Research Grant
[Cite as http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP160103234]Researchers: Prof Christian Doonan (Chief Investigator) , A/Prof David Huang (Chief Investigator) , Prof Christopher Sumby (Chief Investigator) , Prof Neil Champness (Partner Investigator)
Brief description X-ray snapshots of chemical transformations in open framework materials. The aim of this project is to unearth structural insights into the chemistry of coordinatively unsaturated metal complexes – reactive species lacking their full complement of binding groups – by isolating them within a carefully designed metal-organic framework and examining them via single crystal X-ray diffraction. Such intrinsically reactive species play an important role in metal-based catalysis, but their definitive structural characterisation remains a significant challenge. This project aims to facilitate a detailed understanding of how these species bind and activate substrates and thus provide important first steps towards developing novel adsorbents for separations and efficient catalysts.
Funding Amount $314,900
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- ARC : DP160103234
- PURL : http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP160103234
