| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M99118/01 |
| Title: |
DIRECTED ASSEMBLY IN THE SYNTHESIS OF NEW MATERIALS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Gale, Professor PA |
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| Department: |
Sch of Chemistry |
| Organisation: |
University of Southampton |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 October 1999 |
Ends: |
30 September 2002 |
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56,389
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Chemical Synthetic Methodology |
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| Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology |
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This proposal concentrates on the synthesis of receptors which are designed to assemble around anions causing tf assembly of a superstructure. This type of process is called self-assembly. The new receptor species will coordinate to anions via hydrogen bonds and/or electrostatic interactions from groups such as amidinium. The amidinium group is known to form a strong ion pair with carboxylate. This interaction will be exploited in ordE to form non-covalently bound supermolecules in both solution and the solid state. The supermolecules be useful as new liquid crystals or they may be macrocyclic and have the ability to coordinate to a third party guest.The self-assembly process obviates the need for `chemical, covalent synthesis of the structure which is often lc yielding. The interior of the macrocycle may include coordinating groups imparting interesting coordination properties to the non-covalent macrocycle. Additionally if reporter groups (such as fluorescent or electrochemically active centres) are included in the assembly, the non-covalent macrocycle may act as a sensor for species bound in the cavity.
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http://www.soton.ac.uk |