Mechanisms of Transition Metal-Catalyzed Reactions in Hydrocarbons

在由化学部有机动力学项目和材料研究部聚合物项目共同资助的《过渡金属催化碳氢化合物反应机理》项目中，加州理工大学化学系罗伯特·格拉布斯教授将对有机金属试剂合成聚合物的机理进行研究。该项目旨在提供开发过去几年发现的用于合成大分子体系的新催化剂所需的基本技术和机理理解。这个项目是基础性的，范围是多学科的。正在研究的主要课题涉及“ROMP”聚合物的进一步阐述，将包括阴离子引发、大分子单体合成、规整性控制、光化学引发、水介质中的Ru化学、各种钛和锆系以及双SchRock引发剂的研究。

In this project ("Mechanisms of Transition Metal- Catalyzed Reactions in Hydrocarbons"), which is jointly supported by the Organic Dynamics Program of the Chemistry Division and the Polymers Program of the Division of Materials Research, Professor Robert H.Grubbs of the Chemistry Department at the California Institute of Technology will study the mechanisms for polymer synthesis with organometallic reagents. The project is designed to provide the fundamental techniques and the mechanistic understanding that is required to exploit new catalysts that have been uncovered over the past few years for synthesizing macromolecular systems. This is project is fundamental and multidisciplinary in its scope. The major topics being investigated deal extensively with further elaboration of "ROMP" polymers and will include studies on anionic initiation, macromer synthesis, tacticity control, photochemical initiation, ruthenium chemistry in aqueous media, various titanium and zirconium systems, and dual Schrock initiators.