Challenging targets in rare earth metalorganic chemistry (Old ID 24847)
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
This project aims to prepare technically demanding, highly reactive rare earth organometallic and metal-organic compounds, especially from the free metals, and to determine their structures and reactivity. The challenging target systems include coordination stabilised novel ligands, pseudo-Grignard reagents LnR(X) including the rare fluorides, complexes primed for C-F activation, and intermediates from use of lanthanoid reagents in organic synthesis. The studies provide a knowledge base and expertise for the utilisation of Australia's abundant rare earths in chemical manufacture, catalysis, and recycling, and will transform the current behaviour of the elements.
Date
17 May 2019 - 31 Dec 2022
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Lanthanoids;Reactivity;rare earths;Structural Chemistry;organometallics
Funding Body
Australian Research Council (ARC)
Amount
450000
Project Team
N/A