Objective "The principal goal of this proposed Marie Curie project is to develop a new class of structurally-stable chiral macromolecules—alleno acetylenic oligomers—with an all-carbon backbone and rigid helical secondary structure that will result in high optical activity. We wish to explore and attain a thorough understanding of the factors that allow a significant increase in the optical activity of these materials. This will be achieved by stabilizing their secondary helical structure by the means described below in the proposal, and by forming assemblies of these helices to yield superstructures, in which the optical activity will be increased as a result of cooperative effects. This research project will provide an innovative route for the synthesis of new structurally-stable helical foldamers, where several strategies will be applied: (i) covalent crosslinking using ring closure metathesis (RMC), (ii) non-covalent cross linking using hydrogen and halogen bonding, (iii) coordinative cross linking, (iv) solvophobic interaction – using various solubilizing groups. Considering the high chiral activity reported for the parent oligomer, the structural stabilization of the crosslinked oligomers and the formation of ordered superstructures are expected to result in novel, optically active oligomeric geometries with record-high chiral activities." Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryhalogensnatural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicsgeometry Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF - Marie-Curie Action: "Intra-European fellowships for career development" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) Coordinator EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH EU contribution € 192 622,20 Address Raemistrasse 101 8092 Zuerich Switzerland See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Zürich Zürich Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact François Nico Diederich (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
