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Non-Traditional Organometallic Chemistry: Fundamental Studies and Catalytic Applications
- Abstract:
The field of organometallic chemistry is traditionally associated with a high degree of metal-ligand covalency. Such a view allows the reactivity and stability of organotransition metal compounds to be conveniently described within the paradigm of the effective atomic number rule (18-electon rule). Our laboratory is interested in exploring the chemistry of compounds containing metal-carbon bonds that do not fit within this classical mold. These compounds display properties more akin to Werner-type coordination complexes and often comprise Earth-abundant first-row transition metals such as Mn, Fe, and Co. In this lecture, the organometallic chemistry of these elements with N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands will be presented and discussed in the context of C-C cross-coupling catalysis.
Host: Kathy Franz
Chemistry Seminar