Development, Investigation, and Applications of Polymers, Organogels, and Ionic Liquid Crystals through Thermal and Photochemical Reactions, Photophysics, and Structural Studies

有了这一更新提案，有机和大分子化学项目继续支持华盛顿特区乔治城大学化学系Richard G. Weiss教授的工作。这项研究将扩展PI在新材料及其介导客体分子反应性的能力方面的工作。这些材料将由自组装系统组成，如离子液晶、热可逆或化学可逆的有机凝胶，以及一系列结构和形态各异的相关聚合物。本研究的一个重要目标是了解各向异性环境中分子相遇时发生的静态和动态相互作用。能量沉积到材料中的方式也将通过检查UV-Vis和电离辐射对客体分子及其宿主的影响来探索。这些研究将有助于绿色溶剂、三维结构解析介质和分子分离膜的发展。这项研究的一个重要组成部分将涉及培训年轻科学家，包括那些来自代表性不足的群体和发展中国家的科学家。

With this renewal proposal the Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry Program continues its support for the work of Professor Richard G. Weiss of the Department of Chemistry at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. The research will extend the PI's work on novel materials and their ability to mediate the reactivity of guest molecules. The materials will consist of self-assembling systems such as ionic liquid crystals, thermally or chemically reversible organogels, and sets of related polymers that can be varied structurally and morphologically. An important goal of this research is to understand static and dynamic interactions that occur when molecules meet molecules in anisotropic environments. The way in which energy is deposited into materials will also be explored by examining the consequences of UV-Vis and ionizing radiation on the guest molecules and their hosts.The proposed studies are expected to assist the development of green solvents, media for 3-dimensional structure elucidation, and membranes for molecular separations. An important component of this research will involve the training of young scientists, including those in under-represented groups and from developing countries.