Project period: 2025-2027
Funding: NCN Preludium 23, UMO-2024/53/N/ST4/01029
PI: mgr Tymoteusz Basak
The goal of the research project is a systematic study of cyclic triel carbenoids and their application in homogenous catalysis. This should lead to a better understanding of the mechanism of analyzed reactions and the relationship between the structure and electronic properties of individual carbenoids and their catalytic activity. Carbenoids - similarly to carbenes whose analogs they are - can play a dual role in catalysis. Not only can they be catalysts themselves, but also they can serve as auxiliary ligands for novel, potentially useful catalysts. We will focus on olefin metathesis, catalyzed by ruthenium complexes, bearing a carbene - or a carbenoid - as a ligand. Olefin metathesis is one of the most important methods of creating double bonds, especially in complex, natural, or macrocyclic compounds. Because of its significance, a thorough search for new better catalysts is always needed. The mechanism of olefin metathesis, a reaction - catalyzed by ruthenium carbene complexes - as well as processes of degradation of known catalysts have been well studied. This enables us to study analogous reaction paths with carbenoids. On the other hand, cyclic triel carbenoids are still a practically unknown territory, and - to the best of our knowledge - have not yet been studied in these roles. As such, this project aims to expand knowledge about these potentially interesting and useful species.
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