Modified Rhodium Acetate Paddlewheel Complexes in the Synthesis of Agriculturally Useful Pesticides

Faculty Mentor

Dr. Cassandra Eagle

Mentor Home Department

Chemistry

Short Abstract

This research aims to synthesize, characterize, and investigate the catalytic properties of a series of rhodium(II) acetate derivatives. Rhodium(II) acetate alone catalyzes cyclopropane formation—three-carbon rings that are a defining structural feature of insecticides known as permethrins (found naturally in chrysanthemum flowers). Alone, this ‘paddlewheel’ produces a mix of products that must then be separated. With the goal of enhancing the complex’s selectivity for the biologically active cyclopropane confirmation (atomic arrangement), we plan to attach molecular ‘adducts’ to rhodium(II) acetate.

Category

Science and Technology

Start Date

24-4-2023 9:45 AM

End Date

24-4-2023 10:00 AM

Location

D.P. Culp Center Room 271J

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Modified Rhodium Acetate Paddlewheel Complexes in the Synthesis of Agriculturally Useful Pesticides

D.P. Culp Center Room 271J

This research aims to synthesize, characterize, and investigate the catalytic properties of a series of rhodium(II) acetate derivatives. Rhodium(II) acetate alone catalyzes cyclopropane formation—three-carbon rings that are a defining structural feature of insecticides known as permethrins (found naturally in chrysanthemum flowers). Alone, this ‘paddlewheel’ produces a mix of products that must then be separated. With the goal of enhancing the complex’s selectivity for the biologically active cyclopropane confirmation (atomic arrangement), we plan to attach molecular ‘adducts’ to rhodium(II) acetate.