EAGER: Subsulfide and Subselenide Chemistry

该奖项在化学合成（SYN）计划在CHE司支持教授约翰F。威斯康星州大学的贝瑞？麦迪逊进行基础研究的硫和硒结合过渡金属的氧化还原性能。 这些研究将测试的假设，一个新的氧化态的硫，低硫化物，可以通过协调过渡金属稳定。 这项调查涉及检查以前报道的硫/过渡金属化合物的电子结构，以及新设计的化合物，使用各种物理方法。 研究配位硫物种的电化学和化学反应性，以便阐明硫代硫离子的电子和化学性质。硫的氧化和还原化学以及硫-硫键的性质对许多重要的生物学问题和新技术至关重要。 低硫化物化学的发展可以对蛋白质中二硫键形成的理解产生长期影响，并可能导致新的技术，如新的催化过程和光伏器件的染料。

This award in the Chemical Synthesis (SYN) program within the CHE Division supports work by Professor John F. Berry at the University of Wisconsin ? Madison to carry out fundamental studies of the redox properties of sulfur and selenium bound to transition metals. These studies will test the hypothesis that a new oxidation state of sulfur, subsulfide, can be stabilized by coordination to transition metals. This investigation involves examination of the electronic structure of previously reported sulfur/transition metal compounds, as well as newly designed compounds, using a variety of physical methods. Electrochemical and chemical reactivity of coordinated sulfur species will be investigated so that the electronic and chemical properties of the subsulfide ion may be elucidated.The oxidation and reduction chemistry of sulfur and the nature of sulfur-sulfur bonding are critical to many important biological problems and new technologies. The development of subsulfide chemistry can have a long-term impact on the understanding of disulfide bond formation in proteins, and can potentially lead to new technologies such as new catalytic processes and dyes for photovoltaic devices.