Transition metal catalyzed transformations of unsaturated molecules

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5417738· OSTI ID:5417738

In this proposal, research in three areas of transition metal catalyzed transformations of small molecules is proposed. The first encompasses metal catalyzed processes for the synthesis of several classes of carbon monoxide containing polymers. This section describes plans for metal catalyzed synthesis of (a) new alternating copolymers of carbon monoxide and olefins, (b) block copolymers consisting of segments of the olefin homopolymer and the olefin- carbon monoxide alternating copolymer, and (c) polycarbonates, polyesters and polyamides. The second section involves the examination of the chemistry of metal complexes incorporating oxo and hydrocarbyl ligands as a model for the heterogeneous oxidation of olefins and alkanes by meal oxides. Specific plans are to mimic in solution two proposed key steps in the heterogeneous oxidations. These are (a) the heterolytic cleavage of an alkyl (or allyl) C-H bond that is assisted by an oxo group, and (a) the transfer of an oxo group to the resultant metal bound alkyl (or allyl) ligand. The third section concerned with the development of a hybrid catalyst system involving both homogeneous and heterogeneous components for the oxidative functionalization of alkanes. The basic idea is to employ a transition metal in the elemental state to activate C-H bonds of alkanes and form surface alkyl groups. An additional transition metal species will be present in solution which will serve to oxidize these surface alkyl groups to ultimately yield oxidatively functionalized organic products. 57 refs.

• Research Organization: Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-84ER13295
• OSTI ID: 5417738
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/13295-3; ON: DE90002767
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALKANES
ALKENES
ALUMINIUM CHLORIDES
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
BORON COMPOUNDS
BORON FLUORIDES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CARBONATES
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL BONDS
CHEMICAL REACTION YIELD
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS
CHROMIUM OXIDES
COMPLEXES
COPOLYMERS
DERIVATIZATION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ESTERS
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROCARBONS
ISOMERIZATION
MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS
MOLYBDENUM OXIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PALLADIUM COMPLEXES
PHOTOCHEMISTRY
POLYAMIDES
POLYCARBONATES
POLYESTERS
POLYMERIZATION
POLYMERS
PROGRESS REPORT
REACTION INTERMEDIATES
REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS
TIN COMPOUNDS
TIN FLUORIDES
TIN HALIDES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPLEXES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
VANADIUM COMPOUNDS
VANADIUM OXIDES
YIELDS