Organo-Tellurium Supramolecular Building Blocks

The student will travel to the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianopolis, Brazil, for 12 weeks to develop the chemical synthesis of new organo-tellurium compounds whose molecules will be used as building blocks for large self-assembled structures with functional properties. This project will combine the expertise of I. Vargas-Baca (McMaster) and A L. Braga, hence starting collaboration in between their groups. This project will be a cornerstone in the graduate research project of the student. Fundamental knowledge derived from these investigations is central to many areas of materials chemistry, from open molecular frameworks capable of gas sequestration to molecular recognition and materials for photonic applications.

Faculty Supervisor:

Ignacio Vargas Baca

Student:

Peter Ho

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Discipline:

Biology

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University:

McMaster University

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