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SFB 624:  Templates - From Design of Chemical Matrices to Reaction Control

Subject Area Chemistry
Biology
Term from 2002 to 2013
Project identifier Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 5485369
 
Templates serve as matrices on a molecular scale and are widely used for information transfer in nature. For instance, shape and functionality of principal structures such as nucleic acids (=> replication), proteins (=> folding), carbohydrates (=> cell contacts) or lipids (=> cell membrane) are based on reversible non-covalent interactions. Similarly important are phenomena occurring at interphases as well as relevant methodologies applied for their characterization in the area of material sciences (e.g. adsorption at surfaces, microscopy techniques). In this context, our studies focus on both the basics and the relationship of molecular recognition, preorganization and subsequent processes arising therefrom which allow for an elaboration of various types of intermolecular interaction and the variety of templates involved. The aim of the programme is to gain insight into and to further extend the knowledge of the variety and the role of template effects by means of calculations and experiments in order to finally design appropriate templates and apply them for specific reactions and processes (e.g. synthesis of complex chemical architectures, transfer of information and chirality, modification of surfaces). According to the topology of the templates the programme is organized in 3 sections concentrating on convex, concave and linear/planar templates. At the moment, 16 groups specialized in Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry based at the universities of Bonn and Cologne contribute to this joint effort.
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Participating University Universität zu Köln
 
 

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