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Metal Complexes Of Redox Active Ligands, Alexandra Chaparro, Parker Keller
Metal Complexes Of Redox Active Ligands, Alexandra Chaparro, Parker Keller
Chemistry & Biochemistry Student Scholarship
Alexandra Chaparro ’22, Major: Biochemistry
Parker Keller ’24, Major: Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. Maria Carroll, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Our research focuses on synthesizing and studying the properties of metal complexes that contain redox active ligands. Ligands are molecules or ions that can bind to a metal ion, and this particular class of ligands is interesting because they can either accept or lose electrons. We synthesized zinc complexes, in order to measure the reduction potentials of the ligands, which provide information about the ease with which they accept electrons. We then synthesized iron complexes and determined their structures. These complexes are potentially …