Transition metal mediated transformations of unsaturated molecules: Progress report

Technical Report · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:7144017

Sen, A

The catalysis of organic transformations by soluble transition metal compounds has gained widespread attention because of the high efficiency, high specificity and low energy demands often associated with such systems. Research goals in this area are: (a) to achieve a fundamental mechanistic understanding of the important homogeneous catalytic systems and, (b) to use this knowledge to develop new and useful catalytic processes. We have focused on four broad areas of transition metal catalyzed/mediated transformations of organic molecules: (a) the selective functionalization of alkanes and arenas by electrophilic metal compounds, (b) the coupling of organic mono- and dihalides by low-valent, anionic, metal complexes, (c) transition metal mediated/catalyzed reactions of carbon monoxide, and (d) the oxidation chemistry of high-valent organometallic oxo complexes. Results are briefly summarized below.

• Research Organization: Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park (USA). Dept. of Chemistry
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-84ER13295
• OSTI ID: 7144017
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/13295-2; ON: DE88013482
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400201* -- Chemical & Physicochemical Properties
ALKENES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CATALYSIS
CATALYSTS
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL BONDS
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CLEAVAGE
COMPLEXES
COPOLYMERIZATION
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DOCUMENT TYPES
HYDROCARBONS
ISOMERIZATION
KINETICS
MICROSTRUCTURE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PALLADIUM COMPLEXES
POLYMERIZATION
PROGRESS REPORT
REACTION KINETICS
SPECIFICITY
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPLEXES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS