CAREER: The Hydrogermolysis Reaction: Facilitating Germanium-Germanium Bond Formation and Promoting Careers in Science

本奖项由无机，生物无机和有机化学计划教授查尔斯S。俄克拉荷马州州立大学的Weinert致力于线性、支化、环状和笼形几何形状的各种链状锗物质的合成。这是一个重要的目标，因为含有锗-锗单键的延伸链或网络的物质的化学还没有得到很好的开发。相比之下，链状硅和锡体系是公知的并且具有重要的性质。这些物种的物理性质进行了评估，作为前体的锗纳米材料的制造具有重要的电子性能。美国原住民高中学生提供暑期实习在Weinert教授的实验室与从事化学科学的目标。由于美洲原住民在化学方面没有很好的代表性，这一努力的结果是极其重要的。

This award by the Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry Program to Professor Charles S. Weinert of Oklahoma State University addresses the synthesis a wide range of catenated germanium species in linear, branched, cyclic and cage geometries. This is a significant goal as the chemistry of species containing extended chains or networks of germanium-germanium single bonds is not well developed. In contrast, catenated silicon and tin systems are well known and have important properties. The physical properties of these species are evaluated as precursors for the fabrication of germanium nanomaterials with important electronic properties. Native American high school students are provided summer internships in Professor Weinert's laboratories with the goal of engaging them in the chemical sciences. As Native Americans are not well represented in chemistry, the outcome of this effort is extremely significant.