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    Studies on Bis(imido) molybdenum complexes containing unsaturated hydrocarbon ligands

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    This thesis describes the synthesis and characterisation of molybdenum bis(imido) complexes containing unsaturated hydrocarbon ligands. A principal objective of the work was to examine the effect of various imido substituents on the coordination number of the complex and the orientations adopted by olefin and acetylene ligands. Chapter One highlights areas of transition metal chemistry relevant to the thesis, with particular emphasis on the psuedo-isolobal analogy between cyclopentadienyl and imido ligands, A convenient one-pot synthesis of molybdenum bis(imido) complexes of the type Mo(NR)(NR')Cl(_2).DME (R=R'=l-adamantyl, 2-t- BUC(_6)H(_4); R=2,6-i-Pr(_2)C(_6)H(_3), R'=t-Bu) is described in Chapter Two. Mo(N-l- adamantyl)(O)Cl(_2).DME has been synthesised, and its structure determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction.- The preparation of olefin complexes Mo(NR)(NR')(C(_2)H(_4))(PMe(_3))n (R=R'=l-adamantyl, n=l; R=R'=2-t-BuC(_6)H(_4), n=2; R=2,6-i-Pr(_2)C(_6)H(_3), R'=t- Bu, n=l) is outlined in Chapter Three. Structural information derived from NMR data has allowed comparison with metallocene-like olefin adducts. Chapter Four describes the synthesis of complexes containing σ-bound phenyl ligands (Mo(NR)(NR')(σ-C(_6)H(_5))(PMe(_3)) (R=R'=l-adamantyl, 2-t-BuC(_6)H(_4); R=2,6-i-Pr(_2)C(_6)H(_3), R'=t-Bu)) as potential precursors to benzyne complexes. Chapter Five describes the preparation of diphenylacetylene complexes Mo(NR)(NR')(PhC=CPh)(PMe(_3)), structural information derived from NMR data allows comparison with previously known metallocene-like acetylene complexes. Full experimental details for Chapters Two to Five are given in Chapter Six

    Thermal expansion anomalies of R(Fe, M)(12) (R=Y, Nd; M=Mo and Si)

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    Structural and thermal-expansion anomaly studies on R(Fe,M)(12) (R=Nd and and Y, M=Mo and Si) compounds were performed by x-ray diffraction. Mo atoms occupy the 8i site. While Si atoms occupy the 8f and 8j sites but not the 8i site. Thermal-expansion anomaly shows only in ab plane in the Mo compounds, while becomes very weak and along with only the c axis in the Si compounds. The anomaly was attributed to the contribution of the interactions of short Fe-Fe distances similar to the previous explanation on other R-Fe intermetallics and that of other strongly positive interactions such as 8j-8j. (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics.http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000230168300025&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=8e1609b174ce4e31116a60747a720701Physics, AppliedSCI(E)EICPCI-S(ISTP)

    Studies on molecular Oxo and Imido complexes of the group 6 metals and supported chromium oxide polymerisation catalysts

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    This thesis describes studies directed towards the preparation of bis (imido) complexes of the Group 6 metals containing olefin, phosphine, acetylene, and alkyl ligands with particular emphasis on their relationship with Group 4 bent metallocenes. The polymerisation mechanism of the Phillips catalyst (CrO(_3)/SiO(_2)) is examined using XPS (X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy) and in situ mass spectroscopy. Chapter 1 highlights properties of some of the important ligand classes that are used throughout the remainder of this thesis. Chapter 2 describes a high yield one-pot synthesis of molybdenum bis (imido) complexes of the type Mo(NR')(NR")Cl(_2).DME. In addition a number of attempts to extend this strategy to other metals are described, including a novel synthesis of the chromium complex [Cr(_2)Cl(_9)] [NHEt(_3)](_3). Chapter 3 describes the synthesis, characterisation, and reactivity of the bis (imido) bis (phosphine) complexes Mo(NAr)(_2)(PMe(_3))(_2) and [Mo(N(^t)Bu)(µ-N(^t)Bu)(PMe(_3))](_2). Further studies on bis (imido) olefin complexes of the type Mo(NAr)(_2)(PMe(_3))2(η(^2)-C(_2)H (_2)) and Mo(N(^t)Bu)(_2)(PMe(_3))(η(^2)-C(_2)H(_4)) was undertaken and concentrated on their structural relationship to Group 4 metallocene species. Chapter 4 describes the preparation, structure, and reactivity of some bis (imido) acetylene complexes Mo(NR)(_2)(PMe(_3)) (PhC=CR’) (R= Ar, (^t)Bu; R'= Ph, H). Preparation of bis (imido) alkyls was undertaken in attempts to generate benzyne and alkylidene derivatives. Chapter 5 studies the Phillips polymerisation catalyst using XPS and mass spectroscopy. Model systems were used to probe reactive surface species their use reveals a number of features that are difficult to observe with the actual catalyst. Aspects of molecular chemistry have been examined which are believed to relate directly to the heterogeneous system allowing a possible polymerisation mechanism to be postulated. Chapter 6 gives experimental details for Chapters 2-5. Philip William Dyer (November 1993

    Electrical, morphological and structural properties of RF magnetron sputtered Mo thin films for application in thin film photovoltaic solar cells

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    Molybdenum (Mo) thin films were deposited using radio frequency magnetron sputtering, for application as a metal back contact material in ‘‘substrate configuration’’ thin film solar cells. The variations of the electrical, morphological, and structural properties of the deposited films with sputtering pressure, sputtering power and post-deposition annealing were determined. The electrical conductivity of the Mo films was found to increase with decreasing sputtering pressure and increasing sputtering power. X-ray diffraction data showed that all the films had a (110) preferred orientation that became less pronounced at higher sputtering power while being relatively insensitive to process pressure. The lattice stress within the films changed from tensile to compressive with increasing sputtering power and the tensile stress increased with increasing sputtering pressure. The surface morphology of the films changed from pyramids to cigar-shaped grains for a sputtering power between 100 and 200 W, remaining largely unchanged at higher power. These grains were also observed to decrease in size with increasing sputtering pressure. Annealing the films was found to affect the resistivity and stress of the films. The resistivity increased due to the presence of residual oxygen and the stress changed from tensile to compressive. The annealing step was not found to affect the crystallisation and grain growth of the Mo films

    Repairing break in Mo. Kan. & Texas R. R. Creek Nation.

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    Recto: [imprinted] Stereoscopic Views. Texas and Indian Territory. Photographed by Martin and Troutman, Paris, Ill. 2. Repairing break in Mo. Kan. & Texas R. R. Creek Nation

    Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis

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    We provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis

    (r,r)-disynephrine ether bis(hydrogen sulfate)

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    The asymmetric unit of the title compound [systematic name: (R, R)-2,4-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-N,N'-dimethyl-3-oxapentane-1,5- diammonium bis(hydrogen sulfate)], C18H26N2O32+center dot-2HSO(4)(-), contains one half-cation and one hydrogen sulfate anion. The cation has crystallographically imposed twofold symmetry with the rotation axis passing through the central ether O atom. Hydrogen bonds between the hydroxy group and amine H atoms of the cation to two hydrogen sulfate anions link the three ions in a ring motif. A three-dimensional network is accomplished by additional O-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds between the anions and by N-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds between the cations. Disorder with equally occupied sites affects the H-atom position in the anio

    Ligand rotation in [Ar(R)N](3)M-N-2-M '[N(R)Ar](3) (M, M ' = Mo-III, Nb-III; R = Pr-i and Bu-t) dimers

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    Earlier calculations on the model N2-bridged dimer (μ-N 2)-{Mo[NH2]3}2 revealed that ligand rotation away from a trigonal arrangement around the metal centres was energetically favourable resulting in a reversal of the singlet and triplet energies such that the singlet state was stabilized 13 kJ mol-1 below the D3d triplet structure. These calculations, however, ignored the steric bulk of the amide ligands N(R)Ar (R = iPr and tBu, Ar = 3,5-C6H3Me2) which may prevent or limit the extent of ligand rotation. In order to investigate the consequences of steric crowding, density functional calculations using QM/MM techniques have been performed on the MoIIIMoIII and Mo IIINbIII intermediate dimer complexes (μ-N 2)-{Mo[N(R)Ar]3}2 and [Ar(R)N] 3Mo-(μ-N2)-Nb[N(R)Ar]3 formed when three-coordinate Mo[N(R)Ar]3 and Nb[N(R)Ar]3 react with dinitrogen. The calculations indicate that ligand rotation away from a trigonal arrangement is energetically favourable for all of the ligands investigated and that the distortion is largely electronic in origin. However, the steric constraints of the bulky amide groups do play a role in determining the final orientation of the ligands, in particular, whether the ligands are rotated at one or both metal centres of the dimer. Analogous to the model system, QM/MM calculations predict a singlet ground state for the (μ-N2)- {Mo[N(R)Ar]3}2 dimers, a result which is seemingly at odds with the experimental triplet ground state found for the related (μ-N 2)-{Mo[N(tBu)Ph]3}2 system. However, QM/MM calculations on the (μ-N2)-{Mo[N(tBu)Ph] 3}2 dimer reveal that the singlet-triplet gap is nearly 20 kJ mol-1 smaller and therefore this complex is expected to exhibit very different magnetic behaviour to the (μ-N2)-{Mo[N(R)Ar] 3}2 system. © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2005

    Evolution of Mo and T olefin metathesis catalysts

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    Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemistry, 2010.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references.Chapter 1: Reaction of Mo(NR)(CHR')(OTf)2(dme) (R = 2,6-i-Pr2C6H3 (Ar), 2,6-Me2C6H3 (Ar'), 2,6-Cl2C6H3 (ArCl), 1-adamantyl (Ad); R' = CMe2Ph, CMe3; dme = dimethoxyethane) with the lithium salt of ArCl-nacnac ([2,6-Cl2C6H3NC(Me)]2CH), led to complexes of the type Mo(NR)(CHCMe2R')(OTf)(ArCl-nacnac). Treatment of these compounds with Na{BArF 4} (ArF = 3,5-(CF3)2C6H3) afforded rare examples of cationic imido alkylidene complexes, {Mo(NR)(CHR')(OTf)(ArCl-nacnac)}{BArF 4}. Addition of {HNMe2Ph}{BArF 4} to Mo(NR)(CHR')(L)2 (L = NC4H4 (Pyr), 2,5-Me2NC4H2 (Me2Pyr)) in THF produced {Mo(NR)(CHR')(L)(THF)x}{BArF 4} (x = 2 for Me2Pyr or 3 for Pyr). Addition of alcohol or phenol to {Mo(NAr)(CHCMe2Ph)(Pyr)(THF)3}{BArF 4} produced {Mo(NAr)(CHCMe2Ph)(OR")(THF)x}{BArF 4} (R" = CMe(CF3)2 (x = 2 or 3), Ar (x = 1), Ad (x = 2)). Complexes Mo(NAr)(CHCMe2Ph)(MesPyr)2 (MesPyr = 2- mesitylpyrrolide), Mo(NAd)(CHCMe3)(MesPyr)2, and Mo(NAr)(CHCMe2Ph)(OTf)(BinaphPPh2) (BinaphPPh2 = (R)-2'-(diphenylphosphino)- [1,1'-binaphthalen]-2-oxide) were also generated. The solid-state structures of Mo(NAr)(CHCMe2Ph)(OTf)(ArCl-nacnac), {Mo(NAr)(CHCMe2Ph)(ArClnacnac)}{ BArF 4}, {Mo(NAr)(CHCMe2Ph)(Pyr)(THF)3}{BArF 4}, {Mo(NAr)(CHCMe2Ph)(OCMe(CF3)2)(THF)3}{BArF 4}, {Mo(NAr)(C2H4)(OCMe(CF3)2)(THF)3}{BArF 4}, {Mo(NAr)(CH2CMe2Ph)(OAr)2}{BArF 4}, Mo(NAr)(CHCMe2Ph)(MesPyr)2, and Mo(NAr)(CHCMe2Ph)(OTf)(BinaphPPh2) have been determined by X-ray diffraction. The initial reactivity with simple olefins employing many of these new alkylidenes was explored. Chapter 2: Two diastereomers of the MAP (monoaryloxidepyrrolide) species, W(NAr)(CH2)(Me2Pyr)(OBitetBr2) (OBitetBr2 = (R)-3,3'-dibromo-2'-(tertbutyldimethylsilyloxy)- 5,5',6,6',7,7',8,8'-octahydro-1,1'-binaphthyl-2-olate), were generated through addition of HOBitetBr2 to W(NAr)(CH2)(Me2Pyr)2. The unsubstituted tungstacyclobutane species, W(NAr)(C3H6)(Me2Pyr)(OBitetBr2), was isolated by exposing the methylidene species to ethylene. A variety of NMR experiments were carried out on the methylidene and metallacycle to elucidate the exchange process between these species. Neophylidene W(NR)(CHCMe2Ph)(Me2Pyr)(OTPP) (OTPP = 2,3,5,6-tetraphenylphenoxide), methylidene W(NR)(CH2)(Me2Pyr)(OTPP), and 6 tungstacyclobutane W(NR)(C3H6)(Me2Pyr)(OTPP) were prepared. Treatment of W(NAr)(CH2)(Me2Pyr)(OTPP) with PMe3 yielded yellow W(NAr)(CH2)(Me2Pyr)(OTPP)(PMe3). NMR studies on compounds W(NAr)(C3H6)(Pyr)(OHIPT) (OHIPT = 2,6-bis-(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)phenoxide) and Mo(NAr)(C3H6)(Pyr)(OHIPT) were carried out to examine the exchange process between the metallacyclobutane and the methylidene. Compounds W(NAr)(C3H6)(Me2Pyr)(OBitetBr2), W(NAr)(CH2)(Me2Pyr)(OTPP), W(NAr)(CH2)(Me2Pyr)(OTPP)(THF), W(NAr)(CH2)(Me2Pyr)(OTPP)(PMe3), W(NAr)(C3H6)(Me2Pyr)(OTPP), Mo(NAr)(CH2)(Pyr)(OHIPT), Mo(NAd)(CHCMe3)(Pyr)(OHIPT), and W(NAr)(C3H6)(Pyr)(OHIPT) were crystallographically characterized. Chapter 3: Molybdenum and tungsten catalysts of the type M(NR)(CHR')(Pyr)(OR'') were prepared for highly Z-selective homocoupling metathesis of terminal olefins. Substrates screened were: 1-hexene, 1-octene, allylbenzene, allyltrimethylsilane, methyl-9-decenoate, methyl- 10-undecenoate, allylboronic acid pinacol ester, allylbenzylether, allyltosylamide, Nallylaniline, allyloxy(tert-butyl)dimethylsilane, and allylcyclohexane. Homocoupled products were isolated in moderate yields employing 90% Z-selectivity. Chapter 4: Exposing Mo(NAr)(C2H4)(MesPyr)2 to two equivalents of HOCH(CF3)2 afforded Mo(NAr)(C2H4)(OCH(CF3)2)2(Et2O). Mo(NAr)(C2H4)(OCH(CF3)2)(Et2O) was shown to isomerize and metathesize olefins such as propene, 1-hexene, and 1-octene at elevated temperatures. Evidence of isomerization and olefin metathesis was also observed with complexes Mo(NAd)(C2H4)(Pyr)(OHIPT) and Mo(NAr)(C2H4)(Me2Pyr)(OAr).by Annie Jinying Hannah King.Ph.D

    A Comparison of N2 Cleavage in Schrock's Mo[N3N] and Laplaza-Cummins' Mo[N(R)Ar]3 Systems

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    The four-coordinate Mo-[N3N] complex, [N3N] = [{RNCH2CH2}3N], R = 3,5-(2,4,6-iPr 3C6H2)2C6H3 (HIPT), which is capable of converting N2 to ammonia catalytically, reacts with N2 in a similar manner to Mo[N(R)Ar]3 (R = tBu, Ar = 3,5-C6H3Me2) to form a dinitrogen-bridged dimer intermediate, but unlike its three-coordinate counterpart, N2 cleavage is not observed. To rationalise these differences, the reaction of N2 with the model Mo[NH 2]3[NH3] and full ligand Mo[N3N] systems was explored using density functional theory and compared with the results of an earlier study involving the model three-coordinate Mo[NH 2]3 system. Although the overall reaction is exothermic, the final N-N cleavage step is calculated to be endothermic by 75 kJ mol -1 for the model system when the Mo-amine cap bond length is fixed to mimic the constraints of the ligand straps, but exothermic by 14 kJ mol -1 for the full ligand system. In the latter case, the slightly exothermic cleavage step can be attributed to the destabilization of the N 2 bridged dimer relative to the nitride product owing to the steric effects of the bulky R groups. The activation barrier for N-N cleavage is estimated at 151 kJ mol-1 for the model system, more than twice the calculated value for Mo[NH2]3, and even greater, 213 kJ mol-1, for the full ligand [N3N]Mo system. A bonding analysis shows that although the binding of the amine cap helps to stabilize the intermediate dimer, at the same time it destabilizes the metal d-orbitals involved in backbonding to the π* orbitais on N2. As a result, backdonation is less efficient and N-N activation reduced compared to the three-coordinate system. Thus, the increased stability of the intermediate dimer on binding of the amine cap combined with the reduced level of N-N activation and higher kinetic barrier, explain why N-N cleavage has not been observed experimentally for the four-coordinate Mo[N3N] system. © 2009 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
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