Reactivity Enhanced Low-Valent Alkaline Earth Metal Compounds

该项目旨在开发高活性、低氧化态的碱土金属络合物，作为有毒/昂贵的后过渡金属络合物的廉价和可持续的替代品，后者目前主导着惰性小分子底物向增值有机化学品的转化。该项目预计将利用创新的合成和计算方法以及一个多学科合作团队，在化学领域产生重大的基础和应用进展。预期成果包括建设学术和后来的工业研究能力、知识、国际网络和训练有素的劳动力。成功应该会给澳大利亚带来巨大的经济、环境和社会效益。

The project aims to develop highly activated low oxidation state alkaline earth metal complexes as cheap and sustainable alternatives to toxic/expensive late transition metal complexes, that currently dominate the transformation of inert small molecule substrates into value-added organic chemicals. The project expects to generate major fundamental and applied advances in chemistry, using innovative synthetic and computational approaches, and a multidisciplinary collaborative team. Expected outcomes include building of academic and, later, industrial research capacity, knowledge, an international network, and a highly trained workforce. Success should see substantial economic, environmental and societal benefits flowing to Australia.