organic structures. The system chosen for study is the 1:1 complex between cyanuric acid and melamine. Procedures for designing, synthesizing and characterizing these self-assembling hydrogen-bond connected structures will be developed. Similar networks of hydrogen bonds will also be used in order to simplify the structures of organic crystals. The results from these studies will be utilized in order to define rules of self-assembly. %%% The formation of new materials will be investigated. These new materials consist of aggregrates of molecules held together by networks of bridging hydrogens. The long term goals of this research include: (1) to understand the factors which control the formation of these aggregates, and (2) to understand the relationship between the structure of the component molecules and the structure of the crystal aggregrate.