FINAL TECHNICAL REPORT for grant DE-FG02-93ER14353 œ"Carbon-Hydrogen Bond Functionalization Catalyzed by Transition Metal Systems"

Goldman, Alan S.

Rutgers University

关键词: Thermodynamics;    Carbonylation;    Aldehydes;    Transition Elements Catalysis, Dehydrogenation, Alkanes, Organometallic Chemistry, C-H Bond Activation;    37 Inorganic, Organic, Physical And Analytical Chemistry;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1040722
RP-ID  :  DOE/ER/14353-1 Final Report
RP-ID  :  FG02-93ER14353
RP-ID  :  1040722

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Alkanes are our most abundant organic resource but are highly resistant to selective chemical transformations. Alkenes (olefins) by contrast are the single most versatile class of molecules for selective transformations, and are intermediates in virtually every petrochemical process as well as a vast range of commodity and fine chemical processes. Over the course of this project we have developed the most efficient catalysts to date for the selective conversion of alkanes to give olefins, and have applied these catalysts to other dehydrogenation reactions. We have also developed some of the first efficient catalysts for carbonylation of alkanes and arenes to give aldehydes. The development of these catalysts has been accompanied by elucidation of the mechanism of their operation and the factors controlling the kinetics and thermodynamics of C-H bond activation and other individual steps of the catalytic cycles. This fundamental understanding will allow the further improvement of these catalysts, as well as the development of the next generation of catalysts for the functionalization of alkanes and other molecules containing C-H bonds.