An Unprecedented Type of Hybrid Semiconductors with Enhanced and Unique Properties for Optoelectronic Applications Jing Li Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey jingli@rutgers.edu We have developed an unprecedented family of inorganic-organic hybrid semiconductor materials that are comprised of sub-nanometer-sized II-VI semiconductor modules covalently bonded to organic molecules.

Reactions of heterocycles with electrophilic ferrocene diamide complexes Paula L. Diaconescu Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 pld@chem.ucla.edu The activation and functionalization of inert molecules is an important undertaking towards solving some of the energy problems facing todays society. The scientific areas targeted by us are: (1) ring-opening and (2) functionalization of aromatic heterocycles. The activation of C−N bonds in heterocycles is important in the context of hydrodenitrogenation processes.