Preparation of a Novel Frequency Doubling Coordination Complex

Abstract

The goal of this project was to synthesize an organic ligand that can be used to make a coordination complex with the appropriate structural features to produce frequency doubled light. Partial synthesis of the ligand was accomplished as confirmed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance ( 1 H NMR) spectroscopy and electrospray mass spectrometry. Additional steps remain to be explored and completed, yet it is expected that the chiral nature of the target ligand will fulfill the structural criteria necessary for frequency doubling in the crystalline phase.