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Synthesis And Characterization Of Mpims : Metallopolymers Of Intrinsic Microporosity, Kelly Walter Jan 2018

Synthesis And Characterization Of Mpims : Metallopolymers Of Intrinsic Microporosity, Kelly Walter

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) are class of polymers known for high surface areas arising from their contorted and rigid backbone structures. While high surface area compounds are applicable in many fields, simultaneous solubility and conductivity in PIMs is still lacking. In general, the monomeric units that form the backbone, necessary to yield inefficient polymer strand packing and contortion, also break conjugation in the along the polymer backbone and therefore limit conductivity. It has been previously noted that extended conjugation and the addition of metal atoms (along the backbone) increases conductivity. We therefore sought to use a strategy whereby the …


A Family Of Cyclooctatetraenyl Lanthanide(Iii) Chloridebridged Dimers : Synthesis, Characterization, And Magnetic Properties, Joshua Sky Greenough Jan 2018

A Family Of Cyclooctatetraenyl Lanthanide(Iii) Chloridebridged Dimers : Synthesis, Characterization, And Magnetic Properties, Joshua Sky Greenough

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Historically, the 10π-aromatic ligand, cyclooctatetraene (COT), has played a pivotal role


Chemical Reduction Of Polycyclic Aromatic Ligands With Heavy Group 2 Metals, Andrew Robert Uresk Jan 2018

Chemical Reduction Of Polycyclic Aromatic Ligands With Heavy Group 2 Metals, Andrew Robert Uresk

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

The chemistry of the alkaline earth metals has received a renewed interest in the last decades. The lighter Group 2 metal, magnesium, has gathered the most attention, as it is a key component of Grignard reagents, while the heavier metals have been less studied. The early alkaline earth metals are known to exhibit some similarity with both the alkali and lanthanide metals in π-complexation reactions with planar aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). However, the products of heavier Group 2 elements such as strontium and barium were found to be more difficult to synthesize and isolate, thus requiring the development of new synthetic …


Exploring Heterometallic Beta-Diketonates For The Low Temperature Synthesis Of Energy-Related Oxide And Fluoride Materials, Matthew Christopher Barry Jan 2018

Exploring Heterometallic Beta-Diketonates For The Low Temperature Synthesis Of Energy-Related Oxide And Fluoride Materials, Matthew Christopher Barry

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

In order to circumvent the issues associated with traditional ceramic methods such as