Overview
The Dichtel Group uses the tools of synthetic and supramolecular chemistry to develop structurally precise organic materials. Projects in the Dichtel Group involve organic and polymer chemistry, solution and solid-state characterization, nanofabrication, and electronic testing of materials.
Research
- Interfacing Molecules and Polymers to Carbon-based Materials
- Polymers Linked in Two or Three Dimensions
- Nanostructured Forms of Graphene
Selected Publications
40. Conjugated Porous Polymers For TNT Vapor Detection. (Jennifer L. Novotney & William R. Dichtel), ACS Macro Lett. 2013, 2, 423-426.
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39. Postsynthetic functionalization of 3D covalent organic frameworks. (D. N. Bunck & W. R. Dichtel), Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 2457-2459.
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38. Control of the graphene-protein interface is required to preserve adsorbed protein function. (T. Alava, J. A. Mann, C. Théodore, J. J Benitez, W. R. Dichtel, J. M. Parpia, H. G. Craighead), Anal. Chem. 2013, 85, 2754–2759.
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37. Preservation of antibody selectivity on graphene by conjugation to a tripod monolayer. (J. A. Mann, T. Alava, H. G. Craighead, W. R. Dichtel), Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 3177-3180. Full Text: Link
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36. Mixed linker strategies for organic framework functionalization. (D. N. Bunck & W. R. Dichtel), Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 818-827.
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35. Highly efficient benzannulation of poly(phenylene ethynylene)s. (H. Arslan, J. D. Saathoff, D. N. Bunck, P. Clancy, W. R. Dichtel), Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 12051–12054.
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34. A classification scheme for the stacking of two-dimensional boronate ester-linked covalent organic frameworks. (B. T. Koo, W. R. Dichtel, & P. Clancy), J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, Advance Article. Full Text: Link
33. Quantification of the surface diffusion of tripodal binding motifs on graphene using scanning electrochemical microscopy. (J. Rodríguez-López, N. L. Ritzert, J. A. Mann, C. Tan, W. R. Dichtel, & H. D. Abruña), J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 6224–6236. Full Text: Link
32. Two-dimensional materials: Polymers stripped down. (F. J. Uribe-Romo & W. R. Dichtel), Nature Chem. 2012, 4, 244-245. Full Text: Link
31. Internal functionalization of three-dimensional covalent organic frameworks. (D. N. Bunck and W. R. Dichtel), Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 1855-1859. Full Text: Link
30. Lattice Expansion of Highly Oriented 2D Phthalocyanine Covalent Organic Framework Films. (E. L. Spitler, J. W. Colson, F. J. Uribe-Romo, A. R. Woll, M. R. Giovino, A. Saldivar, and W. R. Dichtel), Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 2623–2627. Full Text: Link
29. A 2D covalent organic framework with 4.7-nm pores and insight into its interlayer stacking. (E. L. Spitler, B. T. Koo, J. L. Novotney, J. W. Colson, F. J. Uribe-Romo, G. D. Gutierrez, P. Clancy, and W. R. Dichtel), J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 19416-19421. Full Text: Link
28. Multivalent binding motifs for the noncovalent functionalization of graphene. (J. A. Mann, J. Rodríguez-López, H. D. Abruña, and W. R. Dichtel), J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 17614–17617. Full Text: Link
27. A mechanistic study of Lewis Acid-catalyzed covalent organic framework formation. (E. L. Spitler, M. R. Giovino, S. L. White, and W. R. Dichtel), Chem. Sci. 2011, 2, 1588-1593. Full Text: Link
26. Oriented 2D covalent organic framework thin films on single-layer graphene. (J. W. Colson, A. R. Woll, A. Mukherjee, M. P. Levendorf, E. L. Spitler, V. B. Shields, M. G. Spencer, J. Park, and W. R. Dichtel), Science 2011, 332, 228-231. Full Text: Link
25. Lewis acid-catalysed formation of two-dimensional phthalocyanine covalent organic frameworks. (E. L. Spitler and W. R. Dichtel), Nature Chem. 2010, 2, 672-677. Full Text: Link
Awards and Distinctions
- Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (2013)
- Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award (2012)
- Beckman Young Investigator (2012)
- Research Corporation Cottrell Scholar (2012)
- Sloan Research Fellowship (2012)
- NSF CAREER Award (2011)
- 3M Nontenured Faculty Award (2010-2012)
- UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Postdoctoral Recognition Award (2008)
- Finalist, UCLA Chancellor's Award for Postdoctoral Research (2008)
- UC-Berkeley Teaching Effectiveness Award (2004)
- UC-Berkeley Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award (2004)