Project Title
The development of new bidentate ligands and their corresponding coinage metal complexes
Disciplines
Inorganic Chemistry | Organic Chemistry
Abstract (300 words maximum)
N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) have been used in the past as versatile ligands for novel transition metal complexes. These organometallic complexes have been proven to be potent catalysts for a large number of important chemical processes such as olefin metathesis, carbon-carbon coupling reactions, polymerizations, etc. This project is directed towards the synthesis and characterization of a novel bidentate ligand that incorporates two NHC moieties as support for the development of new coinage complexes and for incorporation in supramolecular structures.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
CSM - Chemistry and Biochemistry
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Daniela Tapu
The development of new bidentate ligands and their corresponding coinage metal complexes
N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) have been used in the past as versatile ligands for novel transition metal complexes. These organometallic complexes have been proven to be potent catalysts for a large number of important chemical processes such as olefin metathesis, carbon-carbon coupling reactions, polymerizations, etc. This project is directed towards the synthesis and characterization of a novel bidentate ligand that incorporates two NHC moieties as support for the development of new coinage complexes and for incorporation in supramolecular structures.