Cyclophane Carbene Complexes as Catalysts: An Integrated Synthetic, Structural, and Mechanistic Approach [ 2003-06-27 - 2006-12-31 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Murray Baker (Chief Investigator) ,  Prof Allan White (Chief Investigator) ,  Prof Kingsley Cavell (Partner Investigator)

Brief description Cyclophane Carbene Complexes as Catalysts: An Integrated Synthetic, Structural, and Mechanistic Approach. Metal-carbene complexes are emerging as efficient catalysts for chemical processes of immense importance to the pharmaceutical and fine chemicals industries. This project will build on the recent discovery of a family of complexes that exhibits the highest activity yet reported for metal-carbene catalysts in carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions. Insights into the ways the new catalysts work will be gained through a combination of synthetic, mechanistic, and structural studies. This detailed investigation of structure/reactivity relationships will provide an understanding of why these catalyst are so efficient and hence give synthetic leads for the development of superior new catalysts suitable for industrial application.

Funding Amount $255,000

Funding Scheme Discovery Projects

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