Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry

这个奖项在无机，生物无机和有机化学计划支持克里斯托弗教授的研究。里德在加州大学滨江分校开发了一类新的弱配位阴离子的基础上二十面体碳硼烷。 新的碳硼烷酸将被合成，以打开酸化学的新领域，通过：（a）质子化以前被认为碱性太弱而不能质子化的分子，如Na 2CO 3和Cr（CO）6;（B）质子化在酸中分解的脆弱分子，如P4，S8和富勒烯;和（c）允许分离酸催化过程的中间体，用于制备时间尺度的详细研究。 还将开发由甲基阳离子和碳硼烷阴离子组成的超甲基化试剂。 涉及三芳基铵碳硼烷的超氧化剂的化学将被探索。 合成无机化学强调纯物质的分离和单晶X射线结构测定的表征。该项目开发了新的超酸，甲基和氧化剂化学，并将涉及传统上代表性不足的群体，特别是西班牙裔学生，他们是由加州大学滨江服务的人口之一，以吸引他们到前线化学研究和化学职业生涯。

This award in the Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry program supports research by Professor Christopher A. Reed at the University of California at Riverside to develop a new class of weakly coordinating anions based on the icosahedral carborane. New carborane acids will be synthesized to open new areas of acid chemistry by: (a) protonating molecules previously considered too weakly basic to protonate such as Xe and Cr(CO)6; (b) protonating delicate molecules that decompose in acid such as P4, S8, and fullerenes; and, (c) allowing for the isolation of intermediates of acid catalyzed processes for detailed study on the preparative timescale. A super-methylating reagent consisting of a methyl cation and carborane anion will also be developed. The chemistry of a superoxidants involving triarylaminium carboranes will be explored. The synthetic inorganic chemistry emphasizes the isolation of pure materials and their characterization by single crystal X-ray structure determination. This project develops new super- acid, methyl and oxidant chemistry and will involve students from traditionally under-represented groups, particularly Hispanics, who are among the populations served by UC Riverside to attract them to frontline chemical research and careers in chemistry.