(Transition metal mediated transformations of small molecules)

Technical Report · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:5234565

Sen, Ayusman

We have succeeded in extending the palladium(2) catalyzed alternating copolyermization of carbon monoxide with olefins to include {alpha}-olefins. The second aspect of the use of carbon monoxide as a reactive monomer that we have studied is the catalytic synthesis of polyoxamide and polyurea from {alpha},{omega}-diamines and carbon monoxide. An important application of the new catalysts was in the linear step-growth polymerization of p-divinylbenzene. In order to arrive at an understanding of the elementary steps are involved in the Mo(6) oxide catalyzed oxidation of alkanes and olefins, we have examined the anaerobic and aerobic decomposition routes for Mo(6)-oxoalkyl complexes of the type, (Me{sub 2}-bipy){sub 2}Mo{O}{sub 2}(R){sub 2}. We have investigated the oxidation of ethers by the platinum(2) ion and by metallic platinum in aqueous medium. Finally, we have examined ways to synthesize metal oxide nanoclusters of well-defined sizes in polymeric matrices. 10 refs.

• Research Organization: Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-84ER13295
• OSTI ID: 5234565
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/13295-5; ON: DE91018807
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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ALKENES
AMINES
AROMATICS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL ACTIVATION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMPLEXES
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DIENES
DIVINYLBENZENE
DOCUMENT TYPES
ETHERS
HYDROCARBONS
MOLYBDENUM COMPLEXES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PALLADIUM COMPLEXES
POLYENES
POLYMERIZATION
PROGRESS REPORT
PROPYLENE
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPLEXES