Metallacarboranes Structurally Engineered for the Reduction of Carbon Monoxide. Final Project Report

摘要

The research conducted under this Department of Energy contract has involved the development and evaluation of various metallacarborane complexes as homogeneous catalysts for the transformation of carbon monoxide into useful chemical products. The discussions presented herein summarize our results in several areas of primary interest: (1) the evaluation of the activity of certain rhoda- and ruthenacarborane complexes as catalyst precursors for the water gas shift reaction; (2) the synthesis of heterobimetallic metallacarboranes which possess both early and late transition metal vertices; and (3) the preparation of a series of rhodacarborane complexes which have potential for use in catalysis. 18 refs., 13 figs., 1 tab. (ERA citation 12:004484)