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EPSRC Reference:	GR/M23137/02
Title:	CATIONIC COMPLEXES OF MAIN GROUP AND LANTHANIDE ELEMENTS WITH HYDROCARBYL LIGANDS
Principal Investigator:	Bochmann, Professor M
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Department:	Chemistry
Organisation:	University of East Anglia
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 March 2000	Ends:	31 March 2002	Value (£):	103,057
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Chemical Synthetic Methodology
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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This project will deals with the synthesis of highly Lewis acidic organometallic complexes (MR2)= where M=Al, Ga, I or a trivalent lanthanide metal and R=alkyl, allyl, benzyl and/or Cp. The work builds on our recent synthesis of (AlCp2)+ and (Ycp2)+ and their application as polymerisation initiators. The structure and bonding in such highly electron-deficient systems will be explored, including aspects such as cation-anion interactions and the potential for stabilising cationic main group species through p bonding. Particular targets are (GaCp2)+, one of the few as yet unknown metallocenes, and the possibility of generating (LnCp2)+ complexes. The reactivity of these species will be explored including their suitability as catalysts or initiators in olefin polymerisations.
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