Graduation Semester and Year
Spring 2024
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
Department
Chemistry and Biochemistry
First Advisor
Rasika Dias
Second Advisor
Peter Kroll
Third Advisor
Robin Macaluso
Fourth Advisor
Joseph Buonomo
Abstract
The coinage metals (group 11, copper, silver, and gold) have found widespread usage in the transformations of unsaturated hydrocarbons, including but not limited to: alkenes, alkynes, cycloalkenes, cycloalkynes, carbonyl groups, α,β-unsaturated carbonyls, etc. In homogeneous catalysis the complexes involved in these processes are typically supported by nitrogen and/or phosphorous ligand systems, such as pincers (tri-coordinate, meridional) and scorpionates (tri-coordinate, facial), with scorpionates coordinating through 2 or 3 N atoms being most prevalent.
Chapter 2 contains a review article, summarizing the syntheses and applications of structurally authenticated gold(I)-ethylene complexes. Chapter 3 discusses a systematic study of the coinage metal π-ligand complexes supported by bis(pyrazolyl)methanes using a combination of spectroscopic techniques in tandem with mass spectrometric methods. Chapter 4 describes the synthesis of new poly(pyridyl)borate ligands and their utilization in preparing coinage metal-ethylene complexes. Chapter 5 focuses on copper(I) complexes of heavier pnictogens using fluorinated poly(pyrazolyl)borates.
Keywords
chemistry, organometallic, coinage metals, olefins, alkynes, pyrazole, pyridine, fluorine
Disciplines
Inorganic Chemistry
License
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Recommended Citation
Watson, Brandon T., "THE CHEMISTRY OF COINAGE METAL Π-LIGAND COMPLEXES SUPPORTED BY PYRAZOLYL AND PYRIDYL BASED LIGANDS" (2024). Chemistry & Biochemistry Dissertations. 1.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/chemistry_dissertations/1