Research in Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry

这个无机、生物无机和有机金属化学奖支持德克萨斯农工大学化学系F. Albert Cotton博士对过渡金属化合物中金属-金属键的研究。新的具有多个金属键的双核化合物将被合成并进行结构表征。特别令人感兴趣的是含有V， Nb, Ta， Fe和Mn的化合物，这种键基序的例子很少。该策略是合成具有结合位点的配体，迫使金属形成所需的构型。重点还将放在具有不寻常氧化态或结构特征的化合物上。此外，将制备含有三个或更多具有导电性质的金属原子链的材料。含有两个金属原子连接在一起的化合物因其不同寻常的键合行为而引起人们的兴趣。它们被用作催化剂和确定绝对构型。在这项研究中，金属-金属键合的极限将用以前没有表现出这种键合的金属来测试。由金属链组成的化合物对于理解金属行为和设计具有特定电子性质的化合物具有重要意义。

This award in Inorganic, Bioinorganic, and Organometallic Chemistry supports research on metal-metal bonding in transition metal compounds by Dr. F. Albert Cotton, Chemistry Department, Texas A&M University. New dinuclear compounds with multiple metal bonds will be synthesized and structurally characterized. Of particular interest are compounds containing V, Nb, Ta, Fe and Mn, for which few examples of this bonding motif are known. The strategy is to synthesize ligands with binding sites that force the metals into the desired configuration. Emphasis will also be placed on compounds that have unusual oxidation states or structural features. In addition, species that contain chains of three or more metals atoms with conducting properties will be prepared. Compounds that contain two metal atoms linked together are of interest because of their unusual bonding behavior. They have been used as catalysts and for determining absolute configuration. In this study, the limits of metal-metal bonding will be tested with metals that have not exhibited this type of bonding previously. Compounds consisting of chains of metals are of interest in understanding metallic behavior and designing compounds with specific electronic properties.