Date Thesis Awarded
5-2011
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Science (BS)
Department
Chemistry
Advisor
Robert J. Hinkle
Committee Members
Elizabeth J. Harbron
Tun-jen Cheng
Abstract
Bismuth reagents have proven to be effective catalysts for a wide variety of reactions in organic chemistry. In order to study optimal tether lengths between Lewis basic sites on ligands, coordination studies of various organic compounds with Bi(III) salts are described. The use of BiBr3 in the synthesis of tetrahydropyran moieties with distinct stereochemistry was also studied. These investigations have also attempted to shed light on the ambiguity surrounding the method of action behind Bi(III) salts' catalytic processes.
Recommended Citation
Ammann, Stephen, "Bismuth Reagents in Organic Chemistry: Structural and Mechanistic Studies" (2011). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 372.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/372
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Comments
Thesis is part of Honors ETD pilot project, 2008-2013. Migrated from Dspace in 2016.