Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry

无机化学、生物无机化学和金属有机化学项目的这一奖项支持加州大学河滨分校的克里斯托弗·A·里德教授开发基于二十面体碳硼烷的新型弱配位阴离子的研究。将合成新的碳硼酸，以开辟酸化学的新领域：(A)质子化以前被认为太弱而不能质子化的分子，如Xe和Cr(CO)6；(B)质子化在酸中分解的微妙分子，如P4、S8和富勒烯；以及(C)允许分离酸催化过程的中间产物，以便对制备时间表进行详细研究。还将开发一种由甲基阳离子和碳硼烷阴离子组成的超甲基化试剂。将探索一种含有碳三芳胺的过氧剂的化学。合成无机化学强调分离纯物质，并通过单晶X射线结构测定对其进行表征。该项目开发新的超强酸、甲基和氧化剂化学，并将吸引来自传统上代表不足的群体的学生，特别是拉美裔美国人，他们是加州大学河滨分校服务的人群之一，以吸引他们进入一线化学研究和化学职业。

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.