Boryl Pincers and Beyond: Taming Borometallic Chemistry

配位络合物在催化中的工业应用减少了能量输入和环境影响，但几乎只涉及经典的供体，如氮，氧，硫和磷。硼虽然普遍存在且对环境无害，但在此类应用中未得到充分利用，部分原因是金属硼键的高反应性。 本研究将寻求驯服，然后利用金属配位络合物中钳形配体框架内的硼的独特功能，特别关注但不限于催化炔复分解。

Industrial applications of coordination complexes in catalysis reduce energy input and environmental impact but almost exclusively involve classical donors such as nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur and phosphorus. Boron, whilst prevalent and environmentally benign, is under-utilised in such applications, in part due to the high reactivity of the metal boron bond. This research will seek to tame and then exploit the unique features of boron within pincer ligand frameworks in metal coordination complexes, with particular attention focusing on, but not limited to catalytic alkyne metathesis.