个人简介

Professor Braddock-Wilking received her B.A. degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and her Ph.D. from Washington University. She joined the UM-St. Louis faculty in 1993 following postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard University and Mallinckrodt Medical, Inc.

研究领域

Inorganic, Organometallic

Dr. Braddock-Wilking’s research focuses on the synthesis, characterization, and reactivity of compounds containing heavier Group 14 elements (E = Si, Ge). A major area of interest involves the chemistry of heterocyclopentadienes containing Group 14 elements, also known as metalloles (Figure 1), and related metallafluorenes and germafluoresceins (Figure 1). These heavy Group 14 molecules are known to exhibit unusual optoelectronic properties and high electron affinity and mobility and thus have potential application as components for electronic devices such as OLEDs and as chemical and biological sensors. Many of these molecules are weakly emissive in solution but show enhanced emission in the solid state due to the phenomenon of aggregation induced emission rendering them suitable for solid-state applications. Janet Fig 1 Fig. 1. General metallole and metallafluorene structures (M = Si, Ge) The research group is studying the structure-property relationship of these luminescent Group 14 molecules by exploring synthetic pathways that will allow for the incorporation of a variety of p-conjugated organic groups on the ring system enabling a range of emission colors (blue to red) and to promote aggregation-induced emission in the solid state. Figure 2 shows the molecular structure of an exceptionally stable germafluorene prepared in our laboratory that exhibits strong blue emission in solution and the solid state. The phenyl groups at the germanium center provide steric crowding that prevents close contact of adjacent molecules preventing aggregation-induced quenching which is commonly observed in the solid state with luminescent planar aromatic organic molecules. Janet Fig 2 Fig. 2 Molecular structure of a germafluorene. They are also investigating the synthesis of related systems that incorporate linker groups that can bind to transition-metal centers for the preparation of novel fluorescent metal containing complexes as well as for applications in chemical sensing. Figure 3 illustrates the fluorescence and Figure 4 shows related structures which are being examined with different chelating phosphines and nitrogen-based donors. Janet Fig 3 Janet Fig 4 Fig. 3. Solid state fluorescence of a germafluorene on a tlc plate (left) and as crystals (right). Janet fig 5 Fig. 4. Luminescent diplatinum macrocycles containing alkynyl-linked siloles.

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″Bis(alkynyl) PTA and DAPTA Complexes of Pt(II) and Pd(II)″, J. Braddock-Wilking, S. Acharya and N. P. Rath, Polyhedron 2015, 87, 55 ″Synthesis and Characterization of Pt(II) and Pd(II) PTA and DAPTA complexes″, J. Braddock-Wilking, A.Sitaram and N. P. Rath, Polyhedron 2014, 79, 16. ″Cyclic germanium compounds and applications thereof″, J. Braddock-Wilking, T. L. Bandrowsky and J. B. Carroll II, PCT Int. Appl. 2013, WO 2013188421 A1 20131219. "Synthesis of 2,5-substituted siloles and optical study of interactions with mercury(II), copper(II), and nickel(II) cations," J. B. Carroll and J. Braddock-Wilking, Organometallics 2013, 32, 11005. "Synthesis, characterization and Crystal Structures of 1,1-Disubstituted-2,3,4,5-tetraphenyl-germoles that Exhibit Aggregation-Induced Emission", T. L. Bandrowsky, J. B. Carroll and J. Braddock-Wilking, Organometallics, 2011, 30, 3559. "Luminescent platinum complexes containing phosphorus-linked silole ligands", J. Braddock-Wilking, Li-B. Gao, and N. P. Rath, Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 9321. "Reactions of (Et2CH2CH2NEt2).H2SiCl2 with Selected Diorganometallic Reagents of Magnesium and Lithium", J. Y. Corey, K. A. Trankler, J. Braddock-Wilking and N. P. Rath, Organometallics 2010, 29, 5708 “Preparation and Photophysical Properties of Phosphino- and Phosphine Oxide-Linked Siloles”, J. Braddock-Wilking, L.-B. Gao and N. P. Rath, Organometallics, 2010, 29, 1612. “Sila- and Germaplatinacycles produced from a Stepwise E-E Bond Forming Reaction”, J. Braddock-Wilking, T. Bandrowsky, N. Praingam, N. P. Rath, Organometallics 2009,28, 4098. "Preparation of 1,1-disubstituted silacyclopentadienes " J. Braddock-Wilking, Y. Zhang, J. Y. Corey and N. P. Rath, J. Organomet. Chem. 2008, 693, 1233 "Activation of Group 14 El-H Bonds at Platinum(0)", C. P. White, J. Braddock-Wilking, J. Y. Corey, H. Xu, E. Redekop, S. Sedinkin, and N. P. Rath, Organometallics, 2007,26, 1996 "Si-H Bond Activation by (Ph3P)2Pt(η2-C2H4) in Dihydrosilicon Tricycles that also contain O and N Heteroatoms," J. Braddock-Wilking, J. Y. Corey, L. M. French, E. Choi, V. J. Speedie, M. F. Rutherford, S. Yao, H. Xu, and N. P. Rath,Organometallics, 2006,25, 3974. "Spectroscopic and Reactivity Studies of Pt-Si Monomers and Dimers," J. Braddock-Wilking, J. Y. Corey, C. White, H. Xu, and N. P. Rath, Organometallics, 2006, 25, 2859. "Reaction of Diphenylgermane with (Ph3P)2Pt(h2-C2H4): Generation of Mono- and Dinuclear Complexes Containing Pt-Ge Bonds. X-ray Crystal Structure Determination of [(Ph3P)Pt(m-h2-H-GePh2)]2," J. Braddock-Wilking, J. Y. Corey, K. A. Trankler, H Xu, L. M. French, N. Praingam, C. White, and N. P. Rath Organometallics, 2005, 24, 4113. "Reaction of Silafluorenes with (Ph3P)2Pt(h2-C2H4): Generation and Characterization of Pt-Si Monomers, Dimers and Trimers," J. Braddock-Wilking, J. Y. Corey, K. A. Trankler, K. M. Dill, L. M. French, N. P. Rath, Organometallics, 2004, 23, 4576.