Abstract Thirty phosphane ligands were prepared and characterized. Aryl groups of the phosphane ligands were modified through change in functionality. The side chains were the following: trifluoromethylphenyl, selenomethylphenyl, 9-anthryl, alkyl-substituted aryl groups, and pyridyl and alkyl groups. In addition, three chromium carbonyl complexes of potentially bidentate arylphosphanes containing nitrogen heteroatoms were prepared and characterized. Characterization of the isolated complexes verified the monodentate coordination from phosphorus and two bidentate coordination modes, (P,N)-bound and (N,N')-bound. Ligands and complexes were characterized by 1H, 13C{1H}, 31P{1H}, and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, and mass spectrometry. The 13C{1H} and 31P{1H} NMR spectra, and calculated cone angles of the o-alkyl-substituted aryl- and arylalkylphosphane ligands provided valuable parameters, which could be plotted against catalytic results in the search for correlations between the structures and catalytic behavior of ligands. Correlations were found between the parameters and the catalytic behavior of Rh-catalysts modified with the o-alkyl-substituted phenylphosphanes. The research reported here was directed toward the preparation and characterization of phosphane ligands which would favor the formation of isobutanal in propene hydroformylation. The o-alkyl-substituted arylphosphanes, which were studied most throughly, gave the highest selectivity to isobutanal but at the cost of activity. Linear n-butanal was still the main product, though only barely. Alkyl substituents in meta position increased the activity of propene hydroformylation even up to the level with the reference ligand PPh3, but, the selectivity decreased simultaneously.

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Ett vanligt återkommande problem inom pappersindustrin är fläckar på den färdiga produkten. BillerudKorsnäs Gävle har genom undersökningar kommit fram till att en del fläckar som just nu uppkommer till stor del består av Alkyl keten dimer, AKD. AKD är ett lim som tillsätts i mälden för att öka hydrofobiciteten hos pappret eller kartongen. AKD partikeln skyddas av ett hölje bestående av katjonisk polymer för att partikeln lättare ska fästa på träfibrerna i processen. Om detta hölje blir instabilt ökar risken för bildning av agglomerat och en sämre retention på pappersmaskinen vilket i sin tur kan orsaka fläckar på den färdiga kartongen. Detta arbete för att undersöka stabiliteten hos AKD har därför gjorts.   För att undersöka stabiliteten hos AKD har olika processparametrars inverkan på AKD partikelns stabilitet undersökts. Tester gjordes på två olika AKD och de processparametrar som testats i detta arbete är temperatur, pH och salthalt. Även prover från processen har tagits ut för att undersöka om rena AKD prover kan relateras till processen. Proverna undersöktes i en flödescytometer för att detektera graden av hydrofobicitet hos partiklarna i proverna.   Resultaten visade att det testade temperaturspannet inte påverkade stabiliteten hos AKD partikeln nämnvärt. Försöken där pH förändrades kunde påvisa påverkan hos stabiliteten. Detta innebär att AKD i processen påverkas, och att uppkomsten av fläckar i kartongen delvis kan bero på instabiliteten hos AKD partikeln vid förändring av pH i processen. Stabiliteten hos ett utspätt prov påverkades inte nämnvärt under ett tidsintervall på 60 dagar. / A recurring problem in the paper industry is spots on the finished product. Through previous studies, Billerudkorsnäs Gävle has detected one of the sources of these stains to be Alkyl keten dimer (AKD). AKD is a glue that is added to the ground pulp to increase the hydrophobicity of the paper or cardboard. The AKD particle is protected by a cationic polymer to make it easier for the particle to attach to the fibers in the process. If the polymer becomes instable, the risk of the AKD particles forming agglomerate increases and the retention in the paper machine decrease, which can lead to stains on the finished cardboard. This work with the aim of investigation of the stability of AKD has therefore been done.   To investigate the stability of AKD, the impact of different process parameters on the AKD particle has been studied. Test has been done with two different AKD, and the process parameters tested in this work were temperature, pH and salinity. Samples from the process has also been studied to investigate if the pure AKD samples could be related to the process. All the samples were analyzed in a flow cytometry to detect the degree of hydrophobicity of the particles in the samples.   The result showed that the tested temperature range did not affect the stability of the AKD particles. The experiments where the pH were changed showed that the stability of the particles were affected. This means that AKD in the process is affected, and that the appearance of stains in the carton may partly be due to the instability of the AKD particle in changing the pH of the process. The stability of a diluted sample was not significantly affected over a 60 day time interval.

Using photochemical and emulsion pro­cedures, a study has been made of the liquid-phase oxida­tion of p-cymene with respect to the nature of the result­ing hydroperoxides and their decomposition products, and the relative extent of oxidative attack at the methyl and iso­propyl groups. Hydroperoxide decomposition was negligible in the photochemical oxidations at 60C, and the product was shown to consist of 20% primary and 80% tertiary hydroper­oxide by reduction of the total product and fractionation of the resulting alcohols. The following compounds were shown to be present in the emulsion oxidation product in addition to the above mentioned hydroperoxides: dimethyl-p-tolylcarbinol, p-methylacetophenone, p-isopropylphenylcarbinol, cumic acid, p-acetobenzoic acid, p-A-hydroperoxyisopropyl, benzoic acid, and p-(I-hydroxyisopropyl) benzoic acid. By chromatographic separation of the acids and reduction of the other products, the relative extent of attack at the two positions was shown to be 1:4, identical with that of the photochemical oxidation. Pure tertiary hydroperoxide has been obtained for the first time. / Thesis / Master of Science (MS)

The mass spectra of some monomethylquinolines, dimethylquinolines, monoethylquinolines and monopropylquinolines have been determined. In addition, the spectra of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline, 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline and some monomethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines have also been studied. Fragmentation mechanisms are proposed to account for the most important peaks in the spectra of these compounds. Deuterium labelled analogues of many of the compounds have been prepared and their spectra support the proposed fragmentation mechanisms. / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Alkyl radicals are powerful intermediates for the generation of carbon-carbon bonds, which play an indispensable role in the synthesis of natural products, pharmaceuticals, and pesticides. Traditionally, there are two main methods for the generation of alkyl radicals. The first is C-H bond functionalization via hydrogen-atom-transfer (HAT). HAT processes have been used as an effective approach for selectively activating C-H bonds via radical pathways. The other strategy to explore the generation of alkyl radicals is C-X bond functionalization via halogen-atom-transfer (XAT). Alkyl halides are one of the largest classes of building blocks in synthesis and they can be obtained from the corresponding alcohols. The most straightforward and effective way to form such alkyl radicals is the direct homolytic cleavage of C-X bonds. In past decades, photoredox catalysis has emerged as a powerful and greener tool for the synthesis of radicals under mild reaction conditions, which has brought tremendous attention. Although remarkable success has been made in this field, some methods still require costly transition metal catalysts or toxic reagents. Herein, we display a series of visible light-induced approaches under transition-metal free conditions or using earth-abundant metals. These novel photo-induced transformations and corresponding mechanistic work will be discussed in the following order: We will first present our work on metal-free visible-light-promoted C(sp3)-H functionalization of aliphatic cyclic ethers using trace O2. This reaction uses a trace amount of aerobic oxygen as the sole green oxidant under blue light at room temperature to achieve the synthesis of sulfone and phosphate derivatives in good to excellent yields using cyclic ethers and vinyl sulfones. Then, we report on a photo-induced C(sp3)-H chalcogenation of amide derivatives and ethers via a ligand-to-metal charge-transfer. This reaction converts secondary and tertiary amides, sulfonamides, and carbamates into the corresponding amido-N,S-acetal derivatives in good yields, using an earth abundant metal catalyst under mild conditions. Finally, we present a photoredox polyfluoroarylation of alkyl halides via halogen atom transfer. This method converts primary, secondary, and tertiary unactivated abundant alkyl halides into the corresponding polyfluoroaryl compounds in good yields and has good functional group compatibility.

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Thesis advisor: James P. Morken / Thesis advisor: Marc L. Snapper / This dissertation will present three projects focusing on the enantioselective synthesis and stereospecific transformation of alkylboronates. The first project describes the development of a nickel-catalyzed enantioselective dicarbofunctionalization of alkenylboronates, which provides a modular route to secondary alkylboronic esters. Intramolecular reaction leads to enantioselective synthesis of exocyclic boronates. The second project depicts a new method for the synthesis of azetidines, pyrrolidines and piperidines via an intramolecular amination of alkylboronic esters. Regioselective amination of vicinal bis(boronates) allows the synthesis of saturated azacycles bearing boronic ester substitutions that can serve as useful synthetic handles. As the transformation is stereospecific, stereodefined cyclic amines can be synthesized from the enantioenriched boronic esters. The method is applied to the synthesis of an intermediate towards a Kras G12C inhibitor. The third project describes the development of a new chiral auxiliary on boron that can be easily synthesized from inexpensive starting materials. The auxiliary is applied to a diastereoselective radical ring-opening/closing [3+2] cycloaddition of cyclopropylanilines with alkenylboron species. / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2022. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Chemistry.