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For
information about undergraduate research contact
Dr. Russell
(e-mail: russellk@nku.edu ||
phone:859-572-6110)
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Undergraduate research in
the Russell Group involves the synthesis and characterization
of enediynes, compounds possessing triple bonds on
either side of a cis-double bond. The molecules prepared
in the Russell Research Group are intended to find
uses in both material and biological sciences. The
Russell Group provides opportunities for undergraduates
to study enediynes in one of the following areas:
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Dehydroheteroarylannulenes
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Dehydroheteroarylannulenes
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The dehydrobenzoannulenes
(DBAs) such as 1 and 2 are molecules that have benzene
rings separated by carbon-carbon
triple bonds. People are very interested in these types
of molecules because they have unusual chemical and physical
properties. These compounds are expected to be very important
in the design and manufacture of nanoelectronics, such
as molecule size wires, logic gates, and memory storage
devices.
The Russell group is interested in synthesizing new DBAs,
the so-called dehydroheteroarylannulenes (DHAs). In these
molecules one or more of the aromatic rings
(A-C in the
lower structure) is replaced with a heterocycle, such
as 3-5. Once prepared the molecules will be examined
in detail for their physical and chemical properties.
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| Funding : Research
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