Iridium and Rhodium Analogues of the Shilov Cycle Catalyst; and The Investigation and Applications of the Reduction-Coupled Oxo Activation (ROA) Mechanistic Motif towards Alkane Upgrading
Author: Fu, Ross
Year: 2014
Degree: Dissertation (Ph.D.)
Advisor: Goddard, William A., III
Committee Members: Agapie, Theodor; Bercaw, John E.; Miller, Thomas F.; Goddard, William A., III
Option: Chemistry
DOI: 10.7907/WY3F-DZ94
Abstract
This dissertation will cover several disparate topics, with the overarching theme centering on the investigation of organometallic C-H activation and hydrocarbon transformation and upgrading. Chapters 2 and 3 discuss iridium and rhodium analogues of the Shilov cycle catalyst for methane to methanol oxidation, and Chapter 4 on the recently discovered ROA mechanistic motif in catalysts for various alkane partial oxidation reactions. In addition, Chapter 5 discusses the mechanism of nickel pyridine bisoxazoline Negishi catalysts for asymmetric and stereoconvergent C-C coupling, and the appendices discuss smaller projects on rhodium H/D exchange catalysts and DFT method benchmarking.
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