CAREER: Mechanstic Studies Involving Late Transition Metal Complexes for Catalytic Carbon Dioxide Conversion

在这项由化学系化学催化计划资助的职业奖项中，耶鲁大学化学系的尼莱·哈扎里教授将开发将二氧化碳转化为有机积木的过渡金属催化剂。特别是，促进二氧化碳形成新的C-C键的单体镍和钯配合物将成为目标。这可能会导致开发出一种耐官能团的催化剂，可以将二氧化碳转化为在合成化学中非常有用的羧酸。这一计划的更广泛影响包括制定一项计划，鼓励当地高中生参观耶鲁的不同研究实验室。二氧化碳催化转化为更有价值的化合物是一个重要问题，因为这种温室气体在构建更复杂的分子时可能成为一种容易获得且廉价的碳源。目前，将二氧化碳转化为有用化学品的实用方法相对较少，开发新的二氧化碳转化催化剂可能对可持续化学产生重要影响。在这项工作中，存在于许多有机化合物中的羧酸将由二氧化碳合成。此外，除了对本科生和研究生进行培训外，还将推出一项计划，允许当地高中生参观化学实验室。

In this CAREER award funded by the Chemical Catalysis Program of the Chemistry Division, Professor Nilay Hazari of the Department of Chemistry at Yale University will develop transition metal catalysts for the conversion of carbon dioxide into organic building blocks. In particular monomeric Ni and Pd complexes that promote the formation of new C-C bonds from carbon dioxide will be targeted. This could result in the development of a functional group tolerant catalyst that can convert carbon dioxide into carboxylic acids, which are highly useful in synthetic chemistry. The broader impacts of this program include the development of a program that will encourage local high school students to visit different research laboratories at Yale.The catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide into more valuable compounds is an important problem due to the potential of this greenhouse gas as a readily available and inexpensive source of carbon in the construction of more complex molecules. Currently, there are relatively few practical methods for converting carbon dioxide into useful chemicals and the development of new catalysts for carbon dioxide conversion could have important impact on sustainable chemistry. In this work carboxylic acids which are present in many organic compounds will be synthesized from carbon dioxide. In addition, alongside the training of both undergraduate and graduate students, a program will be introduced which allows local high school students to visit chemistry laboratories.