Event Title
Experimental and Computational Investigation of Beta-Hydroxy Carbenes
Location
Diamond 141
Start Date
30-4-2015 10:00 AM
End Date
30-4-2015 11:55 AM
Project Type
Presentation
Description
The intramolecular rearrangements of carbenes have been an interest of study, giving insight about the reactivity of these rare, unstable organic species. Previous work has looked at the rearrangement products of different beta substituted carbenes in an effort to gauge how their reactivity differed. For example, work done on 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropylidene carbene looked at how a hydroxy group at the beta position affected the carbenes reactivity. This work aims to further study this subset of beta-hydroxy carbenes by looking at three different species, all maintaining their beta hydroxy group with modifications of the other substituents. This study will both aim to directly observe and quantify the different rearrangemt products as well as compare this to computational models. By observing the behavior of these carbenes, we hope to gain a better understanding of how a carbenes substituent groups can affect the reactivity and intramolecular rearrangements of carbenes.
Faculty Sponsor
Jeff Katz
Sponsoring Department
Colby College. Chemistry Dept.
CLAS Field of Study
Natural Sciences
Event Website
http://www.colby.edu/clas
ID
1813
Experimental and Computational Investigation of Beta-Hydroxy Carbenes
Diamond 141
The intramolecular rearrangements of carbenes have been an interest of study, giving insight about the reactivity of these rare, unstable organic species. Previous work has looked at the rearrangement products of different beta substituted carbenes in an effort to gauge how their reactivity differed. For example, work done on 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropylidene carbene looked at how a hydroxy group at the beta position affected the carbenes reactivity. This work aims to further study this subset of beta-hydroxy carbenes by looking at three different species, all maintaining their beta hydroxy group with modifications of the other substituents. This study will both aim to directly observe and quantify the different rearrangemt products as well as compare this to computational models. By observing the behavior of these carbenes, we hope to gain a better understanding of how a carbenes substituent groups can affect the reactivity and intramolecular rearrangements of carbenes.
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