Redox Active Heavy Main Group Metal Compounds

我的研究计划的主要目标是发展主族有机金属络合物(即铟和铋的络合物)丰富且可调的反应化学，并开发它们作为昂贵且有毒的过渡金属和稀土络合物的绿色化学过程的替代品。在这项研究计划中，我们计划合成和表征新的氧化还原活性化合物。这将通过使用无环和大环双核配体和氧化还原活性配体来实现，以提供反应性的单、双和多金属络合物。测定所得化合物的电化学性质，并对它们与小分子的反应性进行筛选。这项工作将对重主族金属的基础化学和反应化学的发展做出重大贡献。它将建立制备以前未探索过的氧化还原活性主族金属分子化合物的参数，并展示它们在化学转化中作为活性物种的潜力。最终，这可能导致新的类型的均相有机金属催化剂，具有独特的反应活性，并提供新的化学产品。这些贡献将促进迄今未被开发的有机金属重族金属化合物作为可持续和环境友好型技术开发的关键组成部分的潜力。

The primary goal of my research program is to develop the rich and tunable reaction chemistry of main group organometallic complexes (i.e. those of indium and bismuth), and exploit their use as alternatives to expensive and toxic transition metal and rare earth coordination complexes for green chemical processes. In this research proposal, we plan to synthesize and characterize novel redox active compounds. This will be achieved through the use of acyclic and macrocyclic dinucleating ligands and redox active ligands to provide reactive mono-, bi- and polymetallic complexes. The electrochemical properties of the resulting compounds be determined, and they will be screened for reactivity with small molecules. This work will represent a significant contribution to the development of the fundamental and reaction chemistry of heavy main group metals. It will establish the parameters for preparing previously unexplored redox active main group metal molecular compounds and demonstrate their potential as reactive species in chemical transformations. Ultimately, this may lead to new classes of homogeneous organometallic catalysts that possess unique reactivity and afford novel chemical products. These contributions will further the hitherto underexplored potential of organometallic heavy main group metal compounds as key components in the development of sustainable and environmentally friendly technologies.