Date of Award
8-15-2011
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Chemistry, MS
First Advisor
Mark Draganjac
Committee Members
Allyn Ontko; Michael Panigot
Call Number
LD251 .A566t 2011 R4
Abstract
Hydrodesulfurization is an industrial process used to remove sulfur impurities from fossil fuel feedstocks in order to prevent air pollution and acid deposition. The sulfur impurities are passed over a transition-metal sulfide catalyst producing pure hydrocarbons and usable sulfur byproduct. The current process occurs under high temperature and pressure. Molecular models of the catalyst/substrate interaction have been synthesized in order to study the electron density about the sulfur atom and thus give insight to the HDS activity of the complexes. CpRu(dppe)Cl and Ru(9S3)(dmso)Cl2 were studied for their ability to coordinate thiols. A new preparative method using microwave-assisted synthesis was found for the HDS model starting compound Ru(9S3)(dmso)Cl.
Rights Management
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Recommended Citation
Reinhart, Adam Blake, "Select Ruthenium Complexes as Potential Candidates for Thiol Ligation" (2011). Student Theses and Dissertations. 940.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/940
