Comparison of the catalytic activity of water-soluble molybdocene complexes

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Takiya J. Ahmed, tahmed@uoregon.edu1, Shannon R. Finnell, sfinnell@uoregon.edu1, and David R. Tyler2. (1) Department of Chemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, (2) Materials Science Institute, University of Oregon, 1252 Univ of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1252
The catalytic activity of various substituted molybdocene complexes toward nitrile hydration was assayed under a myriad of conditions including varied pH and solvent identity. Modified ancillary Cp ligands (including ansa and derivatized Cp substituents) were employed to modulate the electronics of the Mo-center and the structural metallocene unit. A comparison of their reactivity toward the hydration of nitriles will be used to assess how molybdocenes may be tuned for optimal reactivity.
 

Organometallic Catalysts
8:30 AM-12:20 PM, Sunday, August 19, 2007 BCEC -- 212, Oral

Division of Inorganic Chemistry

The 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 19-23, 2007