Boronic acids as building blocks for construction of molecular nanostructures and polymeric materials

Project Information

BOROMAT

Grant agreement ID: 252716

Project closed

Start date 1 February 2011

End date 31 January 2013

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 € 181 970,80

EU contribution € 181 970,80

Coordinated by

ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE
Switzerland

Objective

This project describes the design and syntheses of new classes of boron-based compounds such as macrocycles, cages, and polymers, made by multicomponent self-assembly through simultaneous condensation of boronic acids with other molecular building blocks. The central goal is the formation of new materials with high porosity and low crystal density. Molecularly defined compounds such as macrocycles and cages can form porous solid state structures upon removal of encapsulated guest molecules (e.g. residual solvent molecules). Similarly, 2- and 3-dimensional polymeric networks may form porous structures if the geometry and the rigidity of the molecular building blocks are correctly chosen. Compared to classical approaches, which involve transition metals, our materials will display rather low densities because we will exclusively use molecules composed of light elements such as B, C, N, and H. This should result in intrinsic advantages for potential applications (e.g. gas storage).

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

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• natural sciences › chemical sciences › polymer sciences
• natural sciences › mathematics › pure mathematics › geometry

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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-2009-IEF - Marie Curie Action: "Intra-European Fellowships for Career Development"

Call for proposal

FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IEF
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Funding Scheme

MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)

Coordinator

ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE

• EU contribution: € 181 970,80
• Address: BATIMENT CE 3316 STATION 1 ; 1015 Lausanne ; Switzerland
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Région lémanique › Vaud
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data