Transition metal catalyzed transformations of unsaturated molecules. Progress report, August 1, 1984-March 31, 1985

Technical Report · Fri Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5919327

Sen, A

The homogeneous catalysis of organic transformations by transition metal compounds is of considerable practical, as well as scientific, importance because of the high efficiency, high specificity and low energy demands often associated with such systems. The two catalytic systems under current study are: the palladium(II) and rhodium(I) catalyzed copolymerization and cooligomerization of olefins with carbon monoxide, and the palladium(II) catalyzed tail-to-tail dimerization of alkyl acrylates. For the former system, our studies have resulted in the elucidation of the unique chain-growth mechanism. Further mechanistic studies on the individual steps in the chain-growth sequence and the examination of the scope of the copolymerization reaction are being carried out presently. With respect to the latter catalytic system, the reactivity studies on compounds that model the possible intermediates are currently under way.

• Research Organization: Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-84ER13295
• OSTI ID: 5919327
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/13295-1; ON: DE85009531
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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ACRYLATES
ALKENES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS
CATALYSIS
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COPOLYMERIZATION
DIMERIZATION
ELEMENTS
HYDROCARBONS
KINETICS
METALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PALLADIUM
PLATINUM METALS
POLYMERIZATION
REACTION KINETICS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RHODIUM
TRANSITION ELEMENTS