CHEMISTRY OF METALATED CONTAINER MOLECULES

Introduction

Metalated Container Molecules: A Brief Overview

Metalated Container Molecules of Binucleating Supporting Ligands

THE CHEMISTRY OF SUPERBASIC GUANIDINES

Properties of the Guanidine Functionality

Design of Superbasic Proton Sponges

Some Perspectives in Proton Sponge Chemistry

Multidentate Superbasic Guanidine Ligands as Receptors for Metal Cations

The Chemistry of Guanidine Copper Complexes

The Chemistry of Guanidine Zinc Complexes

IRON COMPLEXES AND DIOXYGEN ACTIVATION

Introduction

Dinuclear Iron Peroxo Complexes

Tripodal Tetradentate Ligands and Derivatives

Monomuclear Iron Peroxo Complexes

Mononuclear Iron Oxo Species

Work in Progress

TUNING OF STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES OF BISPIDINE COMPLEXES

Introduction

Jahn-Teller Isomerism with Copper(II) Bispidines

Stabilization of High-Spin Ferryl Complexes

Jahn-Teller-Distorted Cobalt(III) Complexes

NOVEL PHOSPHORUS AND NITROGEN DONOR LIGANDS BEARING SECONDARY FUNCTIONALITIES FOR APPLICATIONS IN HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS

Introduction

Phosphine Ligands

Nitrogen Donor Ligands Without Phosphorus Sites

SQUARE-PYRAMIDAL COORDINATED PHOSPHINE IRON FRAGMENTS: A TALE OF THE UNEXPECTED

Introduction

Polyphosphine Ligands with Three and Four Coordinating Arms

C-P Bond Activation and Agostic Interactions in Iron Complexes of Polypodal Phosphine Ligands

Mechanistic Considerations

REGIOSELECTIVE CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF COMPLEXES WITH NH,NR-SUBSTIUTED HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE LIGANDS

Introduction

Concept of Regioselective Substrate Activation

Synthesis of Complexes with NH,NR-Stabilized NHC Ligands

Preparation of Substrates for Catalytic Experiments

Catalysis Experiments

FUNCTIONALIZED CYCLOHEPTATRIENYL-CYCLOPENTADIENYL SANDWICH COMPLEXES AS BUILDING BLOCKS IN METALLO-SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Introduction

Syntheses and Electronic Structure of Group 4 Cycloheptatrienyl-Cyclopentadienyl Sandwich Complexes

Syntheses and Reactivity of Ansa-Cycloheptatrienyl-Cyclopentadienyl Complexes

Ring-Opening Reactions of Ansa-Cycloheptatrienyl-Cyclopentadienyl Complexes

Phosphine-Functionalized Cycloheptatrienyl-Cyclopentadienyl Sandwich Complexes

MONOSACCHARIDE LIGANDS IN ORGANOTITANIUM AND ORGANOZIRCONIUM CHEMISTRY

Introduction

Synthesis of Organotitanium Carbohydrate Compounds

Organotitanium Carbohydrate Compounds for Use in Catalytic Reactions: Polymerization of Ethylene

Intramolecular Hydroamination of Aminoalkenes

Organozirconium Carbohydrate Compounds

Amine Exchange

Chiral Recognition

REACTIONS OF C-F BONDS WITH TITANOCENE AND ZIRCONOCENE: FROM SECONDARY INTERACTION VIA BOND CLEAVAGE TO CATALYSIS

Introduction and Background

Secondary Interactions with C-F Bonds

Formation of M-F Bonds

Stoichiometric Formation of Zr-H Bonds

Catalytic Formation of Zr-H Bonds

BISAZINES IN THE COORDINATION SPHERE OF EARLY TRANSITION METALS

Introduction

Results and Discussion

BIFUNCTIONAL MOLECULAR SYSTEMS WITH PENDANT BIS(PENTAFLUOROPHENYL)BORYL GROUPS: FROM INTRAMOLECULAR CH-ACTIVATION TO HETEROLYTIC DIHYDROGEN SPLITTING

Introduction

Bifunctional Zirconum/Boron Systems

Bifunctional Group 9 Metal/Boron Systems

Bifunctional Phosphorus/Boron Systems

RUTHENIUM-CONTAINING POLYOXOTUNGSTATES: STRUCTURE AND REDOX ACTIVITY

Introduction

The Organoruthenium(II)-Containing 49-Tungsto-8-Phosphate[{K(H2O)}3{Ro(p-cymene)()H2O)}4P8W49O186(H2O)2]27-

The Mono-Ruthenium(III)-Substituted Keggin-Type 11-Tungstosilicate [alpha-SiW11O39Ru111(H2=)]5- and its Dimerization

FROM NO TO PEROXIDE ACTIVATION BY MODEL IRON(III) COMPLEXES

Introduction

NO Activation by Fe(III) Complexes

Peroxide Activation by Fe(III) Complexes

SYNTHETIC NITROGEN FIXATION WITH MOLYBDENUM AND TUNGSTEN PHOSPHINE COMPLEXES: NEW DEVELOPMENTS

Introduction

Mechanistic Investigation of the Chatt Cycle

New Phosphine and Mixed P/N Ligands for Synthetic Nitrogen Fixation

DIRECTED C-H FUNCTIONALIZATIONS

Introduction

Results and Discussion

DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL RUTHENIUM AND IRON CATALYSTS FOR EPOXIDATION WITH HYDROGEN PEROXIDE

Introduction

Development of Epoxidation Catalysts Using H2O2

PENTACOORDINATING BIS(OXAZOLINE) LIGANDS WITH SECONDARY BINDING SITES

FLAVIN PHOTOCATALYSTS WITH SUBSTRATE BINDING SITES

Introduction

Templated Flavin Photoreductions

Templated Flavin Photooxidations

NEW CATALYTIC CU-, PD- AND STOICHIOMETRIC MG-, ZN-MEDIATED BOND ACTIVATIONS

Introduction

Catalytic Activation

Stoichiometric Activation

FROM COBALT(II)-ACTIVATED MOLECULAR OXYGEN TO HYDROCYMETHYL-SUBSTITUTED TETRAHYDROFURANS

Introduction

Thermochemical Considerations

Cobalt(II)-Diketonate Complexes

Reactivity

Stereoselectivity Survey

A Derivative of Magnosalicin

Expanding the Scope

REGIODIVERGENT EPOXIDE OPENING

Epoxide Opening via Nucleophilic Substitution: Limitations Arising from the SN2-Mechanism

Regiodivergent Epoxide Opening (REO): Mechanistic Implications, Synthetic Potential, and Aspects of Catalyst Design

Reductive Epoxide Opening via Electron Transfer from Titanocene(III) Reagents

Synthetic Realization of Titanocene-Catalyzed REO

SUPRAMOLECULAR CONTAINERS: HOST-GUEST CHEMISTRY AND REACTIVITY

Introduction

M4L4Tetrahedra

Amino Acid-Bridged Dinuclear Titanium(IV) Complexes as Metalloenzyme Mimicry

SELF-ASSEMBLY OF DINUCLEAR HELICAL METALLOSUPRAMOLECULAR COORDINATION COMPOUNDS

Introduction

The Concept of Diastereoselective Self-Assembly of Dinuclear Helicates

Synthesis of Building Blocks for the Covalent Assembly of Bis(Chelating) Ligands

Synthesis of Bis(Chelating) Ligands and Their Dinuclear Metal Complexes