Ebook: On the Catalytic Efficacy of Low-Oxidation State Group 14 Complexes
Author: Terrance John Hadlington (auth.)
- Tags: Organometallic Chemistry, Catalysis, Inorganic Chemistry
- Series: Springer Theses
- Year: 2017
- Publisher: Springer International Publishing
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This outstanding thesis describes a detailed investigation into the use of low-oxidation-state group 14 complexes in catalysis, developed at the cutting edge of inorganic and organometallic chemistry. It includes the preparation of a number of landmark compounds, some of which challenge our current understanding of metal–metal bonding and low-oxidation-state main group chemistry. Among the many highlights of this thesis, the standout result is the development of the first well-defined, low- oxidation-state main group hydride systems as highly efficient catalysts in the hydroboration of carbonyl substrates, including carbon dioxide, which are as efficient as those observed in more traditional, transition-metal catalyses. These results essentially define a new subdiscipline of chemistry.