CAREER: Controlled Syntheses of pi-Conjugated Materials

密歇根大学安阿伯的Anne J. McNeil教授得到化学系化学催化计划的支持，研究用于合成π共轭聚合物和共聚物的Ni催化链增长聚合。 本研究的目的包括：（a）深入了解过渡金属催化的链增长聚合反应的机理，（B）合成、表征和评价作为中间体和引发剂的新型Ni 0-芳烃配合物，（c）开发新的合成方法以提供具有新性质和应用的新型功能有机材料，和（d）阐明当使用多种单体时的基本反应性偏好。 拟议的研究有望推进我们对共轭聚合物的金属催化聚合的理解，并有可能增加可用于技术设备（包括薄膜太阳能电池和发光二极管）的共轭材料的多样性。 研究生和本科生将接受涉及有机，无机和聚合物化学的多学科研究的培训。学生和其他教职员工将参与维基百科中化学条目的全面改革。

Professor Anne J. McNeil of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor is supported by the Chemical Catalysis Program in the Division of Chemistry to study Ni-catalyzed chain growth polymerization for the synthesis of pi-conjugated polymers and copolymers. The aims of the proposed research include (a) obtaining insight into the mechanism of transition-metal-catalyzed chain-growth polymerizations, (b) synthesizing, characterizing, and evaluating new Ni0-arene -complexes as intermediates and initiators, (c) developing new synthetic methods to provide access to a new class of functional organic materials with novel properties and applications, and (d) elucidating the fundamental reactivity preferences when multiple monomers are used. The proposed research promises to advance our understanding of the metal-catalyzed polymerization of conjugated polymers, with the potential of increasing the diversity of conjugated materials available for applications in technological devices, including thin-film solar cells and light-emitting diodes. Graduate and undergraduate students will be trained in multidisciplinary research involving organic, inorganic, and polymer chemistry. Students and other faculty members will be engaged in a comprehensive overhaul of chemical entries in Wikipedia.