Project Details
Projekt
Open-shell species in the gas phase: ferra-cyclobutadienes and organocatalysts (B03)
Subject Area
Inorganic Molecular Chemistry - Synthesis and Characterisation
Term
from 2009 to 2017
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 60803019
We plan to use a combination of synthesis and sophisticated mass-spectrometric techniques to gain experimental insight into the mechanisms of SOMO organocatalysis, a fascinating reaction type connecting closed-shell enamine chemistry and organic radical reactions. Additionally we wish to continue studying a copper-catalyzed THIQ functionalization and use the derived knowledge to develop an innovative synergetic catalysis based on radical C-H activation combined with organocatalytic enamine coupling. Finally, we want to perform single-electron reductions of metallo-supramolecular aggregates and host-guest complexes in the gas phase to study the effect of metal or ligand oxidation state on the binding situation, electron per electron.
DFG Programme
Collaborative Research Centres
Applicant Institution
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Project Head
Privatdozentin Dr. Marianne Engeser
