Acknowledgements
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Schemes
List of Abbreviations
1. CHƯƠNG 1: Introduction
1.1. Mechanistic Aspects of Alkene Hydration Catalyzed by Late Transition Metal Complexes
1.2. Bimetallic Nickel Tetraphosphine Complexes as Possible Catalysts for Alkene Hydration/Oxidation
1.3. Alkene Oxidative Cleavage
2. CHƯƠNG 2: Investigations into Alkene Hydration/Oligomerization by Nickel Phosphine Complexes: The Unfortunate Role of Rubber Septa
2.1. Review of Prior Research
2.2. Results and Discussion: Further Investigation into Ni oligomerization Catalysis
3. CHƯƠNG 3: Nickel - Phosphine Mediated Oxidative Cleavage of Alkene C = C Bonds by O2
3.1. Results and Discussion
3.2. Investigations into Alkene Oxidation in the Presence of Ni(II) Phosphine Complexes
3.3. Synthesis and Characterization of meso-Ni2Br4(et,ph-P4)
3.4. Other Systems Tested
3.5. Other Reaction Observations
3.6. Addition of AgBF4
3.7. Other Organic Solvents Tested
3.8. H2O2 as Primary Oxidant
3.9. Investigations into the Nature of the Active Species
3.10. Variable Temperature NMR
3.11. Low Temperature NMR
3.12. NMR Studies of the et, ph-P4 Ligand in Solution in the Presence of Oxygen
3.13. Oxidative Cleavage of Alkene in the Presence of Phosphine Ligands
4. CHƯƠNG 4: New Tetraphosphine Ligand Synthesis, Separation, Transition Metal Coordination, and Characterization
4.1. Preparation of Cl(Ph)PCH2P(Ph)Cl, 2
4.2. Preparation of rac,meso-et,ph-P4-Ph
4.3. Separation of rac and meso-Diastereomers of et,ph-P4-Ph
4.4. Improved Preparation of et,ph-P4-Ph Ligand via Grignard Mediated P-C Coupling
4.5. Synthesis of Pt2Cl4(rac-et,pt-P4-Ph), 4R
4.6. Synthesis of PtNiCl4(rac-et,pt-P4-Ph), 5R
4.7. Conclusions and Future Directions
5. CHƯƠNG 5: Experimental Procedures and Additional Spectroscopic Data
5.1. General Procedure Used to Study Alkene Oligomerization Catalysis
5.2. General Procedure Used to Test for Alkene Hydration
5.3. Synthesis and Characterization of meso-Ni2Cl4(et,ph-P4)
5.4. General Procedure Used to Study Alkene Oxidative Cleavage Catalysis
5.5. Reaction of meso-Ni2Cl4(et,ph-P4) and 1-Hexene Monitored by Variable Temperature NMR
5.6. Variable Temperature NMR of the “final” Species
5.7. Synthesis of Methylenebis (Chlorophenylphosphine)
5.8. Synthesis of rac,meso-et,ph-P4-Ph Ligand
5.9. Separation rac and meso-et,ph-P4-Ph via Column Chromatography
5.10. Synthesis of Pt2Cl4(rac-et,ph-P4-Ph), 4R
5.11. Synthesis of PtNiCl4(rac-et,ph-P4-Ph), 5R
5.12. Additional Spectroscopic Data