new horizons in the chemistry of 3D metal pincer complexes

该提案要求资金支持一项研究计划，旨在促进我们对一组称为“配体”的化学实体与金属相互作用的方式的理解。除了做出基础性的发现并为科学进步做出贡献外，我们还希望利用我们研究的金属-配体相互作用类型来发明可能实现有用化学转化的过程。这个程序属于有机金属化学的一般领域福尔斯。顾名思义，这一领域的学术中心主题围绕着金属元素和有机分子的结合以及这些有机金属化合物的不同性质。有机化合物涉及许多用于生产商品的大规模商业过程，例如乙酸（醋的主要成分），工业酒精和酸，聚酯，聚乙烯，甚至一些药物。在大多数情况下，这些工艺的商业可行性和竞争力是由于催化现象，即使用少量的关键化学转化剂生产大量的产品。加拿大在有机金属化学和催化方面在工业化国家中享有竞争地位。 我们计划在蒙特利尔大学开展的研究包括： 开发新的有机镍化合物系列，并研究其将低价值化学品转化为增值产品的能力。我们过去的研究已经导致了基于称为钳形配体的配体家族的新催化剂的开发;这些催化剂可以将简单的化学品转化为更有价值的产品。我们建议在一些有前途的方向扩展我们的研究。这项工作的结果将是对加拿大学生进行现代化学技术方面的培训。这种类型的培训使我们的30多名前学生在各种工业，学术和公共部门找到工作。

This proposal requests funds to support a research program aimed at advancing our understanding of the way in which a group of chemical entities called "ligands" interact with metals. In addition to making fundamental discoveries and contributing to the progress of science, we also hope to put to use the type of metal-ligand interactions we study for inventing processes that will make possible useful chemical transformations. This program falls in the general area of organometallic chemistry. As the name implies, the central theme of this area of scholarship revolves around the combination of metallic elements and organic molecules and the different properties of such organometallic compounds. Organometallic compounds are involved in many large scale commercial processes for the production of commodities such as acetic acid (the main ingredient of vinegar), industrial alcohols and acids, polyester, polyethylene, and even some medications. In most cases, the commercial viability and competitiveness of these processes is due to the phenomenon of catalysis, that is the use of a small quantity of key chemical transformers to produce a very large quantity of products. Canada enjoys a competitive position among industrialized nations in organometallic chemistry and in catalysis. The research studies that we plan to carry out at the University of Montreal consist of developing a new family of organonickel compounds and studying their abilities to transform lower value chemicals to value-added products. Our past studies have resulted in the development of new catalysts based on a family of ligands called pincer ligands; these catalysts can transform simple chemicals into more valuable products. We propose to extend our studies in a number of promising directions. This work will result in the training of Canadian students in modern chemical techniques. This type of training has allowed more than 30 of our ex-students to find employment in various industrial, academic, and public sectors.