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Emissive Monocopper Amidophosphine Complexes and Lewis Acid-Assisted Reductive Coupling of Carbon Monoxide

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Miller, Alexander James Minden (2011) Emissive Monocopper Amidophosphine Complexes and Lewis Acid-Assisted Reductive Coupling of Carbon Monoxide. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/SPH6-R695. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12072010-151616905

Abstract

Two major themes are presented, in roughly chronological order: the synthesis and characterization of photoluminescent copper complexes are described, followed by studies on the selective conversion of synthesis gas (CO and H2) to oxygenates. With the latter comprising the majority of the work, it is the subject of the introductory Chapter 1. In Chapter 2, the photoluminescent copper chemistry is introduced, and the synthesis and photophysics of monomeric amidophosphine complexes of copper is presented. The copper complexes are exceptional luminophores, with quantum efficiency up to 70% and lifetimes up to 150 μs. In Chapter 3, homogeneous CO hydrogenation is pursued using a strategy reliant on the incorporation of pendent Lewis acidic groups into the secondary coordination sphere of a metal carbonyl complex. This design feature promotes facile C–H and C–C bond formation, with transition metal hydrides as the hydrogen source. A structure-function study investigating the specific role of the Lewis acid determined that thefirst C–H bond formation is not particularly sensitive to the acid, whereas the second C–H bond formation and C–C coupling are both highly sensitive to the length of the tether between the metal and the borane. In Chapter 4, this chemistry is extended to utilize dihydrogen directly as a reductant, in a "frustrated Lewis pair" (FLP) mechanism. A strong phosphazene base is too bulky to interact with the pendent borane, but can heterolytically cleave dihydrogen in concert with the borane to generate a borohydride that transforms the carbonyl ligands into a metal-bound C2 organic fragment. In Chapter 5, Lewis acidic boranes are again employed as promoters of reductive chemistry, this time for CO2 reduction. The same late transition metal hydrides that were employed for CO reduction, such as [HNi(dmpe)2][BF4] (dmpe = 1,2-bis(dimethylphosphino)ethane), are able to reduce CO2 gas when used in concert with the appropriate borane, affording a borane-formate adduct. In Chapter 6, the "frustrated Lewis pair" concept is extended to a different problem: the dehydrogenation of amine-boranes, which are candidates for hydrogen storage applications. Treatment of amine-boranes with the FLP tBu3P/B(C6F5)3 effects rapid and quantitative transfer of H2 from the amine-borane, forming cyclic aminoborane products along with [tBu3PH][HB(C6F5)3]. Appendices are provided, including early work on Brønsted acid-assisted CO reduction, speciation of trialkylborohydrides, tabulating NMR impurities in deuterated solvents of interest to the organometallic chemist, and crystallographic tables.

Item Type:Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Subject Keywords:Synthesis gas, reductive coupling, frustrated Lewis pair, borane, carbon monoxide, hydrogenation, rhenium
Degree Grantor:California Institute of Technology
Division:Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Major Option:Chemistry
Awards:The Herbert Newby McCoy Award, 2011.
Thesis Availability:Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):
  • Bercaw, John E.
Thesis Committee:
  • Stoltz, Brian M. (chair)
  • Bercaw, John E.
  • Grubbs, Robert H.
  • Agapie, Theodor
  • Labinger, Jay A.
Defense Date:12 November 2010
Additional Information:Ch. 1: Adapted in part from: West, N. M.; Miller, A. J. M.; Labinger, J. A.; Bercaw, J. E. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2010, In press. Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2010.08.019) Ch. 3: Adapted in part from: Miller, A. J. M.; Labinger, J. A.; Bercaw, J. E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 11874. Copyright 2008 American Chemical Society (http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja805108z) –and– Miller, A. J. M.; Labinger, J. A.; Bercaw, J. E. Organometallics 2010, 29, 4499. Copyright 2010 American Chemical Society (http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om100638d) Ch. 4: Adapted in part from: Miller, A. J. M.; Labinger, J. A.; Bercaw, J. E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 3301. Copyright 2010 American Chemical Society (http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja100574n) Ch.6: Adapted in part from: Miller, A. J. M.; Bercaw, J. E. Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 1709. Copyright 2010 Royal Chemical Society (http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/B925659H)
Record Number:CaltechTHESIS:12072010-151616905
Persistent URL:https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12072010-151616905
DOI:10.7907/SPH6-R695
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2010.08.019DOIArticle adapted for ch. 1
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja805108zDOIArticle adapted for ch. 3
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om100638dDOIArticle adapted for ch. 3
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja100574nDOIArticle adapted for ch. 4
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/B925659HDOIArticle adapted for ch. 6
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Collection:CaltechTHESIS
Deposited By: Alexander Miller
Deposited On:11 Feb 2011 18:36
Last Modified:09 Oct 2019 17:07

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