U. S.-Germany Cooperative Research: The Catalytic Activation of Hydrocarbons in the Interphase

0089661 Kaska该奖项支持William Kaska和加州大学圣巴巴拉分校的学生与德国图宾根大学无机化学系的Hermann Meyer合作的第三年资助。 该奖项资助的研究将开发铑和铱磷-碳-磷（PCP）“钳”分子，这些分子在200摄氏度下稳定。 这是重要的，原因有两个：它们将烷烃催化转化为烯烃，这对商业目标很重要;它们产生氢气，这对燃料电池有潜在的用处。 双方都有独特的专业知识和必要的设施，以成功的结果，这一联合研究项目。 强调交流初级研究人员，以增加他们的培训的国际层面，并使他们能够建立国际联系，在他们的职业生涯早期。

0089661KaskaThis award supports a third year of funding for William Kaska and students from the University of California-Santa Barbara in a collaboration with Hermann Meyer of the Department of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Tuebingen in Germany. The research funded by this award will develop rhodium and iridium phosphourous-carbon-phophorous (PCP) "Pincer" molecules which are stable up to 200 degrees centigrade. This is significant for two reasons: they catalytically dehydrogenate alkanes to alkenes which is important for commercial objectives; they produce hydrogen gas, which is potentially useful for fuel cells. Both sides have unique expertise and facilities necessary to a successful outcome of this joint research project. Exchange of junior researchers is emphasized to add an international dimension to their training and to allow them to establish international connections early in their careers.