Complexes with Semi-Labile, Facially Chelating Ligands for Organometallic Chemistry of Hydrocarbons in Aqueous Media

无机化学、生物无机化学和金属有机化学项目支持马里兰大学学院公园分校化学系Andrei N.Vedernikov的研究，利用耐水性铂络合物研究烷烃、烯烃和芳烃的选择性有氧功能化。这些铂配合物将使用半不稳定的表面螯合NNO给体配体，如二(2-吡啶基)甲烷磺酸盐和二(2-吡啶基)-或二(2-咪唑基)膦酸盐。计算研究(DFT)将与实验观测相关联，以探索这一复杂系统的机制方面。特别是这些拟议的催化反应，预计将从根本上影响化工和石油行业，使甲烷生产甲醇、烯烃生产乙二醇和芳烃生产苯酚成为可能，采用环保的方法。本科生和研究生将参与合成、表征和反应性研究的方方面面，获得对制备化学和石化原料的可靠替代方案的重要见解。

The Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry Program supports the research of Andrei N. Vedernikov, Department of Chemistry, University of Maryland - College Park, investigating the selective aerobic functionalization of alkanes, olefins, and arenes using water tolerant platinum complexes. These platinum complexes will employ semi-labile, facially chelating NNO-donor ligands such as di(2-pyridyl)methanesulfonates and di(2-pyridyl)- or di(2-imidazolyl)phosphinates. Computational studies (DFT) will be correlated with the experimental observations to explore the mechanistic aspects of this complicated system. These proposed catalytic reactions, in particular, are expected to fundamentally influence the chemical and petroleum industries, enabling the production of methanol from methane, glycols from olefins and phenol derivatives from arenes, using environmentally-friendly methods. Undergraduate and graduate research students will participate in every aspect of the synthesis, characterization and reactivity studies, gaining important insights into responsible alternatives for the preparation of chemical and petrochemical feedstocks.