Grant Program
Faculty Development Competitive Research Grants 2020-2022
Project Description
This research proposal is aimed at the preparation of novel non-precious metal pincer catalysts, including systems with MLC reactivity, for hydrosilylation, hydroboration and (transfer) hydrogenation of challenging unsaturated molecules, such as N-heterocycles, nitriles, carboxamides, organic nitro compounds and carbon dioxide. Catalytic reduction of carbon dioxide is relevant to the production of chemical feedstock and liquid fuels from alternative carbon sources, whereas the focus on catalytic reduction of N-heterocycles, nitriles, carboxamides and nitro compounds stems from the importance of these processes as economical and environmentally benign approaches to synthetically useful amines relevant to chemical, agrochemical, materials and life science industries.
| Short title | Non-precious metal reduction catalysts |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Effective start/end date | 1/1/20 → 12/31/22 |
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Nitro Compounds
Nitriles
Carbon Dioxide
Metals
Agrochemicals
Hydrosilylation
Catalysts
Molecules
Liquid fuels
Feedstocks
Hydrogenation
Amines
Carbon
Industry
Keywords
- homogeneous catalysis
- reduction
- hydrosilylation
- hydroboration
- hydrogenation
- base metals
- pincer ligands
- amines
- carbon dioxide
- transition metals
- transfer hydrogenation
- pincer complexes
- N-heterocycles
- amides
- nitriles
- nitro compounds