CAREER: Crystal Engineering of Acentric and Chiral Coordination Networks

本研究的目的是为固态材料化学领域开发一种合理的合成无中心和手性聚合物配位网络，使用金属配体配位作为构建的分子基础。 三个新的方法将被检查：（1）无中心互穿的金刚石网络的晶体工程;（2）设计的无中心和手性二维正方形网格的基础上的金属吡啶羧酸盐;（3）合成无中心，柱撑二维片的基本三重旋转对称的三核羧酸盐。 教育目标将侧重于课程开发，鼓励代表性不足的群体成为科学家和工程师，本科生和暑期高中生参与研究，以及强调环境问题的公众宣传。通过非共价键如氢键键合的有机固体的晶体工程正在成为非线性光学器件材料的设计、合成和材料性能优化的一个非常重要的领域，并且用于开发用于环境保护和保护的分离过程的新型手性沸石材料。

9875544LinThe aim of this research is to develop for the area of solid state materials chemistry a rational synthesis of acentric and chiral polymeric coordination networks using metal-ligand coordination as the molecular basis for the construction. Three novel aproaches will be examined: (1) crystal engineering of acentric interpenetrated diamonoid networks; (2) design of acentric and chiral two-dimensional square grids based on metal pyridinecarboxalates; (3) synthesis of acentric, pillared two-dimensional sheets of basic trinuclear carboxalates with three-fold rotational symmetry. The educational aims will focus on curriculum development, the encouragement of underrespresented groups to become scientists and engineers, the involvment of undergraduate and summer high school students in research, and public outreach that emphasizes environmental issues.%%%Crystal engineering of organic solids via non-covalent bonding such as hydrogen bonding is emerging as a very important area in the design, synthesis, and materials property optimization for nonlinear optical device materials, and for the development of novel chiral zeolytic materials for separations processes employed in the protection and conservation of the environment.***