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Synthesis Of Phosphonate-Based Diimide Ligands, Kenya V. Medina, Adelani Pius
Synthesis Of Phosphonate-Based Diimide Ligands, Kenya V. Medina, Adelani Pius
Honors Program Theses and Research Projects
There has been a resurged interest in the synthesis of metal-organic frameworks because of their potential applications in energy production and drug delivery. Although diimides are insoluble in aqueous solutions, the addition of phosphonic acid allows the complex to be water soluble, which greatly increases their application. Therefore, the creation of a hybrid metal-organic complex by the addition of phosphonic groups to diimide ligands can result in a polar porous compound. In this project the ligand design included the use of dianhydrides including pyromellitic dianhydride, naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride, perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride, and biphenyl-tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride. These dianhydride precursors were refluxed under argon …
Cerberus-Type Trisanionic Trisnhc And Its Zwitterionic Gold And Silver Complexes, Maleek Montgomery, Daniela Tapu
Cerberus-Type Trisanionic Trisnhc And Its Zwitterionic Gold And Silver Complexes, Maleek Montgomery, Daniela Tapu
Master of Science in Chemical Sciences Theses
While early efforts have been made to explore the chemistry of neutral multitopic nonchelating N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs), limited progress has been made in the development of their anionic counterparts. This thesis describes the synthesis and characterization of a novel trianionic NHC. The corresponding thione was generated through an NMR experiment of the free carbenes with an excess of sulfur. The utility of this novel triscarbene as a ligand in organometallic chemistry has been proven by the construction of homotrimetallic systems. The resulting zwitterionic metal complexes of type [(MPPh)3(NHC)] (M = Au or Ag) have been fully characterized by …