Presenter Information

Megan Michie, Colby CollegeFollow

Location

Parker-Reed, SSWAC

Start Date

30-4-2015 11:00 AM

End Date

30-4-2015 1:55 PM

Project Type

Poster- Restricted to Campus Access

Description

This project aims to photochemically generate cyclopropylidene, the smallest cyclic carbene. This highly unstable species, which contains a carbon with two unpaired valence electrons, has been of great interest for several decades to experimentalists and theoreticians. Yet, the trapping of cyclopropylidene has not been previously reported. In this work, we have generated a novel phenanthrene-based precursor to this carbene via a four-step synthesis using solution based methods. Preliminary results indicate that cycloproylidene can be photochemically trapped by alkenes and further work will seek to trap this carbene with other reagents.

Sponsoring Department

Colby College. Chemistry Dept.

CLAS Field of Study

Natural Sciences

Event Website

http://www.colby.edu/clas

ID

1373

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Apr 30th, 11:00 AM Apr 30th, 1:55 PM

Generation of Cyclopropylidene

Parker-Reed, SSWAC

This project aims to photochemically generate cyclopropylidene, the smallest cyclic carbene. This highly unstable species, which contains a carbon with two unpaired valence electrons, has been of great interest for several decades to experimentalists and theoreticians. Yet, the trapping of cyclopropylidene has not been previously reported. In this work, we have generated a novel phenanthrene-based precursor to this carbene via a four-step synthesis using solution based methods. Preliminary results indicate that cycloproylidene can be photochemically trapped by alkenes and further work will seek to trap this carbene with other reagents.

https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/clas/2015/program/199