Major
Chemistry
Anticipated Graduation Year
2022
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
Carbonyl-olefin Metathesis (COM) is a reaction in which a carbonyl and an olefin form a new carbon-carbon double bond. This reaction can be metal catalyzed, our research focuses on the use of FeCl3. It was previously observed that the use of FeCl3 with carbonyls creates an excess of byproduct that then coordinates to the metal and forms an aggregate. The presence of this aggregate then affects the rate of the COM reaction, this project investigates how chlorosilanes may mitigate this change in rate.
Faculty Mentors & Instructors
James J Devery III, Associate Professor Department of Chemistry; Sophi Todtz, Graduate Student Department of Chemistry; Cory Schneider, Graduate Student Department of Chemistry; Wiktoria Koza, Graduate Student Department of Chemistry
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Chlorosilane effect on the efficiency of Metal-Catalyzed Carbonyl-Olefin Metathesis
Carbonyl-olefin Metathesis (COM) is a reaction in which a carbonyl and an olefin form a new carbon-carbon double bond. This reaction can be metal catalyzed, our research focuses on the use of FeCl3. It was previously observed that the use of FeCl3 with carbonyls creates an excess of byproduct that then coordinates to the metal and forms an aggregate. The presence of this aggregate then affects the rate of the COM reaction, this project investigates how chlorosilanes may mitigate this change in rate.