From Molecular Polygons to Discrete Faceted Polyhedra to Porous Frameworks

0101641 Zaworotko这个项目的目标是使用金属-有机簇，这种簇近似于简单多边形的形状，可以使用众所周知的几何约束和适当的多功能配体进行自组装，从而基于多面体建立离散的无限结构。我们的目标是开发合理设计基于分子多边形的新一代自组装离散和无限纳米结构的协议，并从结构、稳定性、化学反应活性和孔隙率方面表征这些新的纳米结构。这些纳米结构材料将在传感器、绿色化学和制药等多个应用领域产生广泛影响。南佛罗里达大学是美国最大的城市大学之一，其特殊的种族多样性将提供广泛的教育机会，特别是在本科教育领域。

0101641Zaworotko This project aims to use metal-organic clusters that approximate the shape of simple polygons and which can be self-assembled using well-known geometric constraints and appropriate multifunctional ligands, thereby building discrete and infinite structures based upon faceted polyhedra. The goals are to develop protocols for the rational design of a new generation of self-assembled discrete and infinite nanostructures based upon molecular polygons, and to characterize these novel nanostructures in terms of structure, stability, chemical reactivity, and porosity. %%%These nanostructured materials will have broad impact in a numbeer of applications areas that include sensors, green chemistry and pharmaceuticals. With the University of South Florida being one of the largest urban universities in the U.S., its exceptional ethnic diversity will provide broad educational opportuities, especially in areas of undergraduate education.