Studying Reactions in Metal-Organic Frameworks
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Nottingham
Department Name: Sch of Chemistry
Abstract
The ability to precisely determine molecular structure lies at the heart of chemistry. Often reactions proceed so rapidly that the determination of the three-dimensional structure of a molecule, particularly short-lived intermediates, can be enormously challenging if not impossible using conventional approaches. Single crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) has provided the primary methodology for determining molecular structure for many years but is limited by the requirement for a single crystal of a molecular species which is not always possible if a compound is highly reactive, produced in small quantities or simply does not form single crystals. This project will address some of these problems by developing an approach that uses metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as a platform for trapping and supporting metal complexes that are able to undergo subsequent reactions all in the crystalline phase.
Organisations
Studentship Projects
Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
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EP/R513283/1 | 30/09/2018 | 29/09/2023 | |||
2273992 | Studentship | EP/R513283/1 | 30/09/2019 | 31/12/2020 | Jennifer Robertson |