The research in our group has been guided and inspired by the seminal studies of Jack Halpern for decades. Our work on the development and understanding of catalytic processes has included the synthesis of reaction intermediates, assessment of their kinetic competence, and linking of the rates and selectivities of the reaction intermediates to those of the overall catalytic cycles. We have applied this approach guided by Halpern’s work to evaluating the mechanisms of catalytic reactions ranging from those used to prepare pharmaceuticals to those relevant to selective conversions of biomass and petroleum feedstocks. This lecture will present recent mechanistic studies conducted in our laboratory, particularly those analyzing catalytic functionalizations of C-H bonds.

Mechanistic analysis of homogeneous, catalytic C-H bond functionalization processes

256th National Meeting (2018)

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