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EPSRC Reference:	GR/A90374/01
Title:	THERMALLY STABLE SILYLENES, SILYLENE-TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES AND SILICON MULTIPLY BONDED COMPOUNDS
Principal Investigator:	Gehrhus, Dr B
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Department:	Chemistry
Organisation:	University of Sussex
Scheme:	Advanced Fellowship (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 December 1999	Ends:	31 August 2005	Value (£):	238,308
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Chemical Synthetic Methodology
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Chemicals No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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Organosilicon chemistry is one of the most researched areas of chemistry. The results have not only expanded our knowledge of the chemical behaviour and reactions of oganosilicon compounds, but it also led to numerous important applications in synthesis and industrial processes; and hence has contributed to enhancing the quality of life.The proposed research to study the reaction behaviour of stable silylenes is a relatively virgin area. Up to now all of the myriad of stable silicon compounds has been tetravalent; divalent silicon species, however, play an important role as intermediates in some of the industrial processes.The quest for silicon triply bonded compounds will initially be primarily of academic interest, but nevertheless this is one of the most sought after target areas for organosilicon chemists.This project aims fundamentally to break new ground in organosilicon chemistry and particular to extent significantly the knowledge of the chemistry of silylenes by (i) investigating the reactivity of stable silylenes and providing an experimental basis for mechanistic considerations relating to their stability and reactivity; (ii) obtaining a wide range of new organosilicon compounds; (iii) synthesising silylene-transition metal complexes, studying their reactivity and investigating their role in catalytic processes with the view of their possible application in organic synthesis and (iv) contributing towards the synthesis of hitherto unknown Si triply bonded compounds.The results of this project will not only be of academic and commercial value, but will strengthen the competitiveness of the United Kingdom in the international arena of organosilicon chemistry.
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