Synthesis of organic and organometallic macromolecules: en route to new functional materials

该研究计划的目标是制备含金属的聚合物及其有机类似物，这些聚合物具有在纳米技术，电子学，光子学和环境污染物的清洁中有用的特性。所述聚合物将各种功能材料并入其主链和/或侧链中。这些功能材料将包括大环结构，如：杯[4]芳烃和卟啉，光敏基团，如近红外吸收染料，以及其他已知的捕获金属离子的基团。含有环状结构的聚合物将被设计用于环境净化。环状结构具有大的空腔，金属离子和小的有机分子可以进入并被捕获。光敏聚合物将被加工成薄膜，可用于激光应用，以控制和调制激光输出。用金属螯合基团制备的聚合物将在其结构中包含大量的金属单元;这将允许它们用作纳米应用的分子线。

The goal of this research program is to prepare metal-containing polymers and their organic analogs that possess properties useful in nanotechnology, electronics, photonics, and the cleanup of environmental contaminants. The polymers will incorporate various functional materials into their backbones and/or side chains. These functional materials will include large ring structures such as: calix[4]arenes and porphyrins, photoactive groups such as near infrared absorbing dyes, and other groups that are known to trap metal ions. The polymers that contain cyclic structures will be designed for applications in environmental decontamination. The cyclic structures possess large cavities that metal ions and small organic molecules can enter and become trapped. Photoactive polymers will be processed into films that can be used in laser applications to control and modulate laser output. Polymers that are prepared with metal chelating groups will incorporate a large number of metallic units within their structures; this will allow for their use as molecular wires for nano-applications.