This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, provides $487,409 in funding to Ohio University for a 3-year research project titled "CUCURBITURILS AND GLYCOLURIL-BASED BASKETS MIMICKED BY HARD SPHERE FLUIDS: A NOVEL MODEL APPLIED TO SUPRAMOLECULAR CATALYSIS IN WATER." The primary objectives are to develop a new theoretical model to quantify interactions between synthetic host molecules and small molecule guests in water, and to use this model to identify guest molecules that can undergo catalyzed reactions inside the host molecules. The project will expose students to concepts in organic chemistry, molecular modeling, and analytical techniques, while also supporting collaborative research programs and outreach activities. No sub-awards are planned for this grant.
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