Creating new carbon-carbon bonds is one of the most important and challenging reactions in organic synthesis. Metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions have emerged as one of the preferred methods of producing new carbon-carbon bonds, and this work led to the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
This thesis was aimed at expanding the current research in the area of metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions to include new applications with dithiolane and dithiane protecting groups. 1,3-Dithiolane and 1,3-dithiane derivatives are particularly interesting molecules in that they can be deprotonated by a strong base to form anions, which can then be used for carbon-carbon bond synthesis. This thesis describes the investigation into the use of dithiolanes and dithianes in metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions, as well as some of the challenges faced in performing this sulfur-based chemistry.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MANITOBA/oai:mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca:1993/13706 |
| Date | 19 December 2012 |
| Creators | McFarlane, Michael Thomas |
| Contributors | Hultin, Philip G. (Chemistry), Schweizer, Frank (Chemistry) Sorensen, John (Chemistry) Liu, Song (Textile Sciences) |
| Source Sets | University of Manitoba Canada |
| Detected Language | English |
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