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A VERSATILE EARLY-METAL PLATFORM FOR THE ACTIVATION AND DEHYDROGENATION OF C-H BONDS

A VERSATILE EARLY-METAL PLATFORM FOR THE ACTIVATION AND DEHYDROGENATION OF C-H BONDS
PI: Skye Fortier
Sponsor: AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Chemistry
Amount awarded: $110,000

We have recently developed an electron-rich titanium complex that is highly reactive. Our titanium compound readily performs two-electron reduction chemistry and has been shown to reduce a wide array of organic substrates. As a testament to its reactivity, the complex slowly undergoes C-H bond activation with itself to eliminate dihydrogen and give a new, isolable titanium compound. This transformation is remarkable and a rare example of dehydrogenation chemistry performed by an early metal. We intend to exploit this feature to produce a low-cost, non-toxic catalyst for the dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons.

Posting date: Tue, 11/01/2016

Award start date: Thu, 09/01/2016
Award end date: Fri, 08/31/2018