Lewis-acid behaviour of neutral and cationic fluoridotungsten(V) and (VI) complexes

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorTurnbull, Douglas
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorGerken, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-09T20:25:36Z
dc.date.available2020-11-09T20:25:36Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.degree.levelPh.Den_US
dc.description.abstractThe Lewis-behaviour of WF6 towards pyridine and derivatives thereof has been reinvestigated in detail. The stability of WF6 towards main-group donor ligands has been exploited to develop synthetic routes to numerous complexes of W(NC6F5)F4, [WF5]+, WF5, and [WF4]+ with F– and/or neutral N- and P-donor ligands. The isolation of such species has allowed for fundamental explorations of tungsten-based Lewis acids and weakly coordinating anions, the F–-donating and oxidising characteristics of the transition-metal hexafluorides, and the preparation of robust tungsten(V) complexes derived from thermodynamically unstable WF5. The investigation of structure, bonding, and chemistry in these unique systems was undertaken using a combination of crystallographic, spectroscopic, and computational techniques, exemplifying the structural diversity found in hepta- and octacoordinate tungsten(V) and (VI) complexes.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Lethbridge, NSERCen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5804
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subjectInorganic chemistry [0488]en_US
dc.proquest.subjectChemistry [0485]en_US
dc.proquest.subjectPhysical chemistry [0494]en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistryen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistryen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectLewis acidsen_US
dc.subjectFluorineen_US
dc.subjectTungstenen_US
dc.subjectCationsen_US
dc.subjectCoordination compoundsen_US
dc.subjectLigandsen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleLewis-acid behaviour of neutral and cationic fluoridotungsten(V) and (VI) complexesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
TURNBULL_DOUGLAS_PHD_2020.pdf
Size:
17.56 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
3.25 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Arts and Science, Faculty of
University of Lethbridge Theses