Inorganic structures play an important role in materials due to their versatility and diversity. A complete understanding of the structure of a material is vital to enhance the creation of new materials that fill voids in research. The rational design of these compounds is driven by the exploitation of structure-property...
Contaminant transport in ground water is an important environmental process that
affects a host of natural systems. Transport of contaminants is affected by many
processes, including aqueous complexation, adsorption, and redox reactions. One of the
most important components of an aquifer that controls transport is iron-oxide. In this
study, the...
The photochemistry of aldicarb and two related compounds,
0-(methylcarbamoyl) isobutyraldehyde oxime and 0-(methylcarbamoyl)
trimethylacetaldehyde oxime was explored under laboratory
conditions. Upon irradiation aldicarb decomposed rapidly to
methylamine, dimethylamine, tetramethylsuccinonitrile, and
1-methylthio-2, 3-dicyano-2, 3-dimethylbutane. The other two
compounds decomposed only after a long period of irradiation. The
difference in reactivity was...
Intramolecular cyclization of organometallic compounds represents
a promising tool for synthesis in general. The use of strategically-
placed heteroatoms in the cyclizing molecule can influence
the stereochemistry and/or efficiency of an organometallic cyclization
while providing for functionality in the cyclic product.
The work described herein first concerns cyclizations of organolithiums....
Part I describes the synthesis of bis(fac-S)((tris)2-aminoethanethiolatoiron( III))iron(III) chloride. The compound was first discovered during an attempt to prepare a ternary complex of iron, thiolate and pi-acid ligand. The compound is a reasonably air-stable iron(III)-thiolate that contains a linear tri-iron cluster with each iron bridged to the adjacent iron by...