Dr. Ken Whitmire
Synthetic Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry for Biological, Catalytic, and Materials Applications
The Whitmire research group has several active projects in the preparation of molecular compounds of biological interest or for use as precursors for solid state materials such as metal oxides, metal sulfides and metal phosphides. Students can focus on the synthesis of molecules and their characterization or production of solid state materials, especially as nanoparticles with unusual shapes, and their characterization. There are four general projects that one can choose from:
(1) Synthesis of inorganic and organometallic compounds that may be used for treatment of Helicobacter pylori, a major cause of gastrointestinal disorders.
(2) Catalysis by metal complexes of various transformations of organic compounds. There is a focus on carbonylation and hydrogenation reactions.
(3) The synthesis of heterometallic complexes that can be used as single source precursors for the production of nanoparticles with targetted electronic, magnetic, optical or catalytic properties. we are particularly interest in the photocatalytic production of hydrogen from water.
(4) Examination of nanoparticles systems that have already been prepared in the group for their various physical properties.
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