Redox-Inactive Lewis-Acids in the Secondary Coordination Sphere for Nitrite Reduction
Research Mentor(s)
Gilbertson, John D.
Description
Electron-transfer reactions by redox-active transition metals often function in conjunction with redox-innocent metals. Examples found in nature include the Ca2+ cation in the oxygen evolving complex of photosystem II and the Haber-Bosch process which uses a potassium-promoted iron surface to facilitate reactivity. In this work we set out to investigate the use of Lewis acids to tune the reactivity of redox non-innocent pyridinediimine (PDI) scaffold by synthesizing a series of iron (II) PDI complexes with a 15-crown-5 ether in the secondary coordination sphere. Here we report the enhancement of reaction kinetics attributed to the redox-innocent Lewis acid in the secondary coordination sphere effectively luring in the reactive anion species to the active metal center. The increase in reaction rates were studied with a series of kinetics studies and binding experiments.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
17-5-2018 12:00 AM
End Date
17-5-2018 12:00 AM
Department
Chemistry
Genre/Form
student projects, posters
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Lewis acids; Polymerization
Type
Image
Rights
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Language
English
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Redox-Inactive Lewis-Acids in the Secondary Coordination Sphere for Nitrite Reduction
Electron-transfer reactions by redox-active transition metals often function in conjunction with redox-innocent metals. Examples found in nature include the Ca2+ cation in the oxygen evolving complex of photosystem II and the Haber-Bosch process which uses a potassium-promoted iron surface to facilitate reactivity. In this work we set out to investigate the use of Lewis acids to tune the reactivity of redox non-innocent pyridinediimine (PDI) scaffold by synthesizing a series of iron (II) PDI complexes with a 15-crown-5 ether in the secondary coordination sphere. Here we report the enhancement of reaction kinetics attributed to the redox-innocent Lewis acid in the secondary coordination sphere effectively luring in the reactive anion species to the active metal center. The increase in reaction rates were studied with a series of kinetics studies and binding experiments.