Our NSF-funded research is focused on the development well-defined titanium(IV) electrophiles and titanium(II) reductants that mediate catalytic or stoichiometric carbon-carbon (C-C) bond formations with high chemo- regio-, and/or stereoselectivity. Current studies are aimed at developing and exploiting hemilabile ligands that function as variable electron donors to develop titanium catalysts for selective ethylene oligomerization into 1-hexene or 1-octene. We are also developing alpha-olefin polymerization catalysts.
The NSF-REU student will work under close supervision by Dr. Ladipo and two postdoctoral fellows. He/she will develop skills in inorganic and organic synthesis, including Schlenk techniques for handling air- and/or moisture-sensitive compounds. The student will also obtain hands-on experience of spectroscopic techniques routinely used to characterize inorganic/organic compounds, such as NMR, FT-IR, GC-MS, UV-Vis, etc. This project would be especially |
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