High-Valent Imido and Oxo Complexes in Electron Transfer, Atom Transfer, and Chlorite Catalysis

化学部的这一奖项支持普渡大学Mahdi Abu-Omar教授研究电子转移，质子耦合电子转移和氢原子转移反应。 此外，非血红素铁（IV）亚胺配合物催化的C-H胺化，氮烯转移和氢原子转移反应将进行探索。 一种分子催化剂，模拟酶的歧化酶，是选择性的歧化双氧和无害的氯化物也将进行研究。 完成这些反应的锰卟啉系统和非血红素催化剂将被完全表征。本研究将研究电子和原子如何在分子之间转移，并将研究酶的分子模拟物。 这些研究涉及化学合成，催化，动力学和机制，这将为博士后和研究生的学术，工业和政府职业生涯做好准备。 与日本（大坂大学Fukuzumi教授）和韩国（梨花女子大学Nam教授）的顶尖科学家合作将进一步拓宽学生的科学视野。

This award in the Division of Chemistry supports research by Professor Mahdi Abu-Omar at Purdue University to study electron transfer, proton-coupled electron transfer, and hydrogen atom transfer reactions. In addition, the catalysis of C-H amination, nitrene transfer and hydrogen atom transfer reactions by nonheme iron(IV) imido complexes will be explored. A molecular catalyst that mimics the enzyme chlorite dismutase and is selective for chlorite dismutation to dioxygen and innocuous chloride will also be investigated. The manganese porphyrin system and nonheme catalysts that perform these reactions will be completely characterized.This research will study how electrons and atoms transfer between molecules and will investigate molecular mimics of the enzyme chlorite dismutase. These investigations involve chemical synthesis, catalysis, kinetics, and mechanisms, which will prepare postdoctoral and graduate students for academic, industrial, and government careers. Collaborations with leading scientists in Japan (Professor Fukuzumi, Osaka University) and Korea (Professor Nam, Ewha Womans University) will further broaden the students' scientific perspectives.