Spectroscopic Studies of Supported Iron Carbidocarbonyl Clusters (Engineering)

负载铁羰基簇合物的IR和SS-NMR研究 将进行。 这项研究结合了 负载型金属催化剂化学领域 有机金属化学和均相催化。 借用 表面化学技术，金属簇将被锚定到 支持，为他们提供一个更类似于 在这种环境下， 金属簇将经受热处理和化学处理 同时监测配体和金属 框架进行。 将努力探索分子 化学的支持集群系统和比较的意见 用已知的未被支撑的簇的溶液化学和 相关吸附物-金属表面的不太明确的表面化学 系统. 这些研究将提供一个结构的理解 的集群系统在这些相互作用，使 潜在的发展的广泛的基本理解 金属-有机物的相互作用， 关于金属表面上的类似相互作用。 互动活动包括为女大学生举办的讲习班 题目是“化学工程研究生教育”。“这项活动 这将有助于鼓励年轻女性考虑从事科学工作， research. 此外，研究生课程的主题在催化将 被教导。 本项目进一步促进了VPW计划的目标，即（1） 为妇女提供机会， 工程和科学的学科由NSF支持， (2)鼓励妇女从事科学和工程职业， 提高女科学家和女工程师的知名度 受雇于工业、政府和学术机构。 通过 鼓励妇女参与科学，这是一个宝贵的 投资于国家未来的科学活力。

IR and SS-NMR studies of supported iron carbidocarbonyl clusters will be conducted. This research combines expertise developed in the field of supported metal catalyst chemistry with that of organometallic chemistry and homogeneous catalysis. Borrowing from surface chemistry techniques, metal clusters will be anchored to supports to provide them with an environment more similar to that of a heterogeneous catalyst is usually found. In this environment, the metal cluster will be subjected to thermal and chemical treatments while monitoring the transformations that the ligands and the metal framework undergo. An effort will be made to probe the molecular chemistry of the supported cluster system and compare the observations with the known solution chemistry of the unsupported cluster and the less-well-defined surface chemistry of related adsorbate-metal surface systems. The studies will provide an understanding of the structure of the cluster systems throughout these interactions, giving the potential to develop a fundamental understanding of a wide range of metal-organic interactions that may provide invaluable clues concerning similar interactions on metal surfaces. Interactive activities include a workshop for women undergraduates entitled, "Graduate Education in Chemical Engineering." This activity will help encourage young women to consider careers in scientific research. In addition, a graduate course on topics in catalysis will be taught. This project furthers VPW program objectives which are (1) to provide opportunities for women to advance their careers in engineering and in the disciplines of science supported by NSF and (2) to encourage women to pursue careers in science and engineering by providing greater visibility for women scientists and engineers employed in industry, government, and academic institutions. By encouraging the participation of women in science, it is a valuable investment in the Nation's future scientific vitality.