ORGN 166 |
| Margit J. Jensen, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801 and Alexander Kornienko, Department of Chemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801. |
| Direct oxidation of propylene to propylene oxide has been a long-standing elusive goal in the chemical industry. While the approaches based on homogeneous catalysis generally allow better reactivity control, the problems of catalyst separation and recycling have resulted in investigation of primarily heterogeneous systems for propylene oxidation. We have prepared a number of palladium pincer-type complexes with polyfluoro alkyl chains. The high tunability of the pincer ligand system allows for an excellent degree of control over the catalytic properties of palladium metal, while the polyfluorocarbon chains allow for easy separation and catalyst recycling by means of fluorous extraction. This paper describes the synthesis and preliminary evaluation of catalytic activity of a number of such polyfluorinated pincer palladium complexes. |
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Asymmetric Reactions and Syntheses, Metal-Mediated Reactions, Materials, Molecular Recognition
8:00 PM-10:00 PM, Sunday, August 22, 2004 Pennsylvania Convention Center -- Hall D, Poster
Division of Organic Chemistry |