Organometallic Transformations of Organic Compounds

有机化合物的有机转化。该计划将开发新的金属基催化剂，主要用于两个目的：（i）转化碱性碳氢化合物，天然气和低分子量石油产品转化为更高级的化合物（如醇、烯烃和羧酸）;以及（ii）将氮气转化为含氮化合物，如氨或氨衍生物。在这两个项目中，目的是利用目前难以利用的现成和丰富的起始材料，设计和开发特定的试剂，将其转化为“增值”产品。该计划还将探索金属基试剂的作用模式，从而更好地设计试剂和催化剂。

Organometallic Transformations of Organic Compounds. The program will develop new metal-based catalysts for two main purposes (i) transforming basic hydrocarbons eg. natural gas and low-molecular-weight petroleum products into more advanced compounds (such as alcohols, alkenes and carboxylic acids); and (ii) converting nitrogen gas into nitrogen-containing compounds eg. ammonia or ammonia derivatives. In both projects, the aim is to take readily available and abundant starting materials that are currently difficult to utilise and to design and develop specific reagents to convert them to "value-added" products. The program will also explore the mode of action of metal-based reagents leading to better reagent and catalyst design.