Download or read book Insight Into Iron C-C Cross-coupling Catalysis Through Structure, Bonding and Mechanism written by Stephanie L.. Daifuku and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Iron catalyzed C-C cross coupling reactions have drawn significant interest as more versatile and cost effective alternatives to traditional precious metal catalysts, however limited mechanistic understanding of these reactions has been reported hindering rational optimization of these systems. The use of electron paramagnetic resonance, magnetic circular dichroism, Ms̲sbauer spectroscopy, and density functional theory, in addition to GC, NMR, and X-ray crystallography, are applied in the examination of structural and mechanistic aspects of in situ iron cross-coupling chemistry with a focus on elucidating how different nucleophiles, reaction additives and protocols affect reactivity. In Chapter 2 and 3, initial studies presented investigate iron-bisphosphine catalyzed cross-coupling of aryl nucleophiles with alkyl halides. These studies describe the iron species formed in situ and provide insight into the active species of catalysis as a function of nucleophile in both Kumada and Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions. In Chapter 4, further studies investigate simple iron salt catalysts with methyl and ethyl Grignards for direct determination of iron species present in solution and their reactivity with electrophile. Additional studies further probe the effect of N-methylpyrrolidone as a co-solvent. In conclusion, it is shown in these studies the novel utility of these direct spectroscopic probes in monitoring in situ iron speciation and reactivity with electrophile. Furthermore, through monitoring of reactions we can also define why key aspects of the catalytic protocol are necessary for high yields and selectivities providing insight to guide rational optimization of these systems."--Pages v-vi.