new horizons in the chemistry of 3D metal pincer complexes

本提案要求资助一项研究计划，旨在增进我们对一组被称为“配体”的化学实体与金属相互作用方式的理解。除了做出根本性的发现和对科学进步做出贡献之外，我们还希望利用我们所研究的金属-配体相互作用的类型来发明可能实现有用化学转化的过程。这个课程属于有机金属化学的一般范畴。顾名思义，这一学术领域的中心主题围绕金属元素和有机分子的结合以及这种有机金属化合物的不同性质展开。有机金属化合物涉及到许多大规模的商业生产过程，如醋酸（醋的主要成分）、工业醇和酸、聚酯、聚乙烯，甚至一些药物。在大多数情况下，这些工艺的商业可行性和竞争力是由于催化现象，即使用少量的关键化学变压器来生产非常大量的产品。加拿大在有机金属化学和催化方面在工业化国家中具有竞争地位。

This proposal requests funds to support a research program aimed at advancing our understanding of the way in which a group of chemical entities called "ligands" interact with metals. In addition to making fundamental discoveries and contributing to the progress of science, we also hope to put to use the type of metal-ligand interactions we study for inventing processes that will make possible useful chemical transformations. This program falls in the general area of organometallic chemistry. As the name implies, the central theme of this area of scholarship revolves around the combination of metallic elements and organic molecules and the different properties of such organometallic compounds. Organometallic compounds are involved in many large scale commercial processes for the production of commodities such as acetic acid (the main ingredient of vinegar), industrial alcohols and acids, polyester, polyethylene, and even some medications. In most cases, the commercial viability and competitiveness of these processes is due to the phenomenon of catalysis, that is the use of a small quantity of key chemical transformers to produce a very large quantity of products. Canada enjoys a competitive position among industrialized nations in organometallic chemistry and in catalysis.