OE73 Solvent Effects during the Homogeneous Hydrogenation of Alkenes with Wilkinson's Catalyst: A Calorimetric, NMR and EXAFS Study

Friday, June 10, 2011: 9:40 AM
Ambassador Ballroom 2 (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Eric G. Moschetta, Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA and Robert M. Rioux, Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Quantitative determination of solvent effects, that is, how solvent affects the catalytically active species, will be determined and used to enable the design of new catalytic processes that inherently mimic the stabilization effect of solvent while maintaining a high degree of activity and selectivity.

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