Alkaline earth- and rare earth-transition metal complexes

Thesis

This Thesis describes the synthesis and characterisation of new alkaline earth- and rare earth-transition metal complexes. Experimental and computational studies were performed to investigate the structure and bonding in these complexes. Their reactivity was also studied.

Chapter 1 introduces metal-metal bonded complexes and current alkaline earth- and rare earth-transition metal bonded complexes.

Chapter 2 describes experimental and computational studies of new alkaline earth- and lanthanide-Fe complexes possessing the [CpFe(CO)2]- anion.

Chapter 3 presents experimental studies of the reduction of Fe3(CO)12 with Ca.

Chapter 4 describes experimental and computational studies of new alkaline earth- and lanthanide-Co complexes containing the [Co(CO)3(PR3)]- anion.

Chapter 5 presents full experimental procedures and characterising data for the new complexes reported.

Appendix describes the attempted synthesis of [Ca{CpRu(CO)2}2(THF)x]y and study by DFT of [CaRp2(THF)3]2

CD Appendix contains .cif files for all new crystallographically characterised complexes described.

Authors: Blake, M

• Publication date: 2013
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: Oxford University, UK
• Language: English
• Keywords: alkaline earth; lanthanide; rare earth; transition metal; metal-metal bonding
• Subjects: Chemical crystallography; Organometallic Chemistry; NMR spectroscopy; Mass spectrometry; Co-ordination chemistry; Inorganic chemistry; Chemistry & allied sciences; Computational chemistry; Spectroscopy and molecular structure; Crystallography