Synthesis, Reactivity and Catalysis of Novel Metallacarboranes

该项目在无机，生物无机和有机 化学课程关注的是合成和化学 新的主族元素碳硼烷衍生物的性质， 金属碳硼烷目前正在进行四个领域的研究。在 第一，主族碳硼烷衍生物的研究 正在继续，并越来越强调反应性 旨在更好地理解化学的关系 这些不寻常的化合物。特别感兴趣的是 化学小说！核心主族元件夹层 复合物，以及探索潜在的应用， 这些和相关的碳硼烷衍生物。第二个领域是 新型碳硼烷基环状和聚合物合成 衍生自双卡巴司肽笼的材料。第三 金属簇碎片插入多面体的区域 硼氢化物笼被用于合成 双核金属硼烷配合物。这些复合物是 因为它们融合了 多面体硼原子簇和金属羰基簇。的 最后一类研究是努力综合新的 金属碳硼烷型镧系元素衍生物。 将合成的一些新材料是 可能具有有趣的物理性质 包括所需的电子和/或光谱性质，以及 一些将是合成感兴趣的化合物的有用前体。 材料.

This project in the Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry Program is concerned with the synthesis and chemical properties of new main group element carborane derivatives and metallacarboranes. Studies in four areas are being pursued. In the first of these, studies of main group carborane derivatives are continuing, with an increased emphasis on reactivity relationships aimed at a greater understanding of the chemistry of these unusual compounds. Of particular interest is the chemistry of novel ıNe!-core main group element sandwich complexes, as well as exploration of potential applications of these and related carborane derivatives. The second area is the synthesis of novel carborane-based cyclic and polymeric materials derived from the dicarbanastide cage. In the third area novel insertion of metal cluster fragments into polyhedral boron hydride cages is being used for the synthesis of dinuclear metallaborane complexes. These complexes are of fundamental interest because they meld the chemistries of polyhedral boron hydrides and metal carbonyl clusters. The final category of studies is an effort to synthesize new lanthanide element derivatives of the metallacarborane type. Some of the new materials which will be synthesized are expected to have interesting physical properties possibly including desirable electronic and/or spectral properties, and some will be useful precursors for the synthesis of interesting materials.