Honors Program
Honors in Chemistry
Date of Award
5-2015
Thesis Professor(s)
Cassandra Eagle
Thesis Professor Department
Chemistry
Thesis Reader(s)
Hua Mei, Deepanwita Dasgupta
Abstract
Dirhodium complexes are effective catalysts in carbene transformations. These reactions involve chemistry between the catalyst and a carbene generated in situ. In order to better understand the rhodium-carbon bond, studies of rhodium acetate, Rh2(OAc)4, and a variety of functionalized benzonitriles were proposed. Diadducts of rhodium acetate with 4-nitrobenzonitrile, 4-aminobenzonitrile, 4-(dimethylamino)benzonitrile, and 3,5-dinitrobenzonitrile were successfully prepared and characterized by X-ray crystallography. IR and NMR spectroscopy were also employed for characterization purposes.
Document Type
Honors Thesis - Withheld
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Recommended Citation
Lowe, Jared M., "Synthesis and Characterization of Rhodium Acetate with Functionalized Benzonitriles" (2015). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 282. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/282
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