Redox Mediated Chiroptical Materials

本研究的重点是将氧化还原体系与有机材料相结合，用于合成电活性材料的螺旋型手性。卟啉、酞菁和低聚硫吩类化合物将与蛋氨酸氧化还原开关相结合，以提供能够作为光化学开关的材料。对于材料的表征，这项研究将利用停流圆二色谱、微电极快速伏安法、扫描电化学显微镜、荧光和电子转移动力学。通过这一奖项，有机和高分子化学计划支持纽约大学化学系的James W.Canary博士的研究。金丝雀教授将把他的研究重点放在制备新化合物上，这些化合物将被设计成生产新型光开关。就更广泛的影响而言，该项目具有开发具有重要工业意义的设备的潜力。该项目还将被用作本科生和研究生课程开发的基础，国际和平研究所积极开展外联活动。

The focus of this research is concerned with the property of helical chirality using redox systems integrated with organic materials for the synthesis of electro-active materials. Porphyrins, pthalocyanines and oligothiophenes will be integrated with methionine-based redox switches to afford materials able to act as photochemical switches. For the characterization of materials, the study will take advantage of stopped-flow circular dichroism, fast voltammetry with microelectrodes, scanning electrochemical microscopy, fluorescence and electron transfer kineticsWith this award, the Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry Program is supporting the research of Dr. James W. Canary of the Department of Chemistry at New York University. Professor Canary will focus his research efforts on preparing new compounds that will be engineered to produce novel optical switches. In terms of broader impacts, the project has potential for the development of industrially important devices. The project will also be used as the basis for curriculum development at the undergraduate and graduate level and the PI is active in outreach activities.