Transition metal catalysts have a variety of applications in industry ranging from pharmaceutical synthesis to the energy industry. Many commonly used catalysts utilize precious transition metals; however, these are expensive and scarce in the Earth’s crust, creating the need to develop catalysts capable of performing the same reactions as the precious metals, yet containing more abundant and inexpensive transitional metals. Towards this goal, we present a Zr/Co heterobimetallic complex featuring a tris(phosphinoamide) ligand system. This complex has been shown to activate C=O bonds across the Zr/Co bond, bind and activate O<sub>2</sub>, and form highly reactive Zr-oxo complexes. Herein, we will present studies toward the development of our Zr/Co complex as a catalyst for the activation and functionalization of C-H bonds in organic substrates.

Investigation of a Zr/Co heterobimetallic complex toward the activation and catalytic functionalization of organic molecules

Macromolecular Chemistry: The Second Century

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