sp-Hybridized carbon as a building block in the synthesis of molecules and materials

该提案概述了合成路线，以sp-杂化碳为关键构建块，具有明确的结构富碳分子。这些分子被设计用来回答化学、物理和材料科学中的基础和应用问题。该计划遵循“物理有机化学”方法：我们检查化学结构和分子反应性/性质之间的详细关系，通常通过热分析，电化学方法，x射线晶体学，以及核磁共振，发射和吸收光谱（EPR，振动和瞬态吸收光谱通过协作使用）。通常，我们的分子被设计用来回答合作者提出的特定问题，例如分子电子学和太阳能捕获。拟议的研究计划依赖于四个相互关联的主题。

This proposal outlines synthetic routes to carbon-rich molecules with defined structure using sp-hybridized carbon as a key building block. These molecules are designed to give answers to both fundamental and applied questions in chemistry, as well as physics and materials science. This program follows a “physical organic chemistry” approach: We examine detailed relationships between chemical structure and molecular reactivity/properties, commonly via thermal analyses, electrochemical methods, X-ray crystallography, as well as NMR, emission, and absorption spectroscopies (EPR, vibrational, and transient absorption spectroscopies are used via collaboration). Often, our molecules are designed to answer specific questions posed by collaborators in, for example, molecular electronics and solar energy capture. The proposed research program relies on four interrelated themes.