Recognized for their unique redox activity, non-innocent ligands have progressively attained indispensible roles in modern transition metal catalysis.  Upon coordination to a metal center, non-innocent ligands can participate directly in oxidative processes and serve as internal sources for electron transfer.  In this manner, these ligands promote multi-electron transformations, which form the quintessential basis for many catalytic endeavors, including the activation of naturally abundant small molecules (O2, CH4, CO2) to produce clean-burning fuels.  My research project entails the synthesis and characterization of a novel class of bidentate aromatic amino-phosphido ligands [C6H4NH(R)P(Ph)]-, along with their respective late transition metal complexes. By altering the steric and electronic properties of the substituent (R = phenyl, isopropyl) on the amino group, I intend to investigate the reactivity and degree of non-innocent behavior exhibited by these resulting metal complexes, with the broader aim of uncovering new and efficient catalytic routes.

Transition metal complexes featuring a novel bidentate amino-phosphido ligand

248th National Meeting (2014)

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