Bond activation and catalysis with low-valent aluminium

Projektinformationen

AlCat

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 716315

DOI 10.3030/716315

Abgeschlossenes Projekt

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 21 Oktober 2016

Startdatum 1 März 2017

Enddatum 31 August 2022

Finanziert unter

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Gesamtkosten € 1 493 679,00

EU-Beitrag € 1 493 679,00

Koordiniert durch

THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
United Kingdom

Ziel

This project will develop the principles required to enable bond-modifying redox catalysis based on aluminium by preparing and studying new Al(I) compounds capable of reversible oxidative addition.

Catalytic processes are involved in the synthesis of 75 % of all industrially produced chemicals, but most catalysts involved are based on precious metals such as rhodium, palladium or platinum. These metals are expensive and their supply limited and unstable; there is a significant need to develop the chemistry of non-precious metals as alternatives. On toxicity and abundance alone, aluminium is an attractive candidate. Furthermore, recent work, including in our group, has demonstrated that Al(I) compounds can perform a key step in catalytic cycles - the oxidative addition of E-H bonds.

In order to realise the significant potential of Al(I) for transition-metal style catalysis we urgently need to:
- establish the principles governing oxidative addition and reductive elimination reactivity in aluminium systems.
- know how the reactivity of Al(I) compounds can be controlled by varying properties of ligand frameworks.
- understand the onward reactivity of oxidative addition products of Al(I) to enable applications in catalysis.
In this project we will:

- Study mechanisms of oxidative addition and reductive elimination of a range of synthetically relevant bonds at Al(I) centres, establishing the principles governing this fundamental reactivity.
- Develop new ligand frameworks to support of Al(I) centres and evaluate the effect of the ligand on oxidative addition/reductive elimination at Al centres.
- Investigate methods for Al-mediated functionalisation of organic compounds by exploring the reactivity of E-H oxidative addition products with unsaturated organic compounds.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• natural sciences › chemical sciences › organic chemistry
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › transition metals
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › post-transition metals
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › catalysis

Schlüsselbegriffe

• aluminium
• low valent
• main-group chemistry
• bond activation
• small molecule activation

Programm/Programme

• H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme

Thema/Themen

• ERC-2016-STG - ERC Starting Grant

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

ERC-2016-STG

Finanzierungsplan

ERC-STG - Starting Grant

Gastgebende Einrichtung

THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 1 493 679,00
• Adresse: OLD COLLEGE, SOUTH BRIDGE ; EH8 9YL Edinburgh ; Vereinigtes Königreich
• Region: Scotland › Eastern Scotland › Edinburgh
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: € 1 493 679,00

Begünstigte (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

Vereinigtes Königreich

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 1 493 679,00
• Adresse: OLD COLLEGE, SOUTH BRIDGE ; EH8 9YL Edinburgh
• Region: Scotland › Eastern Scotland › Edinburgh
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: € 1 493 679,00