Project Info
Halogen Bonded Organic Frameworks
Mike McGuirk
cmmccguirk@mines.edu
Project Goals and Description:
We seek to develop a whole new class of permanently porous framework materials, enabled by an emergent class of non-covalent interactions called Halogen Bonds. Permanently porous materials have a broad range of applications, from catalysis, to gas storage and drug delivery. Moreover, their properties are directly linked to how they are constructed. Therefore, the discovery of new ways to construct such materials, such as through Halogen Bonds, will result in emergent and unprecedented properties.
More Information:
Grand Challenge: Not applicable.
https://www.mcguirk-supra-mat-chem.com/
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jacs.1c08642
Primary Contacts:
Mike McGuirk, cmmcguirk@mines.edu . Michael Moghadasnia, mmoghadasnia.mines.edu
Student Preparation
Qualifications
Have taken organic chemistry I an II
TIME COMMITMENT (HRS/WK)
8
SKILLS/TECHNIQUES GAINED
synthetic chemistry, NMR spectroscopy, powder x-ray diffraction, writing, and presenting
MENTORING PLAN
The student will be directly overseen by a 3rd graduate student. This student is the primary driver of the project and will be able to fully train the student in the lab towards being an independent scientist.
PREFERRED STUDENT STATUS
Sophomore
Junior