Coordination Chemistry of Novel Main Group Anions

该奖项由克莱姆森大学无机、生物无机和有机金属化学项目颁发，以支持约瑟夫·w·科利斯博士的研究。研究的重点将是：(1)过渡金属硫族羰基的合成与表征；(2)过渡金属羰基与砷、硫化物、硫化物、硒化物混合制备主基团阴离子团簇的合成与表征；(3)基于上述化学的动力学控制条件下固态材料的合成。熔融盐和超临界溶剂的使用将用于在中温状态下制备固态簇，在这种状态下不会发生分解为热力学稳定产物的情况。对新型主基阴离子配位化学的研究将提供新的过渡金属硫族化合物、新的混合主基阴离子团簇和新的固态材料。可能的应用领域包括催化、润滑、电池组件和半导体。

This renewal award is made in the Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry Program to Clemson University in support of the research of Dr. Joseph W. Kolis. The thrusts of the research will be: (1) the synthesis and characterization of transition metal chalcogenide carbonyls, (2) the synthesis and characterization of mixed main group anion clusters prepared from transition metal carbonyls and arsenic and phosphorous sulfides and selenides, and (3) the synthesis under kinetically-controlled conditions of solid-state materials based on the above chemistry. The use of molten salts and supercritical solvents will be employed to prepare solid-state clusters in a mid-temperature regime where decomposition to thermodynamically stable products does not occur. %%% An investigation into the coordination chemistry of novel main group anions will provide new transition metal chalcogenides, new mixed main group anion clusters and new solid-state materials. Possible applications are catalysis, lubrication, battery components and semiconductors.