Model of molecular structure
- ID-nummer
- 2025.015.001
- Titel
- Model of molecular structure
- Publik beskrivning
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This model, donated by Richard Robson, is a 10,3-a network, an important structure in the design of framework materials.
The model is assembled from pipes with precisely angled, wedge-shaped ends. The wedge angles and their orientations at each end of every pipe are deliberately chosen so that, when connected, the components assemble into the desired three-dimensional network.
The model is made of ordinary plumbing pipes. Robson ordered pipes in specific certain angles and lengths and then assembled them himself into the structure he wanted.
The approach of designing molecular building blocks that are intrinsically predisposed to form specific network topologies, such as the highly symmetric 10,3a-network, is fundamental to the rational synthesis of molecular framework materials.
Richard Robson donated the model to the Nobel Prize Museum in 2025. - Pristagare
- Richard Robson
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