Novel Calix[4]arene Based Macrocyclic Heteroditopic Receptor Molecules for Ion-Pair Recognition and Interlocked Molecules Capable of Induced Molecular Motion

Project Information

IEFACP

Grant agreement ID: 235536

Project closed

Start date 14 September 2009

End date 13 September 2011

Funded under

• Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Total cost € 181 350,76

EU contribution € 181 350,76

Coordinated by

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
United Kingdom

Objective

Due to the potential uses that mechanically bonded molecules may have as molecular switches, sensors and machines, the interest being shown in discovering imaginative and high yielding templation methods for their construction and surface assembly is ever increasing. The use of rotaxane and catenane cavities as binding domains for the recognition and sensing of guest species because it remains underdeveloped which is surprising given their unique three-dimensional topological interlocked cavity design. In addition the host-guest binding and the molecular machine like behaviour of such mechanically bonded molecules will be studied.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › chemical sciences › organic chemistry › hydrocarbons
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors

Keywords

• Calix[4]arene
• Ion-pair recognition
• Macrocyclic heteroditopic receptors
• Molecular motion
• Supramolecular chemistry
• Surface-assembled systems
• nanotechnological machine

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-IEF-2008 - Marie Curie Action: "Intra-European Fellowships for Career Development"

Call for proposal

FP7-PEOPLE-IEF-2008
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Funding Scheme

MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)

Coordinator

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

• EU contribution: € 181 350,76
• Address: WELLINGTON SQUARE UNIVERSITY OFFICES ; OX1 2JD Oxford ; United Kingdom
• Region: South East (England) › Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire › Oxfordshire
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Linda Pialek (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data