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Copper(I)-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes : synthesis, characterisation and applications in synthesis and catalysis
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dc.contributor.advisor | Cazin, Catherine Suzanne Julienne | |
dc.contributor.author | Santoro, Orlando | |
dc.coverage.spatial | xii, 175 p. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-11T14:58:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-03-11T14:58:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/8409 | |
dc.description.abstract | The work described herein focuses on the synthesis and characterisation of copper(I) complexes bearing N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands, their use in catalysis as well as organometallic synthesis and related reaction mechanisms. Two classes of complexes were considered: neutral NHC-Cu(I) species and their cationic analogues. Concerning the former, initial efforts were focused on the development of a general and straightforward synthetic methodology towards complexes of the type [Cu(X)(NHC)] (X = Cl, Br, I). More than 10 NHC-Cu(I) species were synthesised in high yields under mild conditions, in air and using technical grade solvents. These complexes exhibited interesting activity in the catalytic dehydrogenation of formic acid/amine adducts proving in three times more efficiency than the copper salts previously employed in such a reaction. Hydroxide- and tert-butoxide analogues showed to be efficient catalysts in the N-methylation of amines with CO₂ as carbon source, and in the dehydrogenative coupling of silanes and carboxylic acids. Experimental and computational work were carried out in order to elucidate the mechanism of these transformations. Regarding the use of these species in organometallic synthesis, homo- and heteroleptic bis-NHC-Cu(I) complexes were employed as carbene transfer reagents to other transition metals. Aside from well-known cationic gold(I) species, two novel palladium(II) analogues were isolated and fully characterised. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of St Andrews | |
dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | N-heterocyclic carbenes | en_US |
dc.subject | Copper | en_US |
dc.subject | Catalysis | en_US |
dc.subject | Transmetallation | en_US |
dc.subject | Methylation | en_US |
dc.subject | CO₂ | en_US |
dc.subject.lcc | QD305.H7S26 | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Carbenes (Methylene compounds) | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Copper compounds | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Complex compounds | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Metal catalysts | en_US |
dc.title | Copper(I)-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes : synthesis, characterisation and applications in synthesis and catalysis | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.type.qualificationlevel | Doctoral | en_US |
dc.type.qualificationname | PhD Doctor of Philosophy | en_US |
dc.publisher.institution | The University of St Andrews | en_US |
dc.rights.embargodate | 2023-03-02 | en_US |
dc.rights.embargoreason | Thesis restricted in accordance with University regulations. Print and electronic copy restricted until 2nd March 2023 | en_US |
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