Inorganic Fullerene Chemistry

无机，生物无机和有机化学计划的这一奖项支持加州大学戴维斯分校化学系的Alan Balch教授对无机富勒烯化学的研究。一些富勒烯衍生物，无论是内嵌和二聚体，将被合成。将确定与过渡金属配合物共结晶的富勒烯的X射线结构。这些新的超分子化合物也将检查有趣的物理性质，特别是磁性和氧化还原活性。新的氧化还原活性膜，其中包括富勒烯共价键合到过渡金属中心，金属配体配合物或金属簇将通过电化学还原过程制备。随后将通过各种物理测量对薄膜进行研究，以确定其电荷传输和存储特性以及纳米结构特征。这项研究的目标是探索富勒烯的无机化学，富勒烯是十多年前发现的一种新形式的碳。富勒烯与金属离子和配合物的结合将导致具有潜在重要应用的新的晶体化合物和薄膜。这些材料可用作电池和微电子组件、化学传感器和催化剂。各级学生，本科生，研究生和博士后，将提供广泛的科学培训和良好的沟通技巧，通过他们参与这个项目。

This award in the Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry program supports research on inorganic fullerene chemistry by Professor Alan Balch of the Department of Chemistry at the University of California-Davis. A number of fullerene derivatives, both endohedral and dimeric, will be synthesized. The x-ray structures of fullerenes which are co-crystallized with transition metal complexes will be determined. These new supramolecular compounds will also be examined for interesting physical properties, particularly magnetism and redox activity. New, redox active films which consist of fullerenes covalently bonded to transition metal centers, metal-ligand complexes or metal clusters will be prepared by means of an electrochemical reduction process. The films will subsequently be investigated by a variety of physical measurements to determine their charge transport and storage characteristics and nanostructural features.The goal of this research is to explore the inorganic chemistry of fullerenes, a new form of carbon discovered a little over a decade ago. The combination of fullerenes with metal ions and complexes will lead to new crystalline compounds and films with potentially important applications. These materials may find use as battery and microelectronic components, chemical sensors, and catalysts. Students at all levels, undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral, will be provided with both broad scientific training and good communication skills through their involvement with this project.