SGER: Metathesis-Doped Polyacetylene

雪城大学化学系的Michael Sponsler是由无机化学、生物无机化学和有机金属化学项目资助的，研究“复分解掺杂聚乙炔”。他正在将复分解活性的Ru化合物加入到聚乙炔的薄膜中，以确定共轭有机金属结构的电子性质。通过在聚乙炔低聚物表面包覆Ru化合物，可以在粘性溶液和薄膜中制备出稳定性较好的长链二氢呋喃和长链二氢呋喃。这些薄膜的电导率将被测量并与各种结构参数相关联。在这项研究的一个相关组成部分中，修饰后的Ru络合物将用于连接纳米级和宏级电子元件。这一小笔探索性研究补助金(SGER)支持分子电子和纳米技术领域的高风险/高影响研究。这一跨学科项目还将为研究生和本科生提供这些重要领域的培训。

Michael Sponsler, Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, is supported by the Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry Program for studies of "metathesis-doped polyacetylene". He is incorporating metathesis-active ruthenium compounds into films of polyacetylene to determine the electronic properties of conjugated organometallic structures. By capping polyacetylene oligomers with ruthenium compounds, long-chain ruthenapolyenes and diruthenapolyenes can be prepared in viscous solution and thin films, where they should be stable. The conductivity of these films will be measured and correlated with various structural parameters. In a related component of this research, modified ruthenium complexes will be used to make connections between nanoscale and macroscale electronic components. This Small Grant for Exploratory Research (SGER) supports high risk/high impact research in molecular electronics and nanotechnology. This interdisciplinary project will also provide graduate and undergraduate students with training in these important areas.