Gated Electron Transfer in Copper(II)/(I) Systems

化学部门的无机、生物无机和有机金属化学项目支持韦恩州立大学化学系David B. Rorabacher博士和Ronald R. Schroeder博士以及威斯康星大学欧克莱尔分校化学系Leo A. Ochrymowycz博士的研究。该项目涉及对铜(II)/(I)系统的氧化还原行为的调查，其中电子转移和构象变化是顺序发生的，而不是通过协调一致的方式。这些结果将对能够操纵结构来控制门控电子转移事件的努力具有重要意义。这一广泛建议的结果将有助于解决门控电子转移过程如何在生物系统中发生。结果也将对特定催化系统的设计感兴趣。两所院校的本科生和研究生将在光化学和电子转移化学方面接受优秀的培训。

The Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry Program of the Chemistry Division supports the research of Dr. David B. Rorabacher and Dr. Ronald R. Schroeder, Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, and of Dr. Leo A. Ochrymowycz, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire. The project involves an investigation of the redox behavior of copper(II)/(I) systems in which electron transfer and conformational changes occur sequentially rather than by a concerted fashion. The results will be relevant in efforts of being able to manipulate structure to control gated electron transfer events.The results from this wide ranging proposal will be useful in addressing how gated electron transfer processes take place in biological systems. Results will also be of interest in the design of specific catalytic systems. Undergraduate and graduate students from both institutions will receive excellent training in photochemistry and in electron transfer chemistry.