The fundamentals and applications of supramolecular chemistry.
- Anion recognition by triazolophanes
- Redox-generated anions for molecular switching
- Active molecular plasmonics utilizing molecular recognition
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October 2009: US-China Workshop on Supramolecular Chemistry for Early Career Scientists
A successful meeting of 12 US and 12 Chinese supramolecular chemists at early stages in their careers was held in Beijing. The meeting was sponsored by the respective chemical societies (ACS and CCS) and the national science foundations (NSF and NSFC).
2009 PAPERS (Published, Accepted or In Press from the Flood Group)
63. Triazolophanes: A new class of halide-selective ionophores for potentiometric sensors:
Zahran, E.; Hua, Y.; Li, Y.; Flood, A. H.; Bachas , L. G., Anal. Chem. 2009, in press.
Collaborations
Leonidas G. Bachas (University of Kentucky) for evaluating triazolophanes in ion-selective electrodes
62. Excited state structure and lifetime of a Re(I)-tetrazine chromophore:
Pinpointing the extent of electronic delocalization in the Re(I)-to-tetrazine charge-separated excited state using time-resolved infrared spectroscopy
Li, G.; Parimal, K.; Vyas, S.; Hadad, C. M.; Flood, A. H.; Glusac, K. D., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 11656-11657. DOI
Collaborations
Ksenija D. Glusac (Bowling Green State University) for conducting the time-resolved IR experiments
Christopher M. Hadad (The Ohio State University) for theoretical modelling of the excited state structures
61. Host-guest binding as measured using resonance Raman spectroscopy:
Determination of Binding Strengths of a Host-Guest Complex Using Resonance Raman Scattering
Witlicki, Edward H.; Hansen, Stinne; Christensen, Martin; Hansen, Thomas; Nygaard, Sune; Jeppesen, Jan O.; Wong, Eric W.; Jensen, Lasse; Flood, Amar H, J. Phys. Chem. 2009, 113, 9450-9457. DOI
Collaborations
Jan O. Jeppesen (University of Southern Denmark) for preparing the compounds
Lasse Jensen (The Pennsylvania State University) for theoretical modelling of the Raman spectra
Eric W. Wong (Atomate Corporation)
60. Computational modeling of anion-triazolophane structures:
Strong CH•••Halide Hydrogen Bonds from 1,2,3-Triazoles Quantified using Pre-organized and Shape-persistent Triazolophanes
Bandyopadhyay, I.; Raghavachari, K.; Flood, A. H. ChemPhysChem. 2009, 10, Online. DOI
Collaborations
Krishnan Raghavachari (Indiana University) on computational modeling
57. Redox-generated anions for molecular switching:
Papers
Reduction of a redox-active ligand drives switching in a Cu(I) pseudorotaxane by a bimolecular mechanism
McNitt, K. A.; Parimal, K.; Share, A. I.; Fahrenbach, A. C.; Witlicki, E. H.; Pink, M.; Bediako, D. K.; Plaisier, C. L.; Le, N.; Heeringa, L. P.; Vander Griend, D. A.; Flood, A. H., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 1305-1313. DOI
Collaborations
Douglas A. Vander Griend (Calvin College) on modeling binding constants