Catalytic Properties and Coordination Chemistry of Heavier Group 11 and 12 Elements

无机、生物无机和有机金属化学项目支持德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校H. V. Rasika Dias教授的研究工作，以获得和研究一氧化碳、乙烯、乙炔和其他小烯烃和炔的热稳定金和汞配合物。新的，金属催化的，碳卤素键激活过程也在研究中。汞（II）和金(I)键与小碳基不饱和分子的配合物很难分离。Dias教授使用某些弱配位阴离子作为支持配体或反阴离子来稳定这些物种。这些配合物的结晶固体表现出异常高的热稳定性和空气稳定性。它们是各种转化的有用催化剂，包括碳-卤素键活化化学。迪亚斯教授和他的团队致力于开发基于网络的方法，以交流和传播研究成果，并实时提供有关化学各个方面的在线课程。本教材专为师资短缺的国外学术机构学生设计。迪亚斯教授积极指导具有不同背景的K-12教师、高中生和本科研究人员。

The Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry Program supports the research efforts of Professor H. V. Rasika Dias of the University of Texas at Arlington to obtain and study thermally-stable gold and mercury complexes of carbon monoxide, ethylene, acetylene, and other small alkenes and alkynes. Novel, metal-catalyzed, carbon-halogen bond activation processes are also under investigation. Complexes with mercury(II) and gold(I) bonds to small carbon-based, unsaturated molecules are difficult to isolate. Professor Dias uses certain weakly coordinating anions as supporting ligands or counter anions for the stabilization of such species. The crystalline solids of these complexes display unusually high thermal and air stability. They serve as useful catalysts for various transformations, including carbon-halogen bond activation chemistry. Professor Dias and his group are involved in developing web-based methods for the exchange and dissemination of research results and for the live-delivery of online courses on various aspects of chemistry. The lecture materials are especially intended for students in foreign academic institutions with faculty shortages. Professor Dias is active in mentoring K-12 teachers, high school students, and undergraduate researchers with diverse backgrounds.