Deuterated Molecules and Polymers for Neutron Studies
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Organic Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 November 2014) | Viewed by 19218
Special Issue Editors
Interests: synthesis of molecules containing deuterium and other NMR‐active stable nuclei; synthesis of ligands for self‐assembled systems; monomer and polymer synthesis; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance for probing molecular dynamics and elucidating reaction mechanisms
2. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
Interests: controlled polymer synthesis (especially via anionic polymerization); polymer molecular characterization; Isotopically labelled polymers; conjugated polymers; charged polymers; stimuli-responsive polymers; polymeric colloids
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Deuterium (2H or D), a stable isotope of hydrogen that possesses both a neutron and a proton, exhibits a distinctively different strength of interaction with neutrons than protium does. This difference can provide contrast in differential scattering of protium vs. deuterium in neutron scattering experiments, and accordingly, can provide information about structure and dynamics that would not be accessible by other techniques (such as X‐ray scattering). As more powerful neutron‐generating facilities have become available, interest in utilizing neutron scattering for structural characterization, which is important for the design of new materials, has increased. Consequently, there is a growing need for new deuterated materials, as well as for methodologies of selective deuteration that create, for example, well‐defined (partially or fully) deuterated molecules and polymers. Therefore, we and Molecules feel that the time is right for a Special Issue covering deuterated molecules and polymers.
This Special Issue of Molecules will consider contributions covering the synthesis and characterization of selectively or fully deuterated molecules of all kinds, including monomers, polymers/macromolecules, and surfactants, as broadly indicated by the keywords. Review articles by experts in the field are also welcome.
Dr. Peter V. Bonnesen
Dr. Kunlun Hong
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- deuterium/deuteration
- synthesis of deuterated monomers/polymers/macromolecules
- kinetics/dynamics/structural analysis
