Research in Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry

在这个无机、生物无机和有机金属化学项目中，德克萨斯农工大学的F. A. Cotton教授将研究过渡金属间含有多个键的化合物的合成、结构、动力学和反应性。这一领域的研究对于理解有机金属团簇分子的键合和反应性的基本原理具有重要意义，从而在有机反应催化领域具有重要意义。具体的研究将包括二钌和二钐物种，共享边的生物八面体化合物，具有多个金属-金属键的手性分子，具有新的或更稀有的M-M多键的化合物，如V， Mn, Fe， Co和Ir，使用氟烷氧化物配体来改变各种化合物的性质，有机金属和金属-氢化学，并使用专门的x射线（高压）和中子（极化束）技术进行结构调查。

In this project in the Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry Program, Professor F. A. Cotton of Texas A & M Universsity will investigate the synthesis, structure, dynamics and reactivity of compounds containing multiple bonds between transition metals. Research in this area is important for the understanding of fundamental principles of bonding and reactivity in organometallic cluster molecules, which are in turn important in the area of organic reaction catalysis. Specific studies will include diruthenium and diosmium species, edge-sharing bioctahedral compounds, chiral molecules with multiple metal-metal bonds, compounds with new or rarer M-M multiple bonds such as V, Mn, Fe, Co, and Ir, the use of fluoroalkoxide ligands to change the properties of a variety of these compounds, organometallic and metal-hydrogen chemistry, and use of specialized X-ray (high pressure) and neutron (polarized beam) techniques for structural investigations.