Ethanol additive to gasoline has become ubiquitous. Ethanol is currently synthesized as a biofuel in a process which expends nearly as much energy as produced as an end product. The objective of this work is the design of a catalyst for the synthesis of an inexpensive ethanol replacement. The reaction of various metal clusters in the synthesis of an ethanol substitute has been investigated. The reaction of H2Os3(CO)10 with styrene epoxide has produced several organic derivatives of the osmium hydrido carbonyl cluster. This cluster complex shows several probable intermediates in the catalytic cycle for the synthesis of an ethanol replacement. Understanding these cluster complexes could provide insight into the synthesis of a catalyst which potentially could provide the elusive inexpensive synthesis of an ethanol replacement. Assistant Professor Juliet Hahn http://JulietHahn.com

Reaction of styrene epoxide with H2Os3(CO)10

249th National Meeting (2015)

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