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

无机、生物无机和有机金属化学项目支持马里兰大学帕克分校化学系Andrei N. Vedernikov的研究，该研究使用耐水铂配合物研究烷烃、烯烃和芳烃的选择性有氧功能化。这些铂配合物将采用半不稳定的、表面螯合的nno供体配体，如二（2-吡啶基）甲磺酸盐和二（2-吡啶基）或二（2-咪唑基）膦酸盐。计算研究（DFT）将与实验观察相关联，以探索这个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学和石油工业，使人们能够使用环境友好的方法从甲烷中生产甲醇，从烯烃中生产乙二醇，从芳烃中生产苯酚衍生物。本科生和研究生将参与合成、表征和反应性研究的各个方面，获得对化学和石化原料制备的负责任替代品的重要见解。

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.