Organometallic Transformations of Organic Molecules

简单的碳氢化合物，如天然气和石油，是有机化学工业中最丰富和最容易获得的天然原料。然而，除了简单地燃烧它们作为燃料之外，很少有方法将这些材料用作工业原料。在化学方面，简单的碳氢化合物非常稳定，这使得它们很难被清洁地转化为其他更有用的化合物。这个研究项目研究利用铁和钌等金属将碳氢化合物转化为更有用的材料的新方法。这一研究项目将为实现“增值”提供一条新途径。从碳氢化合物中提取产品，并开发这些丰富原材料的新用途。

Simple hydrocarbons such as natural gas and petroleum are amongst the most abundant and readily available natural feedstocks for the organic chemical industry. However, apart from simply burning them for fuel, there are very few methods for using these materials as starting materials for industry. In chemical terms, simple hydrocarbons are very stable and this makes them difficult substances to convert cleanly to other more useful compounds. This research program investigates new approaches for converting hydrocarbons to more useful materials by using metals such as iron and ruthenium. This research program will provide a new route to ?value-added? products from hydrocarbons and develop new uses for these abundant raw materials.