Organic Materials that Come Together Using the Principles of Self-Assembly
We are interested in organic materials that come together using the principles of self-assembly and can dynamically re-arrange following stimulation using light, electricity and chemical inputs. Our discovery of unexpectedly strong CH hydrogen bonds from easy-to-install triazoles has opened up a whole new class of anion receptors (see figure). We are using them to chelate, transport, regulate and sense chloride, the most abundant anion, for a range of applications involving cystic fibrosis, the nuclear fuel cycle and salty water.
David Clemmer
Distinguished Professor
Professor and Robert & Marjorie Mann Chair
Richard DiMarchi
Distinguished Professor
Linda & Jack Gill Chair in Biomolecular Science
Trevor Douglas
Earl Blough Professor of Chemistry
Chemical Biology, Inorganic, Materials
Amar Flood
James F. Jackson Professor of Chemistry
Caroline Chick Jarrold
Class of 1948 Herman B Wells Endowed Professor
Adjunct Professor, Physics
Martin F. Jarrold
Distinguished Professor and Robert & Marjorie Mann Chair
Nicola L. B. Pohl
Professor and Joan & Marvin Carmack Chair, Associate Dean of Natural and Mathematical Sciences
Jonathan Raff
Associate Professor (SPEA),
Adjunct Professor (Chemistry)
Michael VanNieuwenhze
Standiford H. Cox Professor of Chemistry
Theodore Widlanski
Professor & Associate Vice President for Engagement