The development of vast shale gas resources has resulted in an overabundance of ethylene and ethylene-derived products such as linear alpha olefins. New reaction chemistry is needed to fully exploit these hydrocarbon building blocks. My lecture will focus on the application of iron and cobalt catalysts that by virtue of their tailored electronic structures promote new reactivity with these important molecules. Specifically advances in the development of intra- and intermolecular [2+2] cycloadditions as well as methods for C-H functionalization will be highlighted. The mechanistic pathways that govern the observed reactivity will also be discussed.

Base metal catalysis for hydrocarbon manipulation

249th National Meeting (2015)

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