Self-assembly of metal complexes into two-dimensional reaction fields for innovative multi-electron transfer reactions

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24655135
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Functional materials chemistry
• Research Institution: Institute for Molecular Science
• Principal Investigator: MASAOKA Shigeyuki 分子科学研究所, 生命・錯体分子科学研究領域, 准教授 (20404048)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): KONDO Mio 分子科学研究所, 生命・錯体分子科学研究領域, 助教 (20619168)
• Research Collaborator: YOSHIDA Masaki ; NAKAMURA Go ; OKAMURA Masaya ; ITOH Takahiro
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 金属錯体 / 再生可能エネルギー / 超分子 / 二次元集積 / 多電子移動反応

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Artificial photosynthesis is a solar energy conversion technology that mimics natural photosynthesis, and considered to be one of the next big breakthroughs in energy. In this work, we have investigated the development of two-dimensional reaction fields for artificial photosynthesis via self-assembly of metal complexes. Two approaches have been performed: (i) self-assembly of catalytic active metal complexes into lipid bilayer membranes, and (ii) self-assembly of catalytic active metal complexes with intermolecular pi-pi interaction sites. In both approaches, target two-dimensional structures have been successfully developed and their catalytic activities for various multi-electron transfer reactions have been evaluated.

Free Research Field

錯体化学