Synthesis and Characterization of Rhenium 2,2′-pyridylnaphthyridine Metal Complexes

Author

Benjamin F. Solomon, University of RichmondFollow

Date of Award

4-28-2023

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science

Department

Chemistry

First Advisor

Emma W. Goldman

Second Advisor

Raymond N. Dominey

Abstract

Rhenium (Re) is a group 7 heavy 5d transition metal in the same family as manganese (Mn) and technetium (Tc). Re-carbonyl complexes are known to be catalysts for many different kinds of reactions from C-C bond formation to reduction reactions like CO₂ reduction (CO₂RR)^1,2. With this in mind, we have prepared a set of six Re-carbonyl complexes of 2,2′-pyridyl-1,6-naphthyridine (1,6- pynap) and 2,2′-pyridyl-1,8-naphthyridine (1,8-pynap), a redox non-innocent ligand containing a bpy moiety as well as an additional aryl nitrogen binding location at which another metal-ligand bond could form. We have synthesized these complexes as precursors to multi-metallic molecular catalysts and have studied their properties through UV-Vis and NMR spectroscopies.

Recommended Citation

Solomon, Benjamin F., "Synthesis and Characterization of Rhenium 2,2′-pyridylnaphthyridine Metal Complexes" (2023). Honors Theses. 1714.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses/1714