“催化反应与机制”系列学术报告
报告题目：PN3(P)-Pincer Complexes: Cooperative Catalysis and Beyond
报告人：黄国维 (Kuo-Wei Huang) 教授
Associate Vice President for Research
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
时间：2023年8月28日 16:00-17:30
地点：科技大厦703会议室
报告摘要：Pincer transition-metal complexes have versatile reactivities to catalyze many organic transformations. In particular, complexes with ligand derived from tridentate pyridine-based framework exhibit interesting reactivities. We have developed a novel platform of pincer-type PN3(P)-ligands which are capable of interacting with the substrates during the reaction. We have witnessed that the seemingly small change by replacing the CH2 spacer in the pyridine-based pincer complex with a NH group has dramatically influenced the thermodynamic and kinetic properties, and in some cases the catalytic behaviors of the corresponding metal complexes. Furthermore, unprecedented ligand-centered reactivities (LCRs) were demonstrated. The σ-nucleophilicity of the N atom of the iminic arm was significantly enhanced to reach N-heterocycliccarbene-like nucleophilicity as a catalyst and a ligand. The novel LCR may open a new direction for the catalyst design.
报告人简介：Professor Huang Guo-Wei received his PhD from Stanford University in 2004. He is currently Associate Vice President for Research of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the director of Chemical Science Program and Homogeneous Lab of Catalytic Center of KAUST. His research focuses on transition-metal catalysis related to hydrogen production and storage, CO2 utilization and N2 reduction etc.. To date, he has published around 285 academic papers & 4 book chapters and owns more than 20 international patents. He got some rewards like Pioneers and Influencers in Organometallic Chemistry. He is a well-known scholar in the field of transition-metal catalysis and sustainable energy strategy development.