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dc.contributor.advisorStephen L. Buchwald.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWesterhaus, Felix Alexanderen_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Chemistry.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-05-25T20:42:33Z
dc.date.available2010-05-25T20:42:33Z
dc.date.copyright2009en_US
dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/55103
dc.descriptionThesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemistry, 2009.en_US
dc.descriptionVita. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 121-125).en_US
dc.description.abstractThe palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of aryl bromides with zirconocene-benzyne complexes has been investigated by S.L. Buchwald and coworkers. This method allows the formation of substituted biphenyls and terphenyls, however only two ortho-substituents are tolerated in this transformation. The studies reportd herein aimed at the synthesis of tri- and tetra substituted biaryls, since they are important precursors to biaryl phosphine ligands. The project did not succeed due to stability problems of the formed substituted zirconium biaryl. A general method for the manganese-catalyzed carbonylation of alkyl iodides while using a variety of nucleophiles was developed. The method concerns the alkoxy and amino carbonylation as well as the use of more unconventional nucleophiles such as thiols, azide and hydride. The method employs alkyl iodides although bromides are also feasible substrates through in situ Finkelstein reaction with catalytic to substoichiometric amounts of sodium iodide. The functional group tolerance is high and the conditions for the transformation are mild using only 40 psi of carbon monoxide pressure and temperatures between r.t. and 90°C for more difficult cases.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Felix Alexander Westerhaus.en_US
dc.format.extent126 p.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectChemistry.en_US
dc.titleManganese-catalyzed carbonylation of alkyl iodidesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.M.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
dc.identifier.oclc589162702en_US


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