Toward the photo-induced reductive elimination of halogens
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemistry, 2005.
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| author | Manke, David |
| author2 | Daniel G. Nocera. |
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| description | Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemistry, 2005. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/336512019-04-10T12:45:27Z Toward the photo-induced reductive elimination of halogens Manke, David Daniel G. Nocera. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Chemistry. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Chemistry. Chemistry. Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemistry, 2005. Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Light-driven energy conversion schemes have been proposed as alternative energy to fossil fuels. The target fuel of these schemes is hydrogen. For photocatalytic hydrogen production to be feasible, it must be performed on energy-poor substrates and must possess high quantum efficiency. The controlling aspect of this quantum efficiency is not hydrogen evolution, but rather activation of stable M-X bonds that are generated from the reaction of catalyst with the low energy substrate. This thesis examines the activation of such bonds, by examining high oxidation state transition metal dimers as potential platforms for the reductive elimination of halogen. Early transition metals were explored with bis(alkylamido)phenylborane ligands. These systems did not demonstrate halogen elimination, but an interesting transition metal chemistry was developed for this ligand set. Alternatively, bimetallic gold systems were also studied as potential platforms, and have shown efficient photoreactivity toward M-X bond activation. by David R. Manke. Ph.D. 2006-07-31T15:20:20Z 2006-07-31T15:20:20Z 2005 2005 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33651 64551344 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 156 leaves 7426500 bytes 7433041 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Chemistry. Manke, David Toward the photo-induced reductive elimination of halogens |
| title | Toward the photo-induced reductive elimination of halogens |
| title_full | Toward the photo-induced reductive elimination of halogens |
| title_fullStr | Toward the photo-induced reductive elimination of halogens |
| title_full_unstemmed | Toward the photo-induced reductive elimination of halogens |
| title_short | Toward the photo-induced reductive elimination of halogens |
| title_sort | toward the photo induced reductive elimination of halogens |
| topic | Chemistry. |
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