Reactivity Enhanced Low-Valent Alkaline Earth Metal Compounds

该项目旨在开发高度活化的低氧化态碱土金属络合物，作为有毒/昂贵的后过渡金属络合物的廉价和可持续的替代品，后者目前主导着将惰性小分子底物转化为增值有机化学品的过程。该项目预计将产生化学的重大基础和应用进展，使用创新的合成和计算方法，以及一个多学科的合作团队。预期成果包括建立学术和工业研究能力、知识、国际网络和训练有素的劳动力。成功应该看到大量的经济，环境和社会效益流向澳大利亚。

The project aims to develop highly activated low oxidation state alkaline earth metal complexes as cheap and sustainable alternatives to toxic/expensive late transition metal complexes, that currently dominate the transformation of inert small molecule substrates into value-added organic chemicals. The project expects to generate major fundamental and applied advances in chemistry, using innovative synthetic and computational approaches, and a multidisciplinary collaborative team. Expected outcomes include building of academic and, later, industrial research capacity, knowledge, an international network, and a highly trained workforce. Success should see substantial economic, environmental and societal benefits flowing to Australia.