The Active Template Approach to Mechanically Interlocked Nanocarbons

dc.contributor.advisorJasti, Ramesh
dc.contributor.authorMay, James
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-25T17:29:14Z
dc.date.available2024-03-25T17:29:14Z
dc.date.issued2024-03-25
dc.description.abstractGraphitic carbon nanomaterials hold tremendous promise for a variety of applications. The realization of this potential, however, has been hampered by the lack of synthetic methods by which we can prepare such materials in a selective manner. On the other hand, through organic synthesis we can construct small molecule analogues of these materials, a.k.a. molecular nanocarbons, in which the structure and composition can be precisely controlled. In doing so, we uncover the fundamental properties associated with these materials at the molecular size regime and begin to fill the gap between molecular and material properties. Furthermore, with organic synthesis we can begin to create nanocarbon structures with exotic topologies that do naturally occur in extended materials. In doing so, the structural landscape available to explore is limited only by the creativity of the pursuer and the synthetic methods available to them. With this in mind, the incorporation of molecular nanocarbons into mechanically interlocked architectures represents an exciting yet underexplored venture in the context of carbon nanoscience. In this dissertation I describe the development of active-metal template methods to incorporate [n]cycloparaphenylenes ([n]CPPs) into mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/29285
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.
dc.subjectactive templateen_US
dc.subjectcatenaneen_US
dc.subjectcycloparaphenyleneen_US
dc.subjectmechanically interlocked moleculesen_US
dc.subjectrotaxaneen_US
dc.titleThe Active Template Approach to Mechanically Interlocked Nanocarbons
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.leveldoctoral
thesis.degree.namePh.D.

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