Aromatic Metallacycles: Syntheses, Structures, and Properties

本项目致力于制备和研究新的金属芳族拓扑结构，以回答有关金属环的结构、键和性质的基本科学问题，并探索这些体系的潜在用途。除了制备乙烯基环丙烯配体、Pt、Rh和VIII基团配合物外，还将进行计算研究。本文还将研究金属环在非线性光学材料制备和导电聚乙炔类似物中的应用。有了这个奖项，有机和大分子化学项目支持了俄勒冈大学尤金分校化学系迈克尔·m·海利教授的研究。哈利教授的研究工作围绕着金属循环的发现、开发和利用。这样的研究不仅会增强我们对一类新化合物的理解，还可能导致新型非线性光学材料和导电聚合物的制备。

This project is focused on the preparation and studies of new metalla-aromatic topologies to answer fundamental scientific questions about structure, bonding, and properties of metallacycles, as well as to explore the potential uses of these systems. In addition to the preparation of vinylcyclopropene ligands, Pt, Rh, and group VIII complexes, computational studies will also be performed. Application of metallacycles in the preparation of nonlinear optical materials and conducting polyacetylene analogs will also be studied. With this award, the Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry Program is supporting the research of Professor Michael M. Haley, of the Department of Chemistry at University of Oregon Eugene. Professor Haley's research efforts revolve around the discovery, development, and exploitation of metallacycles. Such studies will not only enhance our understanding of a new class of compounds, they may also lead to the preparation of novel nonlinear optical materials and conducting polymers.