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Date of Award
3-28-2021
Document Type
Restricted Thesis: Campus only access
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Department
Chemistry
First Advisor
Dr. Miles Johnson
Abstract
Ten bis(phosphino)pyrrole ligands were successfully synthesized. These ligands were produced in high yields (56%-98%) and were prepared in a single step process. Each ligand has differing electronic and steric properties depending on the interchanging of the chlorophosphine starting material, which makes this reaction a modular synthesis. Once synthesized, the ligands can be used to bind to metals and form coordination complexes. The metals examined for these complexes were palladium and platinum, but there has also been success using nickel. The complexes have shown to be successful in catalysis.
Recommended Citation
Weinberg, Sophie, "Synthesizing Bis(phosphino)pyrrole Ligands and Their Complexes" (2021). Honors Theses. 1540.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses/1540