Mixed-Metal Clusters for Catalysis and Optical Applications

该项目旨在提供新的异金属分子材料作为催化剂的前驱体和新的光学材料，利用亲氧和亲碳的过渡金属原子在某些催化过程中进行协同合作，并利用异金属键的极性来实现强光限幅。该项目的预期结果包括团簇结构/组成-催化/光学性质关联，这将标志着获得高效催化剂和光学限制剂的途径。该项目应该提供显著的好处，如制药和农用化学品生产所需的化学选择性催化剂，以及光学设备保护所需的宽时间范围光学限制器。

This project aims to afford new heterometallic molecular materials as precursors to catalysts and as new optical materials, exploiting oxophilic and carbophilic transition metal atoms for synergistic cooperation in certain catalytic processes, and using the polarity of heterometallic bonds to achieve strong optical limiting. Expected outcomes of this project include cluster structure/composition - catalysis/optical properties correlations that will signpost the route to efficient catalysts and optical limiters. This Project should provide significant benefits such as chemoselective catalysts needed for pharmaceutical drug and agricultural chemical production, and broad temporal range optical limiters needed for optical device protection.