Design of Redox-active Metal-Containing Macrocycles and Dendrimers

这项研究的目标是设计新的合成方法来制造在其结构中包含金属部分的大分子。金属的存在将促进电子的得失。拟议中的材料还将具有在新材料设计中有用的特性，这将促进科学和技术的发展。例如，将设计能够检测环境中的一氧化碳、包裹环境污染物如铅(II)、镉(II)、汞(II)和苯酚的聚合物。我们还将设计一种新的合成路线来合成聚合物，这种聚合物可以收集太阳能，并利用这些能量作为In电导体来启动电子流动。一些建议的聚合物将具有磁性和生物活性，以及高热稳定性。虽然这些聚合物中有许多是已知的，并且是通过费力的合成方法获得的，但我们建议通过一种创新的、经济有效的和简单的方法来合成这些聚合物。我们的成功将大大降低这些聚合物的成本。这些反应中的大多数将使用含铁材料作为介体，因为反应条件温和，而且与铁起始材料相关的成本相对较低。 我们的研究实验室配备了必要的仪器来合成和表征新制备的单体和大分子。参与这一研究项目的本科生和研究生都将获得必要的技能，这些技能将有助于他们未来在工业或学术界的职业发展。

The goal of this research is to design new synthetic approaches to making macromolecules that incorporate metallic moieties in their structures. The presence of the metal will facilitate the gain/loss of electrons. The proposed materials will also have properties that are useful in the design of new materials, which foster developments in science and technology. For instance, the polymers capable of detecting carbon monoxide in the environment, encapsulating environmental pollutants such as lead(II), cadmium(II), mercury(II), and phenols, will be designed. We will also design a new synthetic route to polymers that harvest solar energy and use the energy to initiate the flow of electrons as an in electrical conductor. Some of the proposed polymers will have magnetic properties and bioactive properties, as well as high thermal stability. Although, many of these polymers are known and are obtained via laborious synthetic methods, we propose to synthesize these polymers via an innovative, a cost effective and simple method. Our success will greatly reduce the cost of these polymers. Most of these reactions will use iron-containing materials as a mediator since the reaction conditions are mild and the relatively low cost associated with the iron starting materials. Our research laboratory is equipped with the necessary instruments to synthesize and characterize the newly prepared monomers and macromolecules. Both undergraduate and graduate students involved in this research program will acquire the necessary skills that will contribute to the advancement of their future careers in industry or academia.