Building-Block Approaches to the Synthesis of Inorganic Molecular Assemblies

这个无机、生物无机和有机金属化学项目的奖项支持北卡罗来纳大学化学系的Cynthia K. Schauer博士对含有过渡金属的分子团簇的合成的研究和教育。合成策略是制备可以连接形成更复杂结构的分子“模块”。重点将放在理解“模块”的变化如何影响组件之间的电子相互作用，一旦他们组装。将合成三种类型的簇：基于磷化铁模块的氧化还原活性金属桥接变长链；金属内链，其中的链是单桥接或双桥接的，并且由于P、as或Sb的存在不同而共轭不同；具有设计氧化还原中心的含有过渡金属的枝晶结构。本研究拓展了扩展无机分子材料合理合成的边界。理论和实验方法将用于探索这些材料的电子特性，并获得有关其电子应用潜力的基本信息。

This award in the Inorganic, Bioinorganic, and Organometallic Chemistry program supports research and education by Dr. Cynthia K. Schauer of the Chemistry Department, University of North Carolina, on the synthesis of molecular clusters containing transition metals. The synthetic strategy is to prepare molecular `modules` that can be linked to form more complex structures. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how changes in the `modules` affect the electronic interactions between the components once they are assembled. Three types of clusters will be synthesized: redox-active metal-bridged variable-length chains based on iron-phosphide modules; metal inidene chains in which the chains are singly or doubly bridged and differ in conjugation as a result of varying the presence of P, As, or Sb; dendrimeric structures containing transition metals with designed redox centers. This research expands the boundaries of rational synthesis of extended inorganic molecular materials. Theoretical and experimental approaches will be used to probe the electronic properties of these materials and acquire fundamental information concerning their potential in electronic applications.